Wed, Nov 7th 2018 12:40 pm
Congressman Chris Collins released the following statement on Monday, urging local schools to participate in this year's "Holiday Mail for the Troops" program.
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Wed, Nov 7th 2018 09:00 am
On Wednesday, the Buffalo City Mission kicked off its annual turkey drive to provide a traditional Thanksgiving meal for impoverished families, the elderly and shut-ins. The City Mission set a goal to collect 2,000 turkeys from now through Monday, Nov. 19.
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Wed, Nov 7th 2018 08:50 am
The local Veteran's Association of the 3rd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the U.S. Army National Guard, will sponsor an elaborate and patriotic Veterans Day celebration at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, inside Russell J. Salvatore's Patriots & Heroes Park, 6675 Transit Road, Williamsville.
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Wed, Nov 7th 2018 05:50 am
Incumbent 27th District Congressman Chris Collins was re-elected Tuesday night, narrowly defeating challenger and Grand Island Supervisor Nathan McMurray by 2,980 votes.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:50 pm
The St. Francis Guild of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will conduct its annual Holiday Market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the hospital's south (main) lobby, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston. Gift items will be offered along with candy, baked goods, jams and jellies, holiday centerpieces, candles, jewelry and boutique gifts.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:25 pm
Food Network announced it will go live Sunday, Nov. 18, with a cross-platform "Choose Your Side" experience, offering Thanksgiving recipes, tips and inspiration across the brand's linear and digital properties, including Facebook Live, on-air programming and digital series "Food Network Finds."
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:25 pm
"I'll watch that," said basketball legend Michael Jordan in NBC Sports' spot promoting Aaron Rodgers and the Packers against Tom Brady and the Patriots on NBC's "Sunday Night Football" this past weekend. Jordan wasn't the only one, as New England's 31-17 victory over Green Bay delivered a huge audience and boosted "Sunday Night Football" to its highest midseason viewership in three years.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:25 pm
For well over a decade now, the Niagara Wine Trail USA wineries have partnered with local food banks and charitable organizations. This year is no different. To ensure a bountiful holiday season for area residents in need, the annual "Share the Bounty" event will be held Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 10-12.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:25 pm
Celebrated for his enchanting vocals, Josh Groban will perform his billboard hits at Fallsview Casino Resort on Feb. 15-16, 2019.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:25 pm
Niagara Falls State Park will host Cascades of Fire International Fireworks Competition viewing parties for all six nights of the series.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Join Anchor Bar Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls Community Development Department for the second annual Jingle Falls Street Hockey Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 1.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
The veterans page at smokefree.gov poignantly states: "If you can make it in the military, you can quit smoking."
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine Knights of Columbus Council No. 14622 will host its 11th annual spaghetti dinner from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Shrine Dining Hall, 1023 Swann Road, Lewiston.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Youth flag football is coming to Niagara Falls, thanks to a grant from the Buffalo Bills Foundation. The flag football league will start in July 2019 as part of the department's "Summer In Your City" series.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
WWE is bringing its "Holiday Tour" to KeyBank Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30. Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday and range from $119.50 to $19.50 (includes $4.50 facility fee). They can be purchased at the KeyBank Center box office, online at www.tickets.com, or by calling 888-223-6000.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
Due to maintenance being done on the wall of the Niagara Gorge, the Great Gorge Trail between the Schoellkopf Power Plant Ruins and the Aquarium of Niagara will be closed today through Thursday, Nov. 8.
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Tue, Nov 6th 2018 03:20 pm
With several hunting and trapping seasons now open, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to follow some commonsense safety precautions this fall and winter.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 08:00 pm
In 2013, after vacationing with family, Michaela, her brother, Ben (Josh Dallas), and his ill young son, Cal (Jack Messina), boarded Montego Air Flight 828 headed back home to New York City. Their flight, while turbulent, didn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary. But when they touched down, Michaela and company were informed five years had passed.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:25 pm
Every year, volunteers from the Historical Association of Lewiston meet to wash and put a coat of wax on Lewiston's two large-scale bronze monuments. Last Sunday's weather was perfect and the crew met at the Freedom Crossing and Tuscarora Heroes monuments to perform their magic.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:25 pm
Do you enjoy wrapping gifts? If so, Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara has a volunteer opportunity for you!
