Sat, Jul 11th 2015 07:00 am
When the Thunder of Niagara air show kicks off July 18 and 19 at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, it will be more than just two days of airborne performers and ground displays.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 07:40 pm
Owl City's fifth full-length album, "Mobile Orchestra" [Republic Records/Capitol CMG], is available today.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 04:30 pm
This weekend, Youngstown Lions Club members will man the parking lot outside Melloni's Food Market (200 Lockport St.) and the Rite Aid Pharmacy (214 Lockport St.) to raise funds as part of the annual Lions White Cane Days.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 04:25 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, co-sponsor of the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), announced approval of the bill, which provides $8.75 billion in additional funding for National Institutes of Health and $550 million to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration supporting innovation leading to new treatments and cures.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 04:25 pm
In what is sure to become a summertime tradition, the Erie County Department of Senior Services' Stay Fit Dining Program this week hosted the first summer picnic for Erie County seniors.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 04:25 pm
Congressman Chris Collins released the following statement after passage of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act:
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 04:25 pm
Niagara County Public Information Officer Christian W. Peck issued the following statement Thursday detailing the outcome of a two-hour-long closing conference with state employee safety investigators reviewing a complaint by the head of the local AFSCME union, William Rutland, alleging county and welfare workers had been exposed to asbestos:
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 04:25 pm
Tristan D. Greer has been appointed 340-B pharmacy program coordinator at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:55 pm
The Niagara County SPCA is seeking those responsible for the brutal beating of a snapping turtle July 6 in Wolcottsville.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:50 pm
Every year, the incumbent Niagara County Peach Queen, sponsored by the Lewiston Kiwanis Club, chooses an organization that has special meaning to her and hosts a fundraiser for the group.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:45 pm
The Western New York Land Conservancy joined with the Sisters of the St. Francis, local officials and guests Tuesday in a grand-opening celebration of the Stella Niagara Preserve in Lewiston.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:35 pm
Discounted ride tickets for Canal Fest, which runs July 19 to 26, are now available online at www.canalfest.org.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:30 pm
At 4:19 a.m. July 3, Grand Island firefighters responded to a structure fire at the Grand Island Small Animal Hospital, 2323 Whitehaven Road.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:25 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension will host the Western New York Home Wine Competition on Aug. 15 at the Niagara County Fair.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:25 pm
With one major exception - the swearing-in of a new superintendent - business went pretty much as usual at the annual reorganization meeting of the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 03:25 pm
Daniel Ljiljanich wanted to be a teacher ever since the 10th grade.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 09:45 am
Jeff Martin is smart. He's successful. He has great hair. He's a guitar virtuoso with an unmistakable voice.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 09:30 am
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team hired Andrew Allen as goaltending coach.
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Fri, Jul 10th 2015 09:00 am
Catherine E. Sharpe of Grand Island succumbed to cancer at the age of 80 on Friday, July 3, 2015.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 04:20 pm
Broadway star Aaron Tveit ("Graceland," "Les Miserables") has been cast as "Grease's" legendary leading man, Danny Zuko in Fox Broadcasting Company and Paramount Television's live production of "Grease: Live," airing Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 04:20 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced more than 10,000 tickets have been sold for the team's development camp scrimmage on Friday at First Niagara Center, and the organization anticipates a record crowd in excess of 15,000 fans for the event.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 04:20 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team hired Anders Forsberg as a European scout.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 04:20 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins and City of Lackawanna Mayor Geoff Szymanski announced a federal grant totaling $536,324 for the Lackawanna Fire Department. The funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 04:20 pm
In the wake of a study released earlier this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shows a dramatic rise in heroin use and overdose deaths, the co-chairs of the Senate task force on heroin and opioid addiction are calling on the Assembly to join the Senate in passing a package of legislation that would help eradicate the heroin epidemic.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:55 pm
Mount St. Mary's Hospital's Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is the first center in the Niagara Falls and Buffalo area to receive full national accreditation with the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:50 pm
NBC Entertainment has launched the "Heroes Reborn" app as a portal to the past, present and future of the "Heroes" universe.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:40 pm
The 2015 graduates of the Niagara County Community College physical therapy assistant program earned a 100 percent pass rate on the national physical therapy assistant examination. NCCC is the only college in New York with 100 percent pass rate on the national exam.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:40 pm
Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York is reporting sharp increase in daily calls regarding "government grants." In this scam, victims are offered access to alleged grant money, but what the scammers really want is the victim's bank account and other personal information.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:40 pm
The Bellamy Brothers have teamed with Susan G. Komen to let their love flow for people facing breast cancer, with a new music video and campaign to benefit Komen.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:40 pm
Researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions will study the dangers dehydration presents for U.S. Navy divers, examining diver physiology both during and after underwater activities.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:40 pm
Erie Community College will offer training essential for careers inside new nanotechnology-focused companies and industries opening across Western New York with a one-semester course sequence in semiconductor manufacturing, starting in fall of 2015 at the college's north campus in Williamsville.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 06:20 pm
As the sun began its decent for a magnificent sunset over Lake Erie on the Fourth of July, Mark Jerge stood on the roof party deck at Templeton Landing and watched his boss, Russell J. Salvatore, personally inspect the buffet line before his more than 300 guests made their way through the four lines.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 05:50 pm
An all-star group of local musicians recently formed a band known as Dead Flowers to headline the "You Get What You Need Benefit Concert for the Food Bank of Western New York" Friday, July 10, at the Cove Seafood & Banquets, 4701 Transit Road, Depew. The concert will begin at 8 p.m.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 05:50 pm
Golden Globe Award-winning actress and best-selling cookbook author Valerie Bertinelli shares her passion for preparing delicious meals for her family and friends on "Valerie's Home Cooking," premiering on Saturday, Aug. 8 (noon ET/PT), on Food Network.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 05:35 pm
Six Niagara University students commenced a seven-week internship July 5 at Lycée Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable, a world-class educational facility in Haiti established by an NU alumnus.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 05:35 pm
Heart of Niagara Animal Rescue volunteers and adoptable dogs will be present at Milk-Bone's booth at the 2015 Taste of Buffalo. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. this Saturday, July 11, and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 05:25 pm
Food Network sends "Cutthroat Kitchen" to camp this summer for the five-episode special series "Camp Cutthroat," where 12 cunning chefs compete for victory under the watchful eye of host and head counselor of mayhem Alton Brown.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 05:20 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, announces "Alvin and The Chipmunks: Live On Stage" at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, July 10. VIP packages (preferred seating, meet-and-greet, merchandise) are also available.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 04:00 pm
The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday the team hired Dan Lambert as an assistant coach. He joins Terry Murray and Dave Barr as the third assistant coach on head coach Dan Bylsma's staff.
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Wed, Jul 8th 2015 04:00 pm
With interest in Niagara University's nursing programs booming, the institution is turning to one of its longtime partners to help it increase enrollment by offering additional clinical placements for accelerated students.
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