Sat, Oct 20th 2012 09:45 pm
INTERVIEW: On "Go On," Matthew Perry's character, Ryan King, can't understand why he's sent to group therapy. He just wants to work - he doesn't want to talk about his wife's unexpected passing, and he doesn't want to share his feelings.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University invites readers to a free lecture on Sunday, Oct. 21, beginning at 2 p.m. Dr. Robert M. Giannetti will present a reading and interpretation of Alexander Wilson's poem, "The Foresters," which describes a journey, by foot, from the lower Niagara River to Niagara Falls in the autumn of 1804.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts was awarded a $3,000 implementation grant for "Tuscarora Bead Work from 1812 to Present" from the New York Council for the Humanities. The money will fund a binational exhibit of Native American beadwork from the Tuscarora Reservation in Lewiston and the Six Nations Reservation in Ontario, Canada, to be held during Native American Heritage Month (November).
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Lewiston-Porter High School and the University at Buffalo are in the national spotlight with news that Lew-Port teachers Michelle Hinchliffe and Colleen Glor, together with UB Professor of Chemistry Diana Aga, Ph.D., are the recipients of a national science education award for their efforts to train student scientists to measure pharmaceutical contamination in Niagara County waterways.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce held a "Business Blender" Thursday at Town Hall, the Village of Lewiston's newest Center Street restaurant.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Frontier Publications' Skip Mazenauer, publisher of the Sentinel, poses with Casa Antica manager Robert Herman, chef Charlie Soldano and the "Casa Girls" outside of the Italian restaurant.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Calarco Chiropractic, a new member of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, celebrated an open house and ribbon-cutting on Sunday, Oct. 14. Located at 781 Cayuga St., Suite 3, Dr. Michael Calarco welcomed family and friends to his office.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
They came, voiced their opinions and then some. But, in the end, the matter remained far from settled.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Topics at Monday's Porter Town Board meeting included recycling, 2013 budget talks, chamber funding and zoning. But the biggest matter by far came from residents concerned about a possible closing of W.H. Stevenson Elementary School in Ransomville by the Wilson Central School District.
Debbie Parker, Candy Ingwersen and other Ransomville residents told the board of the possibility. It will be "financially devastating to Ransomville," said Parker.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
The St. Stephen R.C. Church Altar Society will hold a basket raffle and bake sale fundraiser on two weekends, Oct. 20 and 21, and Oct. 27 and 28.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Paul Robinson, coordinator of the Grand Island Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) Walk, reports that this year's event will top the $5,000 mark in funds raised for the first time in more than 10 years.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Richard Fortier and Tim Badeneyck, both of Niagara Falls, found the fall perch running in Wilson Harbor off the north dock at the Tuscarora State Park launch ramp.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
St. Peter Lutheran Church, 6168 Walmore Road, Sanborn, will host its first "Music for Missions" concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in its Christian Day School gymnasium. All are welcome to attend.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 3229 Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn, will hold a chowder sale on Oct. 27, beginning at 11 a.m.
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Sat, Oct 20th 2012 07:00 am
Knowledge is power, and the early detection of breast cancer through regular mammography screenings saves thousands of lives each year. That's why Kenmore Mercy Hospital, a Catholic Health facility, has teamed up with the Cancer Services Program of Erie County for a free breast cancer screening event for women without health insurance on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 8 a.m. to noon in the hospital's imaging department, 2950 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 09:30 pm
Transitowne's special used car sale continues this weekend in Lewiston.Vehicles are on display in the CVS Pharmacy plaza parking lot, next to Nico Floor Coverings.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:45 pm
Famed culinary experts Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey are confirmed to join no-holds-barred chef Anthony Bourdain and British food star Nigella Lawson as mentors on eight episodes of ABC's innovative new cooking competition show, "The Taste." The new one-hour alternative series will premiere in 2013 on the ABC Television Network.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:40 pm
Katie Couric puts on her cowboy boots for an hour-long special, "All Access Nashville with Katie Couric," giving viewers an exclusive all-access pass to the homes and private lives of country music's biggest stars.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:35 pm
Beyoncé will perform in the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show on CBS at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:30 pm
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the New FOX Tuesday comedies keep the laughs coming with all-new episodes of "Raising Hope" (8 p.m.), "Ben And Kate" (8:30 p.m.) and "New Girl" (9 p.m.). An all-new special one-hour episode of "The X Factor" featuring the conclusion of the "Judges' Homes" round airs during a special, extended prime from 9:30 until 10:30 p.m.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:30 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Oct. 8, to Sunday, Oct. 14, as reported by the Lewiston Police department. LPD logged a total of 86 response calls during this period.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:30 pm
On Oct. 12, Lewiston was home to the largest battery of 1812-period artillery ever assembled in one place, at one time.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:00 pm
The Niagara County PTA has joined in voicing its objections to the state's newest testing protocols for students in grades 3 to 8.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:00 pm
Jack Lyon, owner of 700 Center St. - a proposed wine store - has agreed to repair his building's wood siding and to use cedar siding (instead of vinyl or a wood alternative) on his addition and dormers. He emailed the Village of Lewiston Planning Board a new proposal on Monday morning. It was approved Monday night by both the Planning Board and the Village Board of Trustees.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 08:00 pm
A Town of Lewiston committee formed to look into the practicality of building a multimillion-dollar recreational and senior center has identified the Lewiston-Porter school campus as an ideal site.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:55 pm
The Niagara County Office for the Aging sponsored a birthday party at the Lewiston Senior Center for individuals in Niagara County who turned 100 or older this year.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:40 pm
Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy" creator; host of The 85th Annual Academy Awards) comes to "Shark Tank" on Friday, Nov. 2, to support his friend and horseback riding teacher from Sylmar, Calif., who claims he has built a better fly trap.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:40 pm
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:40 pm
The following incidents occurred from Oct. 8 to 14, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 36 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 1,153 calls so far this year.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:35 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 155 calls from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:30 pm
Grand Island dropped its first football game of the season with a 22-16 loss to McKinley Saturday at Riverside High School.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:30 pm
Heavyn Dreher will compete with the fastest rowers in America when she travels this weekend to a regatta in Massachusetts, but the trip there had anything but smooth water.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:30 pm
At its Monday evening meeting, the Grand Island Board of Education heard a report from Charlotte Sidway School teachers Alicia Szyprowski, Stephanie Powers and Joanne Johnson on their Reading Recovery program.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:25 pm
Jesse Tromanhauser was recovering from a war injury when he was given a gift that he's been passing on to others ever since.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:20 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz formally presented his fiscal year 2013 proposed Erie County budget, calling it "the county's most challenging budget year since the 'Red-Green' fiscal crisis."
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:15 pm
More than 2,000 Sidway Elementary School students and other fire prevention open house visitors came to Grand Island Fire Co. headquarters to learn more about their GIFC volunteers, equipment, and operational capabilities.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:15 pm
From all quarters, the first-ever Taste of Grand Island Fall Fest on Saturday was a huge success.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:10 pm
Whether it's scarecrows, pumpkins, corn stalks or scary figures, with Halloween coming, many individuals, community groups and businesses have decorated their homes and grounds with colorful, and sometimes haunting, fall displays.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 10:15 am
Niagara University's College of Hospitality and Tourism Management held its 12th annual convocation Thursday, Oct. 18, in the university's Alumni Chapel. Sponsored by the Maid of the Mist Corp., the convocation is the college's showcase event.
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Fri, Oct 19th 2012 07:00 am
Community Missions will hold an Antiques and Fine Arts Auction from 12:15 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, at the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, 100 Church St. Admission is $10 per person or $15 per couple.
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