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:25 pm
Today's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.76, down 6 cents from last week. One year ago, the price was $2.53. The New York state average is $2.94 - down 2 cents from last week. A year ago, the state average was $2.66.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:20 pm
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. During this month, leaders in the foster care and adoption communities raise awareness, specifically about the 110,000-plus children and youth who are currently in foster care and awaiting forever families.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:20 pm
Three years after the release of their debut Christmas album, "It's Almost Christmas, Volume I," Jon & Valerie Guerra are back to charm hearts with more warm, nostalgic holiday tunes with "Volume II." Since their debut album burst onto the scene in 2015, the married couple have officially become "Praytell," a general market duo that has toured nationally and internationally, while continuing to tour with Jon's solo project, Jon Guerra.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 01:20 pm
New York State Office of the Attorney General, Enterprise Community Partners Inc. and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have made funding available across New York state for newly formed land banks. Enterprise is now dedicating additional funding to support land banks, with funds coming from a bank settlement negotiated by the office of the attorney general. Enterprise selected the Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corp. (NORLIC) as a recipient of a grant in the amount of $500,000.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2018 07:00 am
"Holiday Kick-Off Lewiston Style" will take place Saturday, Nov. 10. Inspirations on Canvas owner Kathy Pignatora and You & Me proprietor Laura Mann Falsetti came up with the idea, hoping to spur additional foot traffic in a traditionally slow time of year.
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Sun, Nov 4th 2018 12:45 am
"Phew."
That was the first gasp out of Niagara-Wheatfield girls volleyball coach Brandi Cochran after her team defeated Williamsville South in the Class A Sectional Finals, 3-2.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 05:40 pm
The first of three free giveaways of coats and winter items resulted in a Colvin Cleaners "Coats For Kids" record one-day distribution of nearly 6,500 coats, gloves, scarves and hats Saturday at the Kenmore Knights of Columbus. The result of the overwhelming outpouring of families in need was a call by the company for more donations of kids' winter coats, gloves, hats and scarves.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 05:35 pm
University at Buffalo Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred just before 10 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 1) on Hadley Road in front of the Hadley Village Apartments on UB's North Campus.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:05 am
Soma Cura Wellness Center - a yoga studio, massage center and vegan café near Tops in the Benderson plaza - is now home to the first salt beach room in Western New York.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
The Community Survivors Group recently raised a whopping $21,000 at a one-day benefit event held at The Lewiston Stone House.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
In recognition of Veterans Day, on Saturday, Oct. 20, the Fin-Feather-Fur Conservation Society in Lewiston (3F Club) played host to a small group representing the country's recent past heroes of conflict.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
Etched glass biographies of Grand Island servicemen killed in action are moving closer to completion thanks to the efforts of Island benefactors and student volunteers working out of the Grand Island High School technology wing.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2018 07:00 am
Lorene F. Soares passed away peacefully at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital on Oct. 28, 2018.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 06:15 pm
On Nov. 6, the Upside Down will return to Universal Studios Florida as the incredibly popular "Stranger Things" haunted house returns for one day to commemorate the anniversary of Will Byers' disappearance in the critically acclaimed Netflix series.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 06:05 pm
The Town of Lewiston Republican Committee held its "Lewiston Election Rally" on Thursday evening at The Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 05:15 pm
Mary Alice "Ginger" McNally died peacefully at Niagara Hospice in Lockport, New York, on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. She was the daughter of Maj. Gen. Clinton F. and Mary Rossen Robinson.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:35 pm
Are you struggling with dark mornings on your way to work and as the kids head out to school? It's about to change. With daylight saving time ending Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2 a.m., Americans will "fall back" and set their clocks back one hour to standard time.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:35 pm
The Niagara Falls Peacemakers will respond to the needs of the people by holding free kids' coat drive, in partnership with Dream Homes Property Management, City of Niagara Falls Youth Director Sanquin Starks and Cameron's Transport.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:15 pm
Generation Z, meet "Jeopardy!" The "Teen Tournament" is back, and it starts Wednesday, Nov. 7. Fifteen of America's sharpest students aged 14-17 will compete over the course of the two-week event; only one will claim the $100,000 grand prize.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2018 04:15 pm
Award-winning guitarist Stephane Wrembel, specialized in the Django Reinhardt style, will perform at the Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo, on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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