Mon, Mar 19th 2018 12:30 pm
A launch party for the sixth annual "Spring It On" fundraising campaign will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, to bring together boards and staff of local nonprofits, their supporters and the community for an evening of connection and celebration. The happy hour event will be held at Parkside Meadow, located at the corner of Parkside and Russell Avenue, and is free and open to the public.
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Mon, Mar 19th 2018 12:30 pm
The Niagara Region Construction Alliance (NRCA) is teaming up with several business and professional organizations in Niagara County for a joint networking event, set to take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at New York Beer Project, Transit Road, Lockport.
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Mon, Mar 19th 2018 12:30 pm
With this year's tax day less than a month away, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman provided taxpayers with tips to help avoid fraudulent tax schemes. The AG also urged New Yorkers to stay vigilant and report to his office any suspected scams intended to steal personal and financial information from consumers.
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Mon, Mar 19th 2018 12:30 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, in partnership with Friends of Reinstein Woods, is offering children a unique opportunity to explore a new side of nature through five "Nature Tech Adventures" starting Monday, April 2.
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Mon, Mar 19th 2018 11:00 am
Artpark & Company announced Monday a return date for Brit Floyd. The premier Pink Floyd tribute band will bring its "Eclipse World Tour 2018" to Lewiston - promising "45 years of The Dark Side of the Moon' " - on July 31. The 7 p.m. "Tuesday in the Park" concert series event will take place in the Outdoor Amphitheater.
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Mon, Mar 19th 2018 10:35 am
Legendary rock 'n' roll star Steven Tyler will headline Artpark's "Tuesday in the Park" on June 12. He will be accompanied by classic rock/country/Americana act The Loving Mary Band.
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Sun, Mar 18th 2018 07:45 pm
Early Saturday morning, before people began the St. Patrick's Day festivities, around 35 people came to Reebok in the Fashion Outlets for some beneficial yoga instructed by Brian Ball of Niagara Yoga Co-op.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Western New York's renowned Summer of '69 All-Star Band will once again present an event to benefit the Home Assistance Referral Team. A charity concert is slated for 6-10 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Lewiston Event Center, 845 Cayuga St. The event has free admission. Guests can participate in basket and 50/50 raffles.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
On Thursday, Destination Niagara USA Director of Communications Andrea Czopp brought Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier three containers filled with hotel-quality bath items. The toiletries, including soaps, body washes and lotions, shampoos and conditioners, were collected by the destination marketing organization's traveling staffers.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
The YWCA of the Niagara Frontier advisory board was inspired to develop its Institute for Public Leadership Candidate and Campaign Skills Workshop after witnessing the successful impact of the women's march in Washington, D.C., last year, and seeing the lack of female representation in office. The event visits Niagara University next weekend.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Lewiston Community Lions Club will host "Springtime in Lewiston Art & Craft Show" from 4-10 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Brickyard Brewing Company, 432 Center St., Lewiston.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Planning for the all-new Great Contraption Race of 2018 is now starting to come together.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Bruce Sutherland, a candidate for mayor in the Village of Lewiston, is inviting interested citizens to join him for coffee and share their ideas about the future of the village.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
With winter slowly turning to spring, discussions in the Town of Lewiston are once again turning to recreation ideas for the lower river.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Alexander and Colleen Swavy have been chosen by Mayor Terry Collesano and Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees as the 2018 Citizens of the Year.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Rebekah Thompson remembers the first time she ever entered an Island Dispatch coloring contest. She didn't win a prize, but her older sister won a gift card, and that just ignited an artistic and competitive fire.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Being caretakers of God's creation is more than taking plastic bags to Tops and placing bottles, cans, and newspapers in the recycle bin, said the Rev. Kris Bjerke-Ullman, pastor of St. Timothy Lutheran Church, on Wednesday at the fourth in a series of five Lenten luncheons.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Grand Island Central School District officials tried to assure residents on Monday that reports of a student threat to harm the school were greatly exaggerated.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Town Board is slated to discuss the waste treatment plans for the Western New York Welcome Center when it meets Monday at Town Hall.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has selected the recipients of the 52nd annual Citizen of the Year Awards. They will be recognized at a dinner to be held at the Radisson Grand Island on April 26.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Extreme political views might be driving some people away from churches, but the actual number of departing parishioners is not that large, and those who do leave the pews are mostly marginally involved with the institution, according to a new study co-authored by a University at Buffalo political scientist.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
