Thu, Oct 8th 2015 03:50 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins will host Academy Night 2015, an opportunity for high school students, families, school administrators and counselors to find out more about service academy institutions, programs and the application process, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Williamsville South High School, 5950 Main St.
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Thu, Oct 8th 2015 03:40 pm
Pegula Sports and Entertainment, in partnership with Perry's Ice Cream, today announced the creation of One Buffalo Premium Ice Cream.
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Thu, Oct 8th 2015 03:40 pm
After 75 million sales, four Grammy Awards, six World Music Awards, an Ivor Novello, an Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and seven studio albums (plus the "Paint The Sky With Stars" compilation), which have hit the upper echelons of charts all over the world, Enya will embark upon a new chapter in her spectacular career with the Nov. 20 release of her new album, "Dark Sky Island."
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Thu, Oct 8th 2015 03:40 pm
The installation used roughly 2,000 shirts that were donated to the AK Public Art Initiative and collected at Buffalo and Erie County Public Library branches throughout Erie County. The shirts are attached at the sleeves, or "hands," suggesting human connection even in absence.
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Thu, Oct 8th 2015 03:40 pm
The Buffalo Sabres' game-worn jersey auction began yesterday. The bidding is open to anyone at Auction.NHL.com until 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The jerseys available for auction include various game-worn jerseys from the 2014-15 season, as well as the 2015 Sabres Development Camp jerseys from Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart.
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Thu, Oct 8th 2015 03:40 pm
The Buffalo Sabres announced Wednesday the team will implement the use of walk-through magnetometers as part of an NHL initiative at all entrances to First Niagara Center for the 2015-16 season.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 04:00 pm
Preliminary discussions got underway this week on the Town of Lewiston's upcoming budget as Finance Officer Martha Blazick unveiled a $15.608 million tentative plan for 2016.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:40 pm
The surgical team at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is celebrating another milestone: the successful completion of its 650th robotic-assisted surgery.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:05 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined Tuesday by Erie County Legislator Joseph Lorigo (10th district), Commissioner of the Department of Public Works John Loffredo, and residents to officially "turn on the lights" and celebrate renovations at the restored Old Erie County Hall at 92 Franklin St., Buffalo.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:00 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced plans for "Opening Weekend," which will take place during the team's first three home games of the 2015-16 season. The three games will feature a wide variety of activities, giveaways and special events for the whole family. Tickets are still available for all three Sabres games during "Opening Weekend."
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:00 pm
The Ghostlight Theatre Inc. recently welcomed county lawmakers from North Tonawanda to show them accessibility upgrades that had been made to their theater facility thanks to an infusion of county casino funds.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:00 pm
Out-of-pocket expenses can pile up quickly for patients dealing with breast cancer. While insurance can help, there are still co-pays to cover, over-the-counter medications to purchase and other costs that aren't covered by insurance plans.
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:00 pm
Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams are on board as season 10 coaches of NBC's two-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice."
