Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:10 am
Contacts are being made, albeit slowly, as the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Community Action Committee has begun its outreach to federal legislators with a goal of enlisting their interest of future government funding for potential cleanups at the Niagara Falls Storage Site.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
Stephen H. Franko III, CPA, MBA, FHFMA, has been named the chief financial officer of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center. The announcement was made by hospital President and CEO Judith A. Maness, FACHE.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 10:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce will present a "Winter Business Blender" mixer on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Brennan's Irish Pub, 418 Main St., Youngstown. The event runs from 5 until 7 p.m. and includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:55 am
In the early 1800s, one of the favorite places in the Village of Lewiston was Hustler's Tavern. It was so popular that, in 1813, when Lewiston was burned by British forces in retaliation for the U.S. attack on Niagara-on-the-Lake, Hustler's Tavern was the only building that was spared.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:45 am
Following last year's "winter that wasn't," winter 2013 thus far has been with us in fine form, with cold temperatures, a fair amount of snow - and plenty of beautiful scenes. These photos were taken over the past week on the Lake Ontario shore and nearby woods near Fort Niagara.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:25 am
Players and coaches at Lewiston-Porter middle and high schools worked together to raise money for their schools while also collecting donations for Niagara Hospice. Players from the winter sports teams took part in Niagara Hospice's "The Mighty Niagara" Discount Card fundraiser.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 09:00 am
The Rev. Joanne Scott of Word of Life Ministries was the guest speaker at the annual Mount St. Mary's Hospital's Black History Month ceremony on Feb. 7. She spoke about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was approved 150 years ago in 1863 to free the slaves in the south.
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Sat, Feb 9th 2013 07:00 am
Dennis Brochey is a well-known mechanic, a Kiwanis Club member and a Village of Lewiston trustee.
He can also bench press more than most of our readers.
On Saturday, Feb. 16, Brochey will host the 10th annual USPA Red Brick Bench Press Championship.
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Fri, Feb 8th 2013 08:25 am
The Mission Committee of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will hold its 11th annual "Valentine's Day Extravaganza" on Thursday, Feb. 14, in the hospital's main (south) lobby.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
Sara Villnave, an assistant director in Niagara University's Office of Admissions, received NU's Outstanding Employee Award for February-April 2013. Villnave was presented with the award by the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Niagara president.
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Thu, Feb 7th 2013 01:00 pm
Old Fort Niagara named Arthur and Judith Hannah of Youngstown as the historic site's volunteers of the year at OFN's recent volunteer recognition breakfast. Art and Judy have contributed thousands of hours to the fort's educational programs, including costumed interpretation, foodways programs and planning and cultivation of the fort's historic gardens.
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Wed, Feb 6th 2013 05:30 pm
The Village of Lewiston Recreation Department is holding two workshops on the making of ruffled scarves. One workshop will be Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m., and the other will be Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Red Brick Municipal Building, North Fourth and Onondaga streets.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 12:45 pm
Just in time for the Valentine season, Theatre in the Mist presents "Love Letters" by A. R. Gurney. The show is on stage at Stella Niagara on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Tue, Feb 5th 2013 07:00 am
PHOTOS: Louis C. Vinci was recently named 2013 president of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors at a ceremony held inside Salvatore's Italian Garden's.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 01:30 pm
The Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy is immediately accepting applications for its next class of sworn recruits and pre-employment students.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 09:05 am
Throughout the month of February, Shoppe On Main will display different quilts created by quilters who got their start at "Martha's Cupboard," the original quilt store in Newfane. Martha Ferguson, along with several other area women, taught the art of hand quilting in the store.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
Rivershore Inc. has received a generous donation of land in Youngstown from village residents Richard and Karen Phoenix. Rivershore will explore ways to meet the housing needs of the Village of Youngstown through this donation.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., announces the following programs, events and activities for February.
