Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:25 am
Niagara Hospice and Odd Fellow & Rebekah Rehabilitation & Health Care Center have announced a new collaboration that will provide a dedicated hospice unit in eastern Niagara County
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:25 am
The St. Francis Guild of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will conduct its annual holiday bazaar Friday, Dec. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the hospital's south (main) lobby.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:20 am
Niagara Catholic Students prepared for their Thanksgiving service on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Giving thanks for all that they have in their own lives, the faculty, staff and students collected enough food and turkeys to help 12 families and three local food pantries.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:20 am
New York State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti, R-I-60, announced Tuesday he will co-sponsor legislation in the Senate that would be the first in the nation to protect innocent bystanders from being sucker-punched and assaulted by gangs, who in many cases are juveniles.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:20 am
The public-access fishing pier at the base of the New York Power Authority's Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, the main generating facility at the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, will close for the winter season Monday, Dec. 9. Weather permitting, it will still be open this weekend, Dec. 7-8.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:20 am
NBC has ordered a full 22-episode second season of freshman smash "The Blacklist," broadcast television's No. 1 drama in the 18-49 demo, fresh off of Monday night's substantial showing and timeslot win. The series is the fall season's breakout hit in both same day and record-setting live-plus-7 viewing.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:15 am
Musician Bret Michaels literally joins the revolution in a guest-starring role on the hour-long sci-fi drama "Revolution," from NBC and Warner Bros. Television. Michaels plays a post-apocalyptic version of himself. He will perform an acoustic version of Poison's hit ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" in an episode to air in 2014.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:15 am
AT&T is teaming up with the Buffalo Sabres to offer Western New York high school students the chance to win the Sabres experience of a lifetime - and save lives, too.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:15 am
Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School is seeking a host family for a foreign exchange student from Vietnam.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:15 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 86th Oscars. One hundred forty-seven films had originally qualified in the category.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:15 am
A holiday service of lessons and carols, "A New York Christmas to Remember," featuring host Regis Philbin and the puppetry of Jane Henson at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City, will be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 24 (11:35 p.m.) on CBS.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:10 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has announced its December schedule for 10 Niagara County service sites it operates in support of NY State of Health, the official health plan marketplace designed to help people shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:10 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto is backing a $26 million rehabilitation plan to transform the former South Junior High School into 62 housing units in the heart of Niagara Falls. Under the plan, the building will accommodate 52 income-producing residential units for local, working families.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:10 am
Congressman Brian Higgins and the Niagara Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in conjunction with Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, are presenting a free informational session for Niagara Falls businesses interested in learning more about contracting with the government.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:10 am
Between the ubiquity of identity theft and the unfortunate occurrences of robberies and assaults, shoppers should take extra care to mind their personal and financial safety around the holidays - a time of increased spending.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:10 am
NBC will celebrate the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree with a live broadcast from Rockefeller Center in New York City on Wednesday, Dec. 4 (8 p.m. ET)
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:05 am
Four-time ACM Award winner Blake Shelton and reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will return to co-host "Country Music's Party of the Year," the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, to be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 6, 2014, (8 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:05 am
NBC Olympics has announced Dan Patrick, Rebecca Lowe and Lester Holt will serve as hosts for its coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:05 am
Niagara Hospice will present a program on dealing with grief during the holiday season. The free event will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at Otto Redanz Funeral Home, 2215 Military Road, Niagara Falls.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:05 am
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee have announced the week of Dec. 2-6 has been designated as "Older Driver Safety Awareness Week."
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Wed, Dec 4th 2013 08:05 am
Family members of individuals with disabilities and their respective legislative representatives will meet to continue their dialogue in seeking safe, appropriate solutions to the crisis facing people with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Tue, Dec 3rd 2013 04:20 pm
The Historical Association of Lewiston celebrated the holiday season Monday with a festive gathering at Water Street Landing.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 04:05 pm
Aaron Rotella is opening The Spicey Pickle in Lewiston a little later this winter.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:20 am
If there's one downside to fabulous, food-filled holiday celebrations, it's the gurgles and groans of post-feasting indigestion.