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Wed, Oct 7th 2015 03:00 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined Tuesday by members of the recently formed poverty committee as the group came together for its inaugural meeting as it begins its mission of identifying ways to reduce poverty in Erie County.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 06:00 pm
Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives has announced the proceeds from its 20th annual golf tournament, in the amount of $10,000, were donated to Junior Achievement of WNY.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 06:00 pm
Members of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing completed their first MQ-9 operational mission overseas, remotely piloting combat air patrols without the assistance of other Air Force or Air Guard units for the first time last month during a deployment to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:25 pm
Buffalo Bills' Center Eric Wood welcomed more than 200 guests to Big Ditch Brewing Co. Monday for his "Flights and Bites" event, raising more than $35,000 to benefit the Eric Wood Foundation.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:20 pm
Artpark & Company has announced two special presentations with visiting guest artists followed by a Q&A. Events will take place at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 at the DeVeaux Woods Park Conference Center.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
In celebration of its upcoming milestone, ABC will air a tribute to the Pixar Animation Studios film that ushered in a new era of computer-generated animation with the original special, "Toy Story 20th Anniversary," which is set to air in December. The special will air along with a showing of "Toy Story" that same evening.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
Patty Wetterling, a child welfare advocate whose 11-year-old son was abducted in 1989 by a masked gunman, will keynote the Family Violence Intervention Project's 17th annual "Safe at Home" conference Oct. 22 at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
Lewiston's own Chris Tybor of ChrisFit recently summited Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the "Climb for Alexa 2015" fundraiser for the It Happened to Alexa Foundation. Tybor was the only one in his group to make the summit.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
Empire State Development has announced its re-designation as New York's Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center, which includes nearly $6 million in federal funding annually over the next five years in order to support the growth and modernization of New York's manufacturing businesses.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
The Erie County Office of Traffic Safety has announced it was awarded a grant for $18,685 to participate in the New York State Highway Safety Program, a public education initiative working to reduce the number of crashes, injuries and deaths on New York's roads.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
For one night only, Songwriter Hall of Fame member John Oates will headline Fallsview Casino's intimate "Songwriters" series.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:15 pm
Nineteen percent of women and 6 percent of men in college will be victims of attempted or completed sexual assault in the course of their undergraduate careers, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Justice.
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Tue, Oct 6th 2015 05:00 pm
HARBORCENTER today announced a public art contest in which artists are invited to submit designs to be displayed on the northern end of the property.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 08:50 pm
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion Monday to add an additional designation to Columbus Day. Starting this year, the second October Monday will be known as "Indigenous Peoples Day" to honor the local Native American community.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 11:30 am
Over the weekend, the Buffalo Sabres announced the team assigned forward Jason Akeson to the Rochester Americans. The team also assigned forward Cal O'Reilly to the Amerks pending waivers.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 11:30 am
Soul Esteem returns to The Lighthouse Café, 555 Davison Road, Lockport, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Soul Esteem will release their latest CD at this event.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 11:30 am
They made it to Albany! The amazing ladies of "Up the Lake," Ruthy Warda and Margaret Brant, safely and successfully walked from Lockport to Albany and returned.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 11:30 am
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Sprinkler Fitters, Local Union 669, will conduct a recruitment drive from Nov. 2 through Oct. 28, 2016, for 20 sprinkler fitter apprentices, the New York State Department of Labor announced.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 11:05 am
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 07:00 am
Week two of "The Voice" was all about risk and reward for the top five standout acts.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 07:00 am
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Beaver Island State Park Memorial Tree Planting Project announced that the next tree ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 07:00 am
The Town of Lewiston Highway Department will hold an electronics-recycling day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the department garage, 1445 Swann Road. The event is open to Town and Village of Lewiston residents only.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 07:00 am
Capping off a successful season, the Youngstown Heritage Tours and Tourism Committee reports its final walk for 2015 - the second annual "Youngstown Haunting" - will take place Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Mon, Oct 5th 2015 07:00 am
Tri-Community Ambulance, based in Sanborn, will hold its 13th annual basket auction Oct. 11. The event will start at noon and the drawings will begin at 5 p.m. There will be more than 150 baskets/gift certificates to be won. Participants do not need to be present to win.
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Sat, Oct 3rd 2015 05:20 pm
Dark skies and rainy weather only added to the ambiance Saturday at Artpark as the venue hosted its first "Hay-Man Happening!" fall festival. Children (and some brave adults) dressed up in their scariest and most creative Halloween outfits, had their faces painted, listened to monster-mashing favorite songs and grabbed a bite from some food trucks.
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Sat, Oct 3rd 2015 03:35 pm
The weekend of Sept. 11 was a busy one in Lewiston. The annual Peach Festival brought peach lovers from Western New York up to Niagara County to celebrate this beloved event.
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Sat, Oct 3rd 2015 05:25 am
Sandi's Family Restaurant at the corner of River and Williams roads in Wheatfield will celebrate its 20th anniversary Oct. 7.
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