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Mon, Feb 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Anglers Association will hold its 29th annual Lower Niagara River Steelhead Contest on Saturday, Feb. 16, from sunrise to 2 p.m. Awards and picnic will be held at the 3F Club, Swann Road, Lewiston.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce recently traveled to Albany to attend the Chamber Alliance of New York State Winter Conference.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Legacy Drive, green space, zoning, recreation, water and CWM issues were among a host of items covered at an active Lewiston Town Board regular meeting, Monday night at Town Hall.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Village of Youngstown is currently searching for a historian.
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara Falls Country Club announces the following events of note taking place at its Country Club Trail clubhouse in Lewiston:
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Sat, Feb 2nd 2013 07:00 am
Unbelievable. The real Jesse Owens? The most successful athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics? Well, no, but to hear Ed Mort tell his fishing story, you would think it was the real Jesse Owens that was born 100 years ago.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 10:25 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, announced Friday that his office was able to help Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown receive long-stalled federal grant money it was awarded several years ago.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 09:00 pm
Weather permitting, the Lewiston Family Ice Rink at Academy Park will remain open through Sunday, Feb. 10.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:05 pm
The Lewiston Council on the Arts has announced the "Lewiston Discovery Series," a new program for curious minds. The aim of the series is to share the "art of" an interesting mix of creative cultural topics. The series will be presented every other month beginning in February at the Historic Opera Hall, 732 Center St.
The programs will begin at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered. No advance registration is required. A suggested $5 donation will benefit the LCA and the Opera Hall restoration fund.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
The New York Power Authority will display historic photos and projects focusing on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation during Black History Month in February at its admission-free visitors center, the Power Vista, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University's Family Business Center will hold its February breakfast forum Tuesday, from 7 to 9:30 a.m., at the Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main St., Snyder. William Wadsworth of Planned Futures Financial Group will speak on "The New Healthcare Laws and Changes that Business Owners Need to Know."
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:15 pm
The phrase "lucky dog" will have added meaning this February at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, as the casino hosts and sponsors "Wags, Whiskers & Wines," a fundraiser to benefit the Niagara County SPCA. The event takes place Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Bear's Den Showroom.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:35 pm
Illustrator Kristen Raimondi, author Suzanne Simon Dietz and publisher Amy Freiermuth recently created a children's book called "Johnnie's Adventures - The Search for Guinevere." The historical fiction work celebrates the history of the Town of Porter, its Village of Youngstown and Hamlet of Ransomville.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 05:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, Congressman Chris Collins and State Sen. George Maziarz attended the Lewiston No. 2 Volunteer Fire Co. installation dinner last weekend.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:05 am
A community education program by one of Niagara's leading cardiologists, a free community lipid panel screening, promotion of the "Go Red For Women" awareness campaign of the American Heart Association, and a hospital-wide information event are just some of the activities Mount St. Mary's Hospital is offering as part of "Heart Month" in February.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University hosted the first EMS Niagara Conference on Jan. 26. It provided advanced training to more than 80 emergency medical service professionals and volunteers.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association seeks candidates for its 2013 "Distinguished Alumni Award." Any Lewiston-Porter graduate of at least five years or more is eligible.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 12:00 pm
The issue of grease trap maintenance, or lack thereof, is once again rising to the surface in the Village of Lewiston.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:40 am
Friday, a local citizens group joined an area resident at the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center with a message of being "instruments of change."
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:15 am
Current Ransomville Speedway competitor Randy Chrysler has announced that he will field a DIRTcar 358 Modified ride for DIRTcar superstar Danny Johnson at Ransomville Speedway for the 2013 season.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:05 am
Most of us have only seen curling on television or at the Olympics. But next weekend, we'll be able to get out on the ice and throw a rock or two of our own.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:00 am
Victoria's Hair Care in Youngstown held ribbon-cutting last month for its newest offering - the Bella Faccia Skin Spa. Operated under the direction of Christine Gaffney, licensed cosmetologist and estheticist, Bella Faccia offers facials, body waxing and make-up services, including airbrush makeup.
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