Sat, Dec 1st 2018 02:00 pm
Coming off of their first conference tournament appearance in 12 years, Niagara University baseball gears up for another promising season.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 02:00 pm
In a world with social media on the rise, businesses get most of their publicity through all the different types. Users share photos, hashtags, and locations with friends to publicize where they are and what they are doing at that moment.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 02:00 pm
Ashley Fox took the opportunity to study abroad in her senior year and final semester at Niagara University. She studied from January to May 2018, moving from Paris to Rome then to Ireland in the span of 4 months, with 6 weeks in each location.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 01:50 pm
The big man in the red suit arrived in Lewiston via Rainbow Air helicopter on Saturday morning. After successfully landing in Academy Park, Santa met with children and families before boarding his special Deal Realty Float. J&J Strassburg Trucking transported the holly-jolly one to the International Peace Garden, where he greeted even more youth.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 07:00 am
George J. and "Penny" Annette (Zarbo) Panepinto recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 07:00 am
Two new signs will be installed in the Grand Island Central School District to recognize the service of Grand Island's veterans.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 07:00 am
Kelly's Country Store opened the season of giving by presenting a check for $1,000 to Mercy Flight.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 07:00 am
Following a public hearing last month that led to the tabling of the Bella Rose Farm Market/Winery proposal at 1243 Ridge Road over real property questions with Modern Disposal, the Lewiston Town Board moved forward Monday with a series of approvals.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 07:00 am
The annual Community Baskets collection drive will soon be getting underway in Youngstown-Porter - and organizers can use your help.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2018 07:00 am
Yes, the holidays are in full force in northern Niagara. And with all of us having already experienced the season's first real snowfall (and more expected soon), it sets the stage perfectly for the River Region's next big celebration: Youngstown's "Christmas in the Village."
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 11:15 pm
NBC has announced the second group of superstar acts who will compete on the all-new winter edition of TV's No. 1 alternative series. "America's Got Talent: The Champions" premieres Monday, Jan. 7 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 11:15 pm
When members of the CAO Head Start-Early Head Start program visit homes, they often see a family has more needs than anticipated and are able to link those families with the proper service agencies.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 11:15 pm
The Girl Scouts of Western New York (GSWNY) Ken-Ton Service Unit, in partnership with the Boulevard Mall, will display more than 100 trees decorated and donated by Girl Scout troops for families in need just in time for the holidays.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 11:15 pm
NBC has it all on New Year's Eve, as Carson Daly and Chrissy Teigen host "NBC's New Year's Eve" live from Times Square in New York with Leslie Jones. Keith Urban will perform live from Nashville and host the "Jack Daniel's Music City Midnight: New Year's Eve from Nashville's Bicentennial State Park." This lineup of talent will introduce the biggest musical acts of the year (to be announced) and join the crowd in saying goodbye to 2018.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 11:15 pm
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. and Canalside Management Group invite the public to The Ice at Canalside presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 11:15 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, a member of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, announced continued efforts to protect and invest in the Great Lakes.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 10:35 pm
The Wolverines faced the defending New York State Class AA champions Liverpool High School. After a slow start in the first quarter, the Wolverines never looked back and throttled the defending champs, 71-42, at Onondaga Community College.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 10:15 pm
The Festival of Slice debuted Friday as part of the 2018 Jingle Falls downtown Niagara Falls holiday programming. The Cataract City is world-famous for its pizza, and throngs of people flocked to the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute on Old Falls Street to taste $1 slice samples - everything from cheese to old-fashioned, steak and mushroom to steak, chicken finger and onion ring.
