Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:50 pm
The Kelly family of Grand Island received the Grand Island Rotary Club's Vocational Service Award at a meeting Feb. 27 at the Buffalo Launch Club.
The Kellys' own Kelly's Country Store celebrated a 50th anniversary last year.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:45 pm
The following incidents occurred from Feb. 18 to 24, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 21 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 225 calls so far this year.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:45 pm
Administrators at the Grand Island School District are working toward resolving an estimated shortfall of $1,499.344 by the second week in April.
At the Feb. 25 Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent for School Business Services Joe Giarrizzo told trustees that even though the district is able to recoup 72.1 percent of school expenses from the state and that revenues are up a bit, "Expenses are skyrocketing. We are falling behind." While the district does have money in a reserve savings account, expenses are such that more and more reserve is used each year to close budget gaps.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:45 pm
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has recognized Michael Keating, Grand Island KeyBank branch manager, and Yvonne Michaels, KeyBank's client service manager for their generosity and support of the chamber's Citizen of the Year community event.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:10 pm
In the past week, the SPCA of Niagara received another mass rescue of animals - cats this time - plus became the beneficiary of new security cameras to that the SPCA hopes will prevent any future vandalism at its Lockport Road site in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:10 pm
Town of Niagara residents will have a chance to comment on a possible tax abatement for a planned $71 million Fashion Outlets of Niagara expansion during a town IDA public hearing at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Town Hall.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:10 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield High School's hockey team is heading for the state semifinals again.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:00 pm
After knocking off two higher seeded teams in the Section VI Class AA girls basketball tournament, Niagara-Wheatfield went down to defeat to top-seeded Jamestown 97-63 in the tournament championship game Tuesday.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 03:00 pm
The Buffalo Sabres have announced they acquired the Buffalo Regals tier I youth hockey organization effective for the 2014-15 season. The Sabres new youth hockey association will play under the highly successful Buffalo Jr. Sabres organization and be housed at the HARBORcenter complex scheduled to open Sept. 1, 2014.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:55 pm
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Thursday that Dunkin' Brands Group, owner of Dunkin' Donuts, has agreed to set a date for sourcing 100 percent of the palm oil used to make its products from sustainable sources.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:55 pm
ABC announces Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson as hosts of the new diving competition series, "Splash," where 10 celebrity contestants will face their fears as they flip, twist and spin into the depths of the pool below. The show premieres Tuesday, March 19 (8 p.m.), on ABC.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:55 pm
The 14th annual Sport Martial Arts Championship International Tournament will be held at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls St., from 5-11 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Participants range in age from 4 years old to adult. Spectators are welcome.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:55 pm
Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Hunter Hayes, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and The Band Perry are scheduled to perform on the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards, co-hosted by Shelton and Bryan.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:50 pm
Hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan have announced the return of "Top Teacher Week" to "LIVE with Kelly and Michael." Each day during the week of April 29 through May 3, "LIVE" will honor the nation's best educators for being outstanding mentors to their students in and out of the classroom, for making their schools better, and for going above and beyond to serve their communities.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:50 pm
Dunkin' Donuts will look ahead to spring through a special partnership with Hospice Buffalo in support of the 27th annual Hospice Buffalo Spring Bouquet Sale.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:45 pm
"Buffalo Rider Rally" for the 22nd annual American Diabetes Association "Tour de Cure." This is a gathering of veteran and newbie riders to gear up their training and fundraising efforts this year's tour, which will take place June 8. More than 80 team leaders and cyclists will meet and greet, hear inspirational stories on people living and riding with diabetes, and learn the latest details on the ADA's longest-running cycling event.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:45 pm
Proud colleagues heaped praise on Niagara County Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, C-Wheatfield, Tuesday in Lockport as the long-time government head gaveled his 200th meeting as presiding officer of the Legislature to order.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:45 pm
The New York State Senate has passed the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act to further protect trafficked children and other victims, and punish the criminals who are responsible for sexual exploitation. The bill (S2511), sponsored by Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan, improves and expands the state's ability to combat sex trafficking, punishes sex traffickers, and protects the rights of victims in the sex trafficking trade.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:40 pm
New York State Sen. Mark Grisanti announced the New York State Senate voted to pass Bill S.1590, which makes it a crime to conceal a death by knowingly moving or otherwise hiding a human corpse so that discovery of the death will be hindered.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:40 pm
Wednesday, under the leadership of Speaker Sheldon Silver and Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Robert Sweeney, the New York State Assembly passed legislation to extend a two-year moratorium on the drilling practice known as "fracking."
