Sat, Jan 26th 2013 08:55 am
Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour was elected third vice president of the New York State Sheriffs' Association at the 79th annual Winter Training Conference this week in Albany. Above, Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy (left) with Sheriff Voutour following the swearing-in ceremony.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 08:20 am
The Town of Niagara Active Hose Volunteer Fire Co. held its annual installation meeting on Jan. 19.
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Fri, Jan 25th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara Hospice Director Kay Dekker, RN, BSN, has announced volunteer training dates for individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of nursing homes residents receiving hospice care.
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Fri, Jan 25th 2013 07:00 am
Kyle Jung, a senior at Niagara-Wheatfield and Dan Ruble, a senior from Wilson, took first place at the Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers' AutoTech Competition on Jan. 19 at Erie Community College.
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Thu, Jan 24th 2013 05:00 pm
A tied vote delayed action on a late resolution introduced by Councilman Danny Sklarski at the Town of Niagara Town Board meeting Tuesday.
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Thu, Jan 24th 2013 05:00 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education approved a request from the Girls Soccer Booster Club to move forward with fundraising and develop plans for soccer shelters to be used for boys and girls soccer and lacrosse.
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Thu, Jan 24th 2013 04:40 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will offer a series of free health screenings during the next several weeks.
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Thu, Jan 24th 2013 04:00 pm
The Town of Niagara Business and Professional Association will hold its annual dinner and awards ceremony Thursday, Jan. 24, at the LaSalle Yacht Club in Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:15 pm
Niagara County Community College announced that Gemma Fournier, surgical technology program coordinator, was recently selected as one of 10 recipients of the 2012 Fellow of the Association of Surgical Technologists at the Association of Surgical Technologists national conference held in Washington, D.C.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
The towns of Wheatfield and Niagara are cooperating in a plan to bring a public dog park to the grounds of the SPCA of Niagara on Lockport Road.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
The Wheatfield Town Board on Monday held three public hearings before getting its regular meeting under way.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
Sheriff James R. Voutour has announced the Sheriff's Community Police Academy will be held Feb. 28 and every Thursday through May 30 at no cost.
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Fri, Jan 18th 2013 07:00 am
I want to thank my legislative colleagues for your vote of confidence in selecting me as the 2013 chairman of the Niagara County Legislature. It is an honor and a pleasure to address you this evening (Jan. 2) on the state of the county.
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Thu, Jan 17th 2013 06:20 pm
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road in Sanborn, will host its monthly contemporary worship gathering, "Saturday Night Alive," starting at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Thu, Jan 17th 2013 06:15 pm
The next Wheatfield Business Association social is set for Monday, Jan. 21, at the Walmore Inn, at the corner of Lockport and Walmore roads, Wheatfield.
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Thu, Jan 17th 2013 06:15 pm
Two Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Transportation Security Administration-certified Explosive Detection K-9 teams will assist with the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
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Wed, Jan 16th 2013 12:00 pm
Niagara County lawmakers are tasking a new government panel with devising shared services and consolidation agreements between the county and municipal governments with an eye toward cutting costs and red tape.
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Mon, Jan 14th 2013 11:25 am
Niagara Cerebral Palsy, a non-profit agency providing high-quality care to children and adults with developmental disabilities, has announced that John J. M. Reardon was promoted to executive director and CEO. The agency also announced that Salvatore M. Passanese, Ph.D., has been elected president of the board of directors.
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Sat, Jan 12th 2013 11:35 am
Niagara County Community College hosted more than 800 students from 22 Western New York school districts at Tech Wars 2013 on Wednesday. Competitions ranged from RC Heavyweight Sumo Robotics to 3D Modeling and CO2 Car Races.
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Fri, Jan 11th 2013 07:00 am
The Wheatfield Picnic Committee is preparing for the 35th annual Wheatfield Family Picnic, to be held at Fairmount Park on Sunday, Aug. 25.
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Thu, Jan 10th 2013 07:00 pm
New York Air National Guard Col. John Higgins, a master navigator with more than 3,500 hours flying in the F-4 Phantom fighter, the F-111 bomber and the C-130 Hercules, will replace Col. Jim McCready as commander of the 107th Airlift Wing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Saturday, Jan. 12.
