Wed, Dec 5th 2012 07:00 am
Buffalo Bills star running back Fred Jackson was back on WBBZ-TV with co-host Bob Koshinski on "The Fred Jackson Show" Monday night to recap the Bills 34-18 victory Sunday over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 10:30 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement Tuesday that will prevent the Maid of the Mist scenic boat excursions from shutting down. The multilateral agreement spearheaded by the governor provides for the Maid of the Mist to continue to operate in the Niagara Gorge and for it to produce increased revenues for Niagara Falls State Park.
The agreement will also lead to improvements of the boat tour experience for park visitors and will protect New York state from potential disruptions to a critical tourism attraction for decades to come.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 10:30 pm
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continued a statewide Regional Economic Development Council Progress tour Tuesday in Buffalo and Niagara Falls where he was briefed on Western New York projects to understand their progress and their economic impact in the region.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 10:30 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was presented Tuesday with the Buffalo Billion investment development plan by the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 10:25 pm
Roswell Park Cancer Institute has been named to The Leapfrog Group's annual Top Hospitals list for a third consecutive year. One of only three National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in New York state, RPCI is the only New York facility to be named a Leapfrog Top Hospital for 2012.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 08:35 am
Two of the Niagara County Legislature's top officials announced Monday that they would oppose the nomination of Democrat Elections Commissioner Nancy L. Smith at Tuesday's meeting of the Niagara County Legislature following Smith's appearance before a Legislature committee last week.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 07:00 am
Candles twinkle in the windows of the 286-year-old French Castle. Outside the imposing stone structure, lanterns line Old Fort Niagara's walkways as soldiers in cocked hats and wool coats prepare their muskets to perform a grand feu de joie, a firing of joy, in honor of the holiday season.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 07:00 am
Candles twinkle in the windows of the 286-year-old French Castle. Outside the imposing stone structure, lanterns line Old Fort Niagara's walkways as soldiers in cocked hats and wool coats prepare their muskets to perform a grand feu de joie, a firing of joy, in honor of the holiday season.
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 07:00 am
More than 200 of the world's greatest snowmobilers to race in AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series during three action-packed days - Feb. 22-24
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Tue, Dec 4th 2012 07:00 am
Each year, the Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives group names a local business leader its Executive of the Year. Russell J. Salvatore, president and CEO of Russell's Steaks, Chops and More Restaurant and Salvatore's Grand Hotel, has been selected to receive the 2012 honor during the annual awards gala on Monday, March 4, 2013, at Salvatore's Italian Gardens.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 01:05 pm
In a season unlike any other, NBC's "The Biggest Loser" takes on child obesity by featuring kid participants for the first time ever on the show, joining 15 fiercely determined adults eager to lose weight and change their lives forever in a must-see, two-night premiere event.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 01:00 pm
NBC has announced that Howard Stern, American radio personality, television host and author, will return as a judge for a second season on the top-rated summer alternative series "America's Got Talent," produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 01:00 pm
Multi-talented singer and performing star Nick Lachey ("The Sing-Off") will host NBC's series "The Winner Is" (working title), a new hybrid singing game show that showcases talented singers of all ages - male soloists, female soloists, kids, teens, singing groups, seniors, families, professionals - all of whom will compete in head-to-head singing duels.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:55 pm
The enduringly popular daytime television game show "The Price Is Right" is set to feature Braddock Point Lighthouse in Hilton, N.Y., in a "Lighthouses Around the World" vacation getaway showcase prize early in 2013.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:55 pm
In a rare television interview together, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, members of the legendary rock group Led Zeppelin, will visit the "Late Show with David Letterman," Monday, Dec. 3 (11:35p.m.).