With concerns about student and workplace safety heightened by recent mass shootings, a Niagara County lawmaker is among those organizing a presentation on active shooters at a Niagara Falls school next week.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 09:50 pm
Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winners Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert's co-headlining "The Bandwagon Tour" will visit the Darien Lake Amphitheater in Darien Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 09:20 pm
Deal Realty celebrated its 10-year anniversary with an open house last week at its office at 451 Center St., Lewiston. Clients, family and friends joined in the celebration, and were the first to witness the unveiling of a special logo commemorating the real estate brokerage's 10th year of serving clients and creating fans throughout Western New York.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 09:05 pm
It was almost two years ago - as the Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls USA, was celebrating its 20th anniversary - that Richard Sargent first told this news outlet of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame's desire to bring its Musician Medics program to Niagara Falls. The local rock 'n' roll stars sought to pay it forward in the Cataract City - but there was a roadblock: funding.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 09:00 pm
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, Grand Island Fire Co. rescue personnel responded to a two-vehicle collision in the southbound lane of the I-190 on the North Grand Island Bridge.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:45 pm
Niagara County Community College is hosting a spring Job & Transfer Fair from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Main Gymnasium, H Building. The event is open to the public. NCCC is located at 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:45 pm
Old, tattered, faded or worn American flags? Do you know how to dispose of an American Flag when it is no longer in proper condition to fly? Not many people do.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
The Rotary Club of Niagara County Central completed its 12th annual gifting of dictionaries to third-grade students in the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District. Rotarian, the late Joseph B. Emmons, began this project locally in 2006. Emmons' wife, Rotarian Marsha Emmons, proudly continues his worthwhile endeavor to bring the keepsakes of written knowledge to the students.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
Jen Ledger, drummer and vocalist of multi-Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated rock band Skillet, is signing with Atlantic Records and Hear It Loud, the imprint encompassing the creative team of Skillet's John and Korey Cooper and longtime manager Zachary Kelm.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
"Chew" can do it! Emmy Award-winning co-hosts Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall are welcoming spring with perfect meals to make at home, healthy dishes for your kids, guilt-free lunches and more.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
"I Can Only Imagine" - it's the song that brings ultimate hope to so many ... often in the midst of life's most challenging moments.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
The search for Buffalo's top vocalists is over.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
During the month of February, Wegmans cashiers asked customers to make a small donation to help the Food Bank of WNY at 11 stores throughout Erie, Niagara and Chautauqua counties.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
The pop-driven "WaveWalker" from Citizen Way was unveiled today and features the vocals of Bart Millard, frontman for the multiplatinum-selling band MercyMe. #WaveWalker was announced initially to fans through social media and follows Citizen Way's fan and radio favorites "Bulletproof," "Should've Been Me," "How Sweet The Sound" and "When I'm With You."
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:40 pm
Capitol Christian Music Group announced Jesus Culture artist Chris McClarney released his anthemic single, "Hallelujah For The Cross," today. The song, which was recorded live in Sacramento at Jesus Culture Church, is available on all digital formats. A live music video for the single also debuts today, which can be viewed HERE.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:30 pm
The inspirational song "Shine," written by two student survivors of the tragic mass shooting at Parkland Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was released today and features members of the school drama department. The powerful song has emerged as an anthem of the student-led movement to end gun violence, written by students Sawyer Garrity, 16, and Andrea Peña, 15, just days after the Feb. 14 tragedy that claimed 17 lives and wounded many others.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:30 pm
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office and Town of Lewiston Police Department are recommending the community to be on high alert after identifying multiple cases of distemper in raccoons in Niagara County.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:30 pm
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. reminds its customers that company representatives always carry photo identification.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 08:30 pm
The Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) and Canalside announced the 2018 GlassBarge tour will visit Buffalo, docking at Canalside on Aug. 3-5. As the 2018 signature event for the statewide celebration of the Erie Canal bicentennial, GlassBarge will offer free public glassmaking demonstrations at each scheduled stop during its four-month tour.
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