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Fri, Nov 30th 2018 09:50 pm
The Lewiston Christmas Walk and Tour of Homes are the highlight of a busy, festive few days in Niagara County and the River Region.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:55 pm
Old Fort Niagara brims with holiday merriment, festive songs, creative crafts and booming celebrations at the annual "Castle by Candlelight," happening from 6:30-8:15 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 8 and 15. This annual fundraiser allows visitors to step back in time and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the Christmas season within the candlelit-setting of the 18th century fort.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:55 pm
This Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1-3 p.m., Marsha McWilson will sing at What's The Point Ministries, 409 Plain St., Lewiston, as part of the "Christmas Tour of Nations" celebration.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:55 pm
"Schooled," a spinoff of the hit comedy series "The Goldbergs," will make its premiere on The ABC Television Network, Wednesday, Jan. 9. "Schooled" will air at 8:30 p.m., following "The Goldbergs." "American Housewife" will move to Tuesdays at 8 p.m., beginning Tuesday, Feb. 5.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:55 pm
New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs will sponsor two senior scam prevention seminars in the 60th Senate District in the month of December.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:55 pm
"Amy Grant's Tennessee Christmas - Presented by Hallmark Channel," a one-hour musical special helmed by the multi-Platinum-selling singer/songwriter, will air Monday, Dec. 3 (8 p.m. ET/PT). Grant will be joined by husband and fellow Grammy winner Vince Gill, country music and Emmy-nominated television star Kellie Pickler, and long-time friend and Grammy-winner Michael W. Smith for an evening filled with rich performances.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:55 pm
A University at Buffalo ophthalmology researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand a rare cause of blindness that strikes young children.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:45 pm
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 3921 Mapleton Road, will host a Christmas craft workshop from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:40 pm
The Old Editions Book Shop, 954 Oliver St., has extended its 30 percent moving sale. The shop is stretching the sale as it moves into its new location in North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:40 pm
At 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, the Town of Wheatfield will host its annual Christmas tree lighting and party at the Community Center, 2795 Church Road.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:35 pm
Rockin' With Santa, a yearly toy campaign to help kids in the North Tonawanda and Tonawanda area is back for the 2018 holiday season.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:30 pm
Wheatfield Lions Mike and Joyce Aiken assisted the Olcott Lion's Club (site of the famous annual Polar Bear Swim) in their annual dice run. As a result of their participation, the Wheatfield Lions Club received a portion of the proceeds to be used to alleviate hunger in Niagara County.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:30 pm
The students at St. John Lutheran School had the opportunity to reach out to needy children around the world.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:30 pm
With the theme, "Led by the spirit through grateful generations," Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and School celebrated 175 years of its establishment in Bergholz.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:15 pm
The Niagara Gymnastics level 10 team opened their 2018-19 competitive season on Friday, Nov. 16, at The Judges Cup hosted by Victors Gymnastics in Rochester.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:15 pm
The 2017-18 Niagara-Wheatfield hockey season can really be summed up in one word - historic.
The Falcons finished the season 19-3-3-1, won the program's sixth Section VI title, and reached the team's first-ever state title game.
Coming into the 2018-19 season, the team has some holes to fill after losing key scorers such as Nick Peters, Chace Woods, Michael Lotempio, Chris Tobey and Dom Pulli, as well as top defensemen Zack Belter and Nick Breier.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:05 pm
The Downtown Merchants and the Oliver Street Merchants recently announced the Lumber City Winter Walk will take place at various local businesses and community centers in North Tonawanda from 10-5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:00 pm
For the past seven years, the Buffalo Sabres have finished in the bottom half of the NHL and have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2010-11 season. In the past seven seasons, which included three last-place finishes, the Sabres established themselves as the national laughing stock of the league.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 02:00 pm
The home stretch of the NFL season is leaving teams with playoff aspirations with little room for error as they try to solidify their playoff spots. I will be trying and predict which teams will win the home stretch of the season and punch their ticket to playoffs and compete for a chance to raise the Lombardi Trophy in February. Also along with myself some select people will be predicting which teams will participate in the Super Bowl and will win along with a score prediction
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 01:50 pm
Niagara County Community College has hired Wayne Lynch of Lewiston as interim vice president for operations.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 01:50 pm
Reminiscent of safe-havens for soldiers in the Vietnam War, a Veterans "Stand Down" will be held in Niagara County from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Frederick F. Cadille Post 1664, 752 E. Market St., Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Nov 29th 2018 01:50 pm
Last Tuesday, the Town of Niagara Town Board held its regular monthly meeting. Despite a light agenda, public comments brought out a discussion about the town's drafting of a comprehensive plan.
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