"We assume it's because we overate, but for a lot of people, that pain and sick feeling may not be about how much you ate but what you ate," said Kyra Bussanich, (www.kyrasbakeshop.com), three-time winner of The Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," and author of a just-released recipe book, "Sweet Cravings: 50 Seductive Desserts for a Gluten-Free Lifestyle."
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:15 am
The eighth edition of the celebrated Experience Hendrix Tour comes to the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. April 1, 2014.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:15 am
Ryan Seacrest hosts the year's biggest celebration at the crossroads of the world in Times Square with Jenny McCarthy, while Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas will return to host the west coast party on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014," on Tuesday, Dec. 31, on ABC.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:15 am
Buffalo's internationally acclaimed Castellani Andriaccio Guitar Duo is presenting a free performance at noon today in the Roswell Park Cancer Institute lobby, Carlton Street at Elm Street, Buffalo.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:15 am
The Buffalo Stars month-long food drive for the benefit of the Food Bank of WNY is now underway. If you see a Buffalo Stars Player in your neighborhood, he or she is collecting nonperishable food items, which will be donated.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:15 am
The holidays are just not complete without sweet treats and caroling. To celebrate this festive time of year, Doodle Bugs! Children's Centers are hosting a "Milk & Cookies featuring a Holiday Sing-Along" event Dec. 11 at 5 p.m.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:10 am
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, announced today the previously announced acquisition of Tops Holding II by a group of senior managers led by Tops president and CEO Frank Curci, closed Dec. 1.
During the past six years under Curci's leadership, Tops has more than doubled its number of stores, added new jobs and expanded is geographic reach into eastern and northern New York, Vermont and northern Pennsylvania.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:10 am
St. Peter R.C. School spent a morning creating cards for servicemen and servicewomen, and wreaths for the residents at Our Lady of Peace nursing home.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 11:10 am
Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity will hold its annual graham cracker house fundraiser at The Brickyard Pub & B.B.Q.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 10:20 am
While some holiday shoppers skipped the malls on "Black Friday," e-tailers are expecting a record breaking "Cyber Monday" today. Leading consumer behavior analyst Nielsen estimates 46 percent of consumers plan to shop from home, prompting Better Business Bureau to caution consumers about the unique dangers of online shopping.
"Shopping online can be fast and convenient, but the anonymity of the Internet often makes it difficult to discern between what's real and what's bogus," said Warren Clark, BBB president serving upstate New York.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Fort Erie, Buffalo and Niagara-on-the-Lake will be ablaze with activities on Dec. 7, as the three towns will commemorate the treacherous burnings that took place in December of 1813 as an attack during the War of 1812-14.
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Sat, Nov 30th 2013 09:00 pm
Just what will motivate viewers to tune in each Monday at 8 p.m.? To the non-sci-fi faithful, I offer the following: Lili Taylor and Minka Kelly.
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Sat, Nov 30th 2013 07:00 am
A few years back, after seeing The Silo Restaurant featured on television's "Man vs. Food," my husband and I set out to explore Lewiston. When we arrived at the Silo, the friendly staff, outstanding chicken sandwich, cold beer and the gorgeous sunset over the Niagara River opened a life-changing discussion.
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Sat, Nov 30th 2013 07:00 am
With the November elections now history and changes in the town looming for January, the Lewiston Town Board held a "nuts and bolts" type meeting Monday to address old business, ongoing drainage problems and set the stage for cooperation under a new Dennis Brochey administration.
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Sat, Nov 30th 2013 07:00 am
Living in northern Niagara County, one of neatest attributes seen in area residents is their ability to get creative.
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Sat, Nov 30th 2013 07:00 am
The New York Power Authority will hold its annual admission-free holiday events featuring the Festival of Trees from Dec. 1 to Jan. 4, and its annual "Deck the Halls" event, featuring photos with Santa, Dec. 7 at its admission-free Power Vista, the visitors center for the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Fri, Nov 29th 2013 11:20 am
When considering the busiest times of the year for any department store, the days leading up to, and directly following "Black Friday" are certainly at the top of the list. That makes the initiative of employees from the Niagara Falls Target store even more impressive.
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