Sat, Sep 29th 2012 07:00 am
With its first chicken barbecue fundraiser last Saturday, Island Presbyterian Church hoped to provide not just tasty Krolick's chicken, but food for the soul too.
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Sat, Sep 29th 2012 07:00 am
Seventeen Grand Island volunteers gathered at the Riverside-Salem Environmental Chapel on a rainy morning last Saturday, Sept. 22, to participate in the Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper's annual Shoreline Sweep.
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Sat, Sep 29th 2012 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University has announced its schedule for fall 2012.
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Sat, Sep 29th 2012 06:55 am
Highlights of recent games in Lew-Port Youth Football include the following:
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 11:45 pm
It's a good feeling to have a No. 1 record at a time when musicians are told you can't sell albums.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:30 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Sept. 17, to Sunday, Sept. 23, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 93 response calls during this period.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:30 pm
A total of 925 runners weathered cold, rainy conditions for a good cause as the first-ever Mighty Niagara Half Marathon to benefit Niagara Hospice took place Saturday morning along a course from Artpark in Lewiston to Porter on the Lake.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:25 pm
Richard (Pete) Taylor, Ken Kenny and the late Bill Bradshaw Sr. were voted into The Niagara Falls Sports Hall Of Fame. The three, all with strong ties to the Lewiston area, are among 11 new inductees that comprise the Class of 2012.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:15 pm
Amid tight economic times besetting Lewiston, two separate meetings of interest to area residents - both focusing greatly on financial issues - took place Monday.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:10 pm
Over the past two bathing seasons, the Niagara County Department of Health has been gathering data in an attempt to determine the source of the high bacteria counts in bathing beach waters of Olcott/Krull Park.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:10 pm
The Urban Land Institute advisory panel presented a summary Friday of its conclusions and recommendations after a week-long analysis of potential reuses of the former Rainbow Centre Shopping Mall in downtown Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:05 pm
On Friday, Assemblyman John D. Ceretto participated in the ribbon-cutting for Niagara County Community College's Culinary Institute. In 2010, as a Niagara County legislator, Ceretto sponsored the Niagara County resolution authorizing the Rainbow Mall Centre as the location for the institute.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:05 pm
It is with mixed emotions that WGRZ-TV announces that Jodi Johnston, co-anchor of Western New York's top-rated morning show, "Channel 2 News Daybreak," will be leaving her position at the end of November.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:05 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 152 calls from Sept. 15 to 21. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:00 pm
Grand Island passed its first road test of the football season last Friday with a 24-6 win over Huch Tech at All-High Stadium in Buffalo.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:00 pm
A fundraiser to benefit Jim McQuestion will take place beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Pfc. Charles N. DeGlopper Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9249, 2121 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:00 pm
The following incidents occurred from Sept. 17 to 23, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 24 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has now responded to 1,077 calls so far this year.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 08:00 pm
An open house on Sunday at River Lea, home of the Grand Island Historical Society, included fashions from the '60s (that's 1960s), when the society was born.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 07:00 pm
Congressional candidate Mike Madigan of Grand Island said he is pleased to hear his opponent "has suddenly announced the granting of approximately $1 million in federal money" to the neighborhood surrounding Madigan's campaign headquarters.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 07:00 pm
Artist Terry Klaaren said he's going to use "all the tricks of the trade" that he's learned in 40 years as a professional muralist to complete the Grand Island Mural Project.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 02:25 pm
In the year 2036, "The Observers," once just obscure onlookers, have taken control of the universe. Our heroes, the FBI's fringe science team of Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble), will do battle with the bald baddies over the course of the show's final episodes.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 07:00 am
Over the past six years, Deborah Duerr, director of tourism sales at the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp., has nominated a multitude of different events to the "American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in North America" program. Thanks to her efforts, the "War of 1812 Encampment - the Capture of Fort Niagara" was designated as one of the Top 100 for 2013.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 07:00 am
Magician Aaron Radatz will up the ante of this year's "Fright Fest" at Darien Lake.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 07:00 am
Fire and rescue demonstrations, fire safety education, blood pressure checks and fire truck rides will be among the activities offered to the public on Saturday, Oct. 6, when the Upper Mountain Volunteer Fire Co. holds its annual community open house.
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Fri, Sep 28th 2012 07:00 am
Calamar's headquarters in Wheatfield was selected as one of the locations for a private and independent filmmaker working on his second feature film.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 06:15 pm
Jenny Vinson, head coach for Town of Niagara Illusions Cheerleaders, recognized the challenges that would face her team as she and a group of her students left the Wheatfield Cheerleaders and formed the Town of Niagara Cheerleaders.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 06:15 pm
Neighbors of the Bergholz Volunteer Fire Department returned to the Wheatfield Town Board on Monday to continue their quest to tone down or eliminate the fire siren.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:30 pm
Plus the Cat in the Hat!
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:30 pm
The American Bus Association has announced the "War of 1812 Encampment - the Capture of Fort Niagara," held Sept. 1 and 2, was designated as one of the "Top 100 Events in North America for 2013" by an experienced tourism industry selection committee.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:25 pm
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto was awarded the distinction of membership in the New York Farm Bureau's "Circle of Friends." This is the second consecutive year Ceretto has received this honor.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:25 pm
A joint state-county-local effort aimed at spurring economic development passed a major milestone Thursday when New York state economic development officials deemed more than 200 acres of prime development property north of the Niagara Falls International Airport "shovel-ready."
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:20 pm
A new clinical research study at Roswell Park Cancer Institute will test a first-of-its-kind cancer "vaccine" that may prove effective against many forms of solid-tumor cancers.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:20 pm
From the producers of "Survivor" and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," the series will give contestants a chance at winning job positions at some of America's most prestigious companies.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:15 pm
CBS Sports Radio has announced the newest member of its lineup for when the nation's largest 24/7 major-market radio network launches next year. Jim Rome will serve as host of "The Jim Rome Show," broadcast live weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:15 pm
Five-time Grammy-winner Celine Dion, Grammy and Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson and seven-time Grammy-winner Usher are the first performers announced for "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston."
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:10 pm
Topics include Afghanistan and the first interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger about his marital troubles; America's No. 1 news broadcast debuts its iPhone App, adds 100 classics to the archive.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:00 pm
A Western New York woman won a progressive jackpot of $544,908 this past weekend at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel. The lucky pull came at 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, on a "MegaJackpots" "Wheel of Fortune" "3x 4x 5x" dollar slot machine, located near the center of the main gaming floor.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:00 pm
New York State Sen. George Maziarz plans to hold a public hearing to examine issues around New York's long-term energy needs. The New York Independent System Operator has released a new reliability needs assessment showing that New York can safely and reliably meet future energy needs with energy efficiency and clean energy even with the retirement of the state's remaining coal plants and the closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 05:00 pm
More than 200 professionals from across Western New York are expected to attend the 14th annual Family Violence Intervention Project conference "Safe at Home: Seeking Solutions for Adult and Child Victims of Family Violence" on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 02:45 pm
The 2012 edition of the World Pumpkin Weigh-Off begins at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main St., in Clarence.
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