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Thu, Jan 10th 2013 07:00 pm
Wheatfield held its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 2. The Town of Niagara held its reorganization Wednesday.
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Thu, Jan 10th 2013 01:00 pm
The Niagara Aerospace Museum has hit some turbulence in recent years, bouncing to several different locations as it attempted to showcase some 100 years of local aviation history.
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Thu, Jan 10th 2013 12:45 pm
The K-Kids (Kiwanis Kids) of West Street Elementary School is a group of 15 fifth-graders who are taking on the responsibility and leadership of running their club as they plan and participate in community/school service projects.
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Thu, Jan 10th 2013 12:30 pm
Students and staff at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center decided to make the holidays brighter for those who are less fortunate.
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Thu, Jan 10th 2013 12:25 pm
From Dec. 12 through Jan. 1, various Niagara County police agencies participated in a nationwide holiday season DWI enforcement program by increasing patrol units specifically designated for DWI enforcement.
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Tue, Jan 8th 2013 03:20 pm
The outdoor skating rinks at DeVeaux Woods and Reservoir state parks are open and ready for business. This will be the fourth season at DeVeaux (rink never froze in 2012) and the inaugural season at Reservoir.
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Tue, Jan 8th 2013 07:00 am
Legislator Kathryn Lance, a second-year lawmaker whose district includes commercial and industrial areas off Niagara Falls Boulevard, will be tapped to chair the Niagara County Legislature's economic development committee, Majority Leader Rick Updegrove, R-Lockport, announced Monday.
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Mon, Jan 7th 2013 05:10 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has announced that Vicki Landes, RN, BSN, will serve as director of the medical center's new health home.
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Sat, Jan 5th 2013 07:00 am
His eyes wide with panic, he darted from person to person in the room trying to find someone, anyone, who could take him away from this scary, noisy place. His raggedy, overgrown black coat was dull, and he obviously hadn't been eating - his frame was little more than skin and bone.
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Sat, Jan 5th 2013 07:00 am
Like a proud parent, I can't help but brag about my success with adopting a pet at the SPCA. Finnegan, of course, is taken, but there are many more dogs and cats waiting to be your new best friend.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:30 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz was joined Friday by representatives of the Niagara Aerospace Museum and local leaders to announce the museum's re-location to the old terminal building at the Niagara Falls International Airport.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 08:00 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center greeted its first baby of 2013 at 8:46 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, when Kelly Freiermuth, right, of Niagara Falls gave birth to daughter Brystol Lynn Freiermuth.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will present "Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters," at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, in the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 621 10th St.
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Fri, Jan 4th 2013 07:00 am
Richard Lang will present a program and book signing on "Behind the Badge" at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Niagara County History Center, 215 Niagara St., Lockport.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:55 am
An informational meeting about Young Life in the Niagara Wheatfield community will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:55 am
Niagara County Community College is the recipient of four grants that will aid it in expanding community-based partnerships and programming, according to President James P. Klyczek. The grants will help NCCC develop community, school-based or professional development programs in suicide prevention, working with at-risk youth, Landmarks in American History and career and technical education.
"This series of grants will to greatly enhance NCCC's connection to the community and our outreach to schoolchildren, young adults and educators alike," said Klyczek.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:50 am
Adopting healthy skin habits in 2013 could save your life. Thousands of people in the United States die each year from skin cancer, a highly preventable and treatable disease. Skin cancer can affect anyone, regardless of age or skin color, which is why making skin health a priority should be on everyone's list of New Year's resolutions.
With an easy to remember acronym, S.K.I.N., The Skin Cancer Foundation is proposing four simple steps for keeping skin cancer prevention and skin health top of mind in 2013 and beyond: Skip the tanning bed, keep up with skin exams, ignore the myths, and never skimp on sun protection.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:50 am
The New York Army National Guard's honor guard was expected to perform about 10,200 military funerals by the time 2012 ended at midnight on Dec. 31.
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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:40 am
When you hear the words "first responder," you probably think of someone like a firefighter, police officer or an EMT, or even the Red Cross. But there is another type of first responder who helps people affected by disaster try to put their lives back together.
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