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:55 pm
Five-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood will star in the coveted role of Maria von Trapp in NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," based on the original Broadway musical. The live telecast of "The Sound of Music" will be a three-hour event airing near the holidays in 2013.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:50 pm
NBC Olympics won four prestigious Olympic Golden Rings awards - three Gold and one Silver in the four categories it was eligible, including Gold for Best Olympic Program -in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the International Olympic Committee's biennial awards ceremony.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:50 pm
Entertainment special celebrates the joys of adoption; Rascal Flatts, Rachel Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Matchbox Twenty and Phillip Phillips will perform; Wayne Brady, Kevin Frazier and Jillian Michaels will present
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:45 pm
CBS's broadcast of the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognizes outstanding television programming, has been scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, from NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:10 pm
During a Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Niagara University community will celebrate the life of Brother Augustine Towey, C.M. The Mass will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. in the Alumni Chapel on the Niagara University campus. A small reception will follow in the Glynn Family Atrium in Bisgrove Hall.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 11:00 am
Niagara County Community College, in conjunction with the College Association of NCCC, will host "Santa's Workshop" weekends at the college's new Niagara Falls Culinary Institute through Dec. 24.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Visitors to Youngstown's "Christmas in the Village" program on Saturday, Dec. 8, will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for free family passes to Old Fort Niagara's popular "Castle by Candlelight" programs scheduled for Saturday nights, Dec. 15 and 22.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Ryan Seacrest hosts the year's biggest celebration at the crossroads of the world when Carly Rae Jepsen and Neon Trees join headliner Taylor Swift performing live in Times Square, on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013," Monday, Dec. 31, on ABC.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
NBC's "The Voice" will deck the halls in early December with several popular singing stars - including NE-YO, Matchbox Twenty and Michael Bublé - as well as fan-favorites Juliet Simms (Team CeeLo), Chris Mann (Team Christina) and RaeLynn (Team Blake) from the last cycle of the hit vocal competition series.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Several of the key writers from the recently published binational book, "From the Mouth of the Lower Niagara River: Stories of Four Historic Communities," will be present at the Lewiston Public Library on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., for a special book signing event.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The members of the Youngstown Volunteer Fire Co. are actively raising funds for a new ambulance, and they need your help. The new ambulance fund, "Survives on donations alone," explained YFC Trustee Greg Robertson Sr.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Sister Beth Brosmer of the Heart, Love and Soul Food Pantry and Dining Room in Niagara Falls has announced the following Christmas food and toy sign-up schedules for clients. Times are: Dec. 3 to 6, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Dec. 7, 2 to 4 p.m.; and Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to noon.
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Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The Pfc. Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9249 is sponsoring a benefit on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Grand Island Knights of Columbus Hall, 1841 Whitehaven Road, for the Briggs family.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 12:00 pm
Black Friday doesn't have to be associated with "big box" stores and middle-of-the-night wake-up calls any longer. Local retailers in The Village of Lewiston came together this year for Lewiston's first retail district-wide Black Friday event.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 12:00 pm
The holiday season is here with shopping, baking and decorating under way. Holiday events and activities are happening all over Niagara County and next weekend will be no exception, with "Christmas in the Village" in Youngstown.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 10:00 am
The annual Lewiston Christmas Walk, hosted by the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, is taking place this weekend and next in the Village of Lewiston.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
Volunteers with Crusade Against Impaired Driving are urging drivers across our area to not text or drink and drive this holiday season with their second annual CAID holiday campaign.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
Legendary performer Diana Ross, "Smash" star Megan Hilty, "The X Factor" judge Demi Lovato, "The Voice" favorite Chris Mann and "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery are set to ring in the holiday season as they come together in the nation's capital for TNT's annual "Christmas in Washington" special.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
Country music singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes, Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients The Who and a special tribute to Johnny Cash from The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley have been added to the lineup for "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music's Biggest Night."
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
The New York State Department and Environmental Conservation announced this week the scheduling of public hearings on a permit renewal application and draft permit on file with DEC for CWM Chemical Services LLC's continued operations in Porter. Now under way, the renewal permit process public comment period continues to Jan. 28, 2013.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
It's coming into that wintry season again and, before you know it, the roads will be covered with snow.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
Members of the Grand Island Dance Center are lending their assistance to local charities.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
The Thanksgiving celebration in Cyndi Booker's second grade classroom at Kaegebein Elementary School included learning activities with a Thanksgiving theme, Colonial wardrobe made by Booker herself, complete with collars for the boys and bonnets for the girls.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
This year, select classes at Grand Island High School will participate in an iPad pilot project. As the district recently invested in a set of iPads for each of the buildings, this was an ideal opportunity to build teacher capacity and comfort with integrating technology using this tool in the classroom.
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Sat, Dec 1st 2012 07:00 am
Batter up, breakfast lovers! IHOP, one of America's most popular family-friendly restaurants, known for "everything you love about breakfast," will once again invite guests to enjoy free pancakes during National Pancake Day on Feb. 5, 2013, while celebrating Children's Miracle Network Hospitals' 30th anniversary.
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