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:40 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, voted Wednesday in favor of legislation extending New York's moratorium on horizontal hydraulic fracturing, known as hydrofracking, until May 15, 2015.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:40 pm
The Business Council strongly opposes the natural gas moratorium that the Assembly passed today. To those members who supported this moratorium, we say, for the past four years substantial state resources have been dedicated to the scientific review of shale gas extractions.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:35 pm
Public comments on the proposed changes to regulations for the import, transport, possession and sale of bighead carp will be accepted until April 20, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:35 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, 100 Church St., hosts the next installment of its "Second Saturday" concert on March 9.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2013 01:35 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present Boz Scaggs on Tuesday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 06:35 pm
INTERVIEW: "Psych's" "B Team" is grade-A quality. Timothy Omundson (Det. Carlton Lassiter) and Maggie Lawson (Det. Juliet O'Hara) are no one's second banana.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 03:15 pm
Rocker Billy Idol will ignite the summer concert season at Artpark on June 4, kicking off "First Niagara presents Tuesday in the Park." One week later, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts are slated to take the Outdoor Amphitheater stage. Tickets go on sale March 15.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 08:55 am
It's awards season - well, at least it is at Niagara University.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 08:50 am
Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, spoke Tuesday from the House Floor to call on Congress to take steps to eliminate barriers to voting and ensure that every American who wants to cast a ballot is able to do so. He also spoke in support of preserving the integrity of the Voting Rights Act, whose Section 5 is currently in question before the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 08:50 am
Applications for the 2013 lottery for Native American handicraft sales permits are now available at the Niagara Falls State Park administrative office. To be eligible, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and registered as a Native American or provide verifiable proof of Native American heritage
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 08:50 am
Growing the state's agriculture industry and helping New York's family farms prosper is the goal of the "Grown in New York" plan, unveiled Tuesday at a Capitol news conference by members of the Senate's agriculture committee, as well as leaders of the New York Farm Bureau. The plan is designed to strengthen the state's $5.2 billion agriculture industry by expanding markets for New York-grown products, improving the bottom lines of family farms, and investing in the future of farming.
Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan said, "Agriculture is New York's most important industry and one of its most diverse, impacting every individual and family in the state."
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 08:50 am
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, has announced that his staff will be available for satellite office hours throughout the community during the month of March. These satellite hours are in addition to the normal office hours at Collins' district offices in both Lancaster and Geneseo. Staffers will be holding satellite hours each month in rotating locations.
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Wed, Mar 6th 2013 07:00 am
Sunnking Inc., in partnership with Camp Good Days, has created a program called "E-Scrap 4 Camp," which will facilitate recycling old electronics from participating locations to generate funds for Camp Good Days and Special Times.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 05:30 pm
Fans of ABC's "The Chew" will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses on Twitter from the co-hosts during the eastern and central time broadcasts of the show Wednesday, March 6 (1 p.m.). Use hashtag #AskTheChew to join the conversation.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 05:15 pm
The debut Lewiston Cocktail Festival went better than expected last Saturday.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 04:10 pm
My name is Oliver. My family abandoned me last summer, and I need a new home.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 11:45 am
Public authority debt increased to nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars in the latest reported fiscal year, according to a report released Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York relies on authorities to undertake most borrowing on its behalf, and routinely uses authority resources to plug state budget gaps.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 11:30 am
St. James Church will be the site of a fundraiser for Akron Canine Rescued Angels. The event, featuring a basket raffle with 100-plus items, will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 24.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 11:30 am
The women of the First Presbyterian Church, corner of Fifth and Cayuga streets, Lewiston, will host their annual women's lenten breakfast at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 23. The Rev. Lynette Sparks, associate pastor for outreach and evangelism at Third Presbyterian Church of Rochester, will speak.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2013 11:30 am
Niagara University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll every year since the inception of the award.
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