Mon, Jan 11th 2016 09:10 am
Statement from Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Howard Zemsky on the 2016 Golden Globe Awards:
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Sun, Jan 10th 2016 02:00 pm
Lindsey Stirling talks about her first book, "The Only Pirate at the Party," in a new interview with NFP.
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Sun, Jan 10th 2016 10:10 am
The New York Lottery announced the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's Jan. 13 drawing is now at $1.3 billion. No one matched all six numbers for Saturday's $947.9 million drawing causing the jackpot to roll to an unprecedented $1.3 billion - or $806 million in a lump sum.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 01:00 pm
Members of the Grand Island Fire Co. and the fire company's ladies auxiliary visited Elderwood at Grand Island to wish Elsie Fleischmann a happy 100th birthday. Fleischmann turned 100 Dec. 31.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 10:00 am
Lewiston-Porter High School announces the production "The Drowsy Chaperone" will open at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, with shows continuing next Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16 and 17.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 10:00 am
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz announced Wednesday the selection of 12 municipal projects for inclusion in the Erie County Consortium 2016 Community Development Block Grant application, including one from the Town of Grand Island.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 09:00 am
With a newly elected supervisor and two new councilmen, the Town of Lewiston opened 2016 Monday in traditional form: With the reorganization of town affairs.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 09:00 am
The Grand Island Central School District Board of Education is seeking input about the personal qualities, leadership characteristics, experiences, skills and qualifications that residents most value in a new superintendent of schools.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 07:00 am
A private foundation dedicated to research on autism spectrum disorders and similar conditions has awarded a $540,000 grant to Zhen Yan, Ph.D., professor of physiology and biophysics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 07:00 am
Kevin Howey of Niagara Falls is a snack food merchandiser who, for the past five years, couldn't eat the goods he delivered - or much else, for that matter - because he suffered from a debilitating disease called gastroparesis.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 07:00 am
Newly elected Town Supervisor Nathan McMurray appointed Grand Island Democratic Party chairman Jim Sharpe as deputy supervisor.
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Sat, Jan 9th 2016 07:00 am
The Mary Star of the Sea Council of the Knights of Columbus started hosting Tuesday night bingo on Jan. 15, 2013. At the bingo session next week, Jan. 19, the occasion will be marked by cake and door prizes.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 06:00 pm
The stakes are high. Really, really high. And the odds are low. Really, really low. But someone is going to win Powerball, according to Jeffrey Miecznikowski, associate professor of biostatistics at the University at Buffalo's School of Public Health and Health Professions.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 06:00 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall welcomes back Buffalo native and Broadway star Michele Ragusa on Friday, April 22, for an evening of music and storytelling about growing up in Buffalo and starring on Broadway.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 06:00 pm
"The Chew" airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on ABC.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 06:00 pm
John Krasinski previews the film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," and Heather Graham chats about the animated film "Norm of the North."
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 02:35 pm
A Niagara-Wheatfield High School student reported to administration at 2:45 p.m. Thursday he found empty ammunition shell casings on his vehicle in the school parking lot.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 02:15 pm
The culinary classroom opens for nine talented home cooks with season two of primetime competition series "All-Star Academy," where returning mentors Alex Guarnaschelli and Curtis Stone are joined by newcomers Robert Irvine and Andrew Zimmern to guide these competitors through intense kitchen challenges and teach them to cook like pros.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 02:05 pm
New Yorkers seeking their fortune in this Saturday's record-setting $800 million Powerball jackpot have an additional tool to get paid big bucks: Power Play.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 02:00 pm
Residents of the Town and Village of Lewiston received some upbeat news this week, in the form of the community being ranked No. 25 among the safest cities in New York state.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 01:50 pm
Kathleen Cannon Hourihan and Peter Jacob Ruocco were married Nov. 28 in the Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo where guests gathered for a reception following the ceremony.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 01:45 pm
Patricia Marie (née Leach) Gress, 47, a resident of Grand Island, died unexpectedly Jan. 1, 2016.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 01:35 pm
The Niagara County Builders Association presented a donation to Friends and Family Support Association Dec. 21 at the 914th Airlift Wing in Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 01:35 pm
Several residents at the Wheatfield Town Board meeting Monday expressed their concerns about the possible dispersion of harmful emissions from National Fuel's proposed dehydration facility.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 01:30 pm
The Wheatfield Town Board approved a six-month moratorium Monday night on the sale, application, disposal, extraction and storage of waste associated with fracking (formally known as hydraulic fracturing), in the town.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 12:50 pm
Providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease can be stressful and isolating, but support groups can provide coping tools and a welcoming embrace from others in the same position.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 12:45 pm
The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation has announced the officers and directors for 2016.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 12:35 pm
Ricky Gervais returns for the fourth time to host the ceremony airing Sunday, Jan. 10, live, coast to coast, on NBC. The main telecast airs 8-11 p.m. EST from the Beverly Hilton.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 12:00 pm
The Town of Lewiston held its swearing-in ceremonies Jan. 1 and 2 at Lewiston Town Hall.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 10:30 am
Want to help a Western New York girl learn valuable life skills? You can! It's as easy as ordering Girl Scout cookies. Boxes will be available starting tomorrow.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 10:00 am
Niagara Catholic Jr. / Sr. High School cordially invites you to attend its annual Mardi Gras Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Feb. 27.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 10:00 am
Until Tuesday, Jan. 19, fans can catch up on the entire first season of ABC's series "Marvel's Agent Carter" on ABC.com and the WATCH ABC app.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 10:00 am
"Beat The Champ," a weekly bowling competition showcasing the best bowlers in Western New York, can be seen Saturdays at 4 p.m. starting Jan. 9, with encore presentations Sundays at 11 p.m.
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Fri, Jan 8th 2016 10:00 am
Walt Disney, one of the ultimate dreamers, used his uninhibited imagination and determination to create what became the springboard for all of the Walt Disney Co.'s spirited and wildly successful creativity that followed - his crowning achievement: Disneyland.
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Thu, Jan 7th 2016 09:45 pm
The popular Chef's Restaurant of Buffalo brought its food truck to Niagara Falls this week to help the Mount St. Mary's Neighborhood Health Center.
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Thu, Jan 7th 2016 05:25 pm
The Academy Museum announced today it accepted into its collection a major gift of the sole surviving full-scale model of the 1975 "Jaws" shark, donated by Nathan Adlen.
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Thu, Jan 7th 2016 05:25 pm
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University continues its TopSpin Series of exhibitions of emerging regional artists with "Robert Harris: Painting in Progress," which opens with a reception from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, on the Niagara University campus.
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Thu, Jan 7th 2016 05:25 pm
The comment period for New York State's Combined Plan for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding is now open.
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Thu, Jan 7th 2016 05:10 pm
Back-to-back episodes of 'The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation' on Monday, Jan. 11 (9-11 p.m. ET), will feature contestants facing their toughest temptation of all, team trouble for one trainer and healthy cooking with acclaimed chef Lorena Garcia.
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Thu, Jan 7th 2016 05:10 pm
NBC will air the 16th annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the nation's premier high school football all-star game, Saturday, Jan. 9 (1 p.m. ET), live from the Alamodome in San Antonio.
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