Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
Students at Thomas Marks Elementary School in Wilson have been busy collecting nonperishable food items to donate to the Care and Share Food Pantry.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
Youngstown's Veterans of Foreign Wars Lake Ontario Post 313 held its annual Christmas Party. Among the activities was a toy drive spearheaded by Gary and Lynn Zanardi to benefit the children of local veterans who are served by Western New York Heroes.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
As discussions continue on the future of the Cold Storage property, the Youngstown Village Board of Trustees held a special meeting last Saturday, the second in days, to gauge the feelings of residents to the latest proposal.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
More than 150 volunteer re-enactors of all ages and from both sides of the border will recreate the War of 1812 British attack on Lewiston during Thursday's "Flames Through Lewiston" event, which will feature the unveiling of the much-awaited Tuscarora Heroes Monument.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
Holiday visits can be very stressful for someone struggling with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association has some ideas for caregivers who are hosting celebrations and for those traveling with a loved one who has dementia that may ease the stress for everyone involved.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
Nationally syndicated morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" announces the lineup of guests who will join hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan next week.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2013 07:00 am
The University at Buffalo is heading to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 21, giving the university an opportunity to introduce a national audience to the institution's athletic, academic and research strengths.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 08:15 pm
Water Street Landing is unquestionably one of Lewiston's most popular spots to dine in the warm months. But what do patrons do in the winter?
The restaurant recently debuted an outdoor seating area that is lit by a fire pit, which also provides warmth.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 08:15 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Dec. 2, to Sunday, Dec. 8, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 67 response calls during this period.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 08:10 pm
The Youngstown Tourism and Tours Committee, a group comprising village, civic, service, or social village organizations, has been active over past months.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 08:10 pm
Town of Porter Historian Suzanne Simon Dietz will host a reception during the Holiday in the Village celebration Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Porter Historical Museum, located in the Red Brick School Village Center, 240 Lockport St., Youngstown. Visitors will have an opportunity to view the new display highlighting the town's bicentennial celebration.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 08:05 pm
Julie Muscato of Julie Muscato Interior Design and John Taylor of Pallister House Florists, both of Lockport, won Best in Show - The People's Choice Award at the Historical Association of Lewiston annual Tour of Homes this past weekend.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:55 pm
Members of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club Lockport Chapter recently raised $1,225 to buy new equipment for Eastern Niagara Hospital's child and adolescent psychiatric services unit.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:45 pm
Cornerstone CFCU employee Dan Martin had a great idea to celebrate the season and help a worthy cause. Martin suggested employees could help the community by donating $5 to wear jeans with an ugly Christmas sweater, and have the money go to a local charity.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:45 pm
The New York Lottery today announced the jackpot for tonight's Mega Millions drawing has been increased to $425,000,000. The $25,000,000 jump from Tuesday's advertised jackpot is due to brisk sales across all 44 participating Mega Millions states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:45 pm
The one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shootings is an opportunity to reaffirm the need for comprehensive prevention that goes beyond physical security, Amanda B. Nickerson, Ph.D., director of the University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, said.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:40 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced they will again provide fans a chance to do some holiday shopping while supporting the Buffalo Sabres Foundation with the return of their annual autographed ornament surprise.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:40 pm
HARBORCENTER Vice President and Director of Hockey Nik Fattey today announced the details of the HARBORCENTER team of the month contest.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:40 pm
The community soup kitchen program at Community Missions recently received a $4,000 check from the Citizens Bank Foundation in support of its hunger relief efforts. The check was presented Thursday to Robyn L. Krueger, executive director of Community Missions, by Citizens Bank Senior Vice President Stephen Scello.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:40 pm
Komal Chandan, M.D., has been elected president of the medical staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. He will take office in January and serve a two-year term.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:40 pm
The top three acts moving on to next week's grand finale on "The X Factor" are: Paulina Rubio's Boys - Carlito Olivero; Kelly Rowland's Over 25s - Jeff Gutt; and Simon Cowell's Groups - Alex & Sierra. After receiving the lowest votes following last night's performance show, Restless Road was eliminated from the competition. Enrique Iglesias also performed on the show.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:40 pm
The University at Buffalo will receive $1 million from New York state to make its downtown Buffalo supercomputing center more accessible to businesses in Western New York and beyond.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:35 pm
Dunkin' Donuts has opened a new restaurant at 628 Main Road in Irving, conveniently located at the entrance to Interstate 90. The restaurant is the first of two Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the greater Buffalo area to incorporate the brand's new "Fresh Brew" design, which features a contemporary layout, color scheme, lighting, seating and other modern conveniences.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:30 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Thursday he is providing nearly $2.2 million for a two-pronged expansion of the highly successful Buffalo Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, a program that has already helped more than 200 of Buffalo's neediest families lower their energy bills and eliminate serious home health and safety hazards in older homes.
First, Schneiderman is committing $193,000 to a new, two-year project to improve the participation of Buffalo's community of resettled political refugees in the BGHHI.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:30 pm
Empire State Development announced Thursday that, through Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Council initiative, the first five regions across New York state were awarded funding to launch Innovation Hot Spot programs.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:30 pm
One of television's most popular holiday traditions will be back this year as TBS presents the 17th annual edition of "24 Hours of A Christmas Story," beginning Christmas Eve at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). Making this a particularly special year, the movie "A Christmas Story" is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:30 pm
"The Chew" celebrates this holiday season with sumptuous recipes to delight the senses, easy crafts to impress, and a feast of celebrities including Santa Claus himself.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:00 am
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season in full swing, please consider taking the following precautions to help alleviate the possibility of becoming a victim while you are out shopping for that special gift:
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:00 am
Was it Lilian Fairchild in the Marchand Gallery with the mastodon femur? Or was it Chauncey Hamlin in the Vertebrate Hall with the microscope? The Buffalo Museum of Science will turn its galleries into a life-sized board game for its third annual Get a Clue happy hour event from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2014.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:00 am
Santa is coming to the front of the DePlato house at 2430 Washington St., Bergholz, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 14 and 21.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:00 am
Time to Dance in Town of Niagara will hold its annual holiday performance at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Niagara Falls High School.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:00 am
The Adams Volunteer Fire Co. will hold its annual Santa Claus Drive by visiting area neighborhoods in its fire district
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Fri, Dec 13th 2013 07:00 am
The main attraction at the annual Wheatfield Christmas party for town youngsters was, of course, the big man himself and Mrs. Claus, too.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 11:00 pm
"Psych" is taking its most ambitious leap yet, with a musical episode.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 04:05 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre presents "The Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Tour" starring Neil Sedaka, Lesley Gore and Frankie Avalon on Friday, April 11, 2014, at 8 p.m.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 04:05 pm
CBS has ordered two more editions of "Survivor," to be broadcast during the 2014-15 season. These will mark the 29th and 30th editions of television's longest running hit reality competition series.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 04:05 pm
Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, NE-YO and OneRepublic are set to perform in the live two-hour fall-finale telecast of "The Voice," which is set for Tuesday, Dec. 17 (9 p.m.).
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 04:05 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, today rolled out his plan to deliver significant tax relief to Western New York families during the upcoming legislative session.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 03:25 pm
Fahim Mojawalla, owner of Island Ship Center, has announced the launch of his new website at www.IslandShipCenter.com.
After running his ship center business for seven years under the umbrella of his corporation, Creative Leather Concepts Inc., Mojawalla decided to make a new site for the pack and ship portion of his Island business, which has grown to offer services like package holding and printing.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2013 03:20 pm
The following incidents occurred from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 25 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has now responded to 1,311 calls so far this year.
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