Mon, Jan 15th 2018 02:45 pm
All paws on deck! Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group present "PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure," an all-new action-packed, music-filled production based on the top-rated animated preschool series "PAW Patrol" produced by Spin Master Entertainment.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 02:35 pm
The Niagara Family Business Center will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception on Thursday, Jan. 25. The event will be held at Consumers Pub at the Park (formerly Pettibone's), 1 James D. Griffin Plaza, Buffalo.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:25 am
On Jan. 10, the Lewiston/Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club was entranced by two tales of achievement. First, Juanita Finn, winner of one of the Rotary scholarships, told members about her journey from an orphanage in Columbia to an adolescence in Lewiston and on to becoming a biology major at John Carroll University.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:20 am
The Lewiston Garden Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in the Lewiston Public Library. After a business meeting, the guest speaker will be Robert Snyder. He will discuss the history of the Erie County Botanical Gardens.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:20 am
The Youngstown Garden Club is having a "Paint a Pretty Flower Pot" party at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown. All are welcome to attend and enjoy wine and cheese - and take home a houseplant!
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:15 am
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara Inc. is announcing an expansion of its initiative to increase adult literacy services in Niagara County. It will open literacy drop-in centers in the cities of Niagara Falls and Lockport as part of a larger outreach project aimed at boosting access to literacy assistance throughout Western New York.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:15 am
Clara Bradizza, Ph.D., senior research scientist in the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions, has been selected to serve as a member of the interventions to prevent and treat addictions study section of the National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:15 am
Char'lese Perry, a doctorate prepared psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, has joined the staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Mon, Jan 15th 2018 11:15 am
Basil Seggos, chairman of New York's plastic bag task force and commissioner of the State Department of Environmental Conservation, has issued the task force's comprehensive report outlining eight potential solutions to address the "scourge" of plastic bag waste in the state. The report was sent to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature for consideration.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 09:00 am
Hibbard's Original Frozen Custard has served cones and cups and bowls of sweet treats to generations of Lewiston residents. This summer, the Hibbard family is hoping to dish up and distribute custard from larger serving windows.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 09:00 am
In fact, within the first five minutes of speaking with brothers and pharmacists Richard and James DeGiulio, you'll probably be asked what you need and what it costs elsewhere (you know, assuming you've actually found "X"). Then, you - yes, you - can have that item ordered and delivered to the store for purchase.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Central School District has so far failed to comply with a Freedom of Information Law request asking for information on two secret agreements the Board of Education passed at its Dec. 11 meeting.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 07:00 am
Korean War veteran Richard Pealer returned to Buffalo after a Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., with a special message from Grand Island students. Tucked into his luggage was a handmade note that thanked him for his service to his country.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 07:00 am
The Youngstown Business and Professional Association held its quarterly membership meeting Tuesday at Ray's Tavern.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 07:00 am
Embody Health and Wellness Studio is expanding on the renovated third floor of the Red Brick Municipal Building in the Village of Lewiston. The studio offers a wide range of fitness and yoga classes, as well as personal training and nutritional coaching.
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Sat, Jan 13th 2018 07:00 am
The Town of Lewiston got down to business for 2018 on Monday, with two public hearings, a host of reorganizational adoptions, approvals and appointments, followed by a light agenda work session.
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Fri, Jan 12th 2018 03:55 pm
After a thaw that took us from single digits up into the 60s in some areas, the current forecast across all of Western and Central New York is calling for freezing rain, sleet, heavy snow and plummeting temperatures - so how can drivers prepare themselves and their vehicles to combat the elements?
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Fri, Jan 12th 2018 03:30 pm
Last Wednesday, the North Tonawanda Common Council met for their first meeting of 2018. In front of a light crowd on a cold, snowy night, the meeting was brief and covered a few topics.
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Fri, Jan 12th 2018 03:30 pm
Niagara University's Office of Continuing Education is accepting registrations for its winter/spring 2018 schedule of courses. Credit-free classes are offered in person and online.
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Fri, Jan 12th 2018 03:30 pm
This past summer, former Town of Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe announced he wouldn't be running for re-election. This decision opened up a seat as the town's supervisor. As with any government job, the supervisor's job is difficult and can be strenuous. People wondered who would step into Cliffe's spot. In comes Don MacSwan.
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Fri, Jan 12th 2018 03:30 pm
On what could end up being the coldest day of 2018, North Tonawanda citizens and leaders packed into Lumber City Church in the lower level of the Hope Center, 383 Vandervoort St., for the Hope Way dedication.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:15 pm
Visitors (and Lockport residents) who arrive at the Erie Canal Discovery Center want - first and foremost - to find out about the Erie Canal and Lockport locks.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:15 pm
Old Fort Niagara will provide another year of living history to visitors from near and far and invites the public to save the dates for its special events and programs in 2018.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:10 pm
Bringing together the region's farming community and the services necessary for daily operations is the goal of the eighth annual Western New York Farm Show, Feb. 1-3, at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg. The exposition is sponsored by the Erie County Agricultural Society.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:10 pm
For three engagements, a small group of BPO musicians are trading the concert hall for a more intimate setting.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:10 pm
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. (ECHDC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for professional architecture, engineering, landscape architecture and land surveying consultant firms and/or teams to provide master planning, environmental review, site management plan, design, permitting, bidding and construction administration and inspection services related to the capital improvement of the First Buffalo River Marina on Fuhrmann Boulevard in Buffalo.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:10 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced that the team will host the 14th-annual Buffalo Sabres Corporate Hockey Challenge presented by Pure Hockey on Thursday, March 1, at KeyBank Center.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:10 pm
The Buffalo Sabres announced the team will partner with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library to put on Buffalo Sabres Library Day on Saturday, Jan. 20, when the Sabres take on the Dallas Stars at 1 p.m. at KeyBank Center.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:05 pm
National Grid has received Edison Electric Institute's Emergency Assistance and Emergency Recovery awards for its response to damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes that struck the upstate New York region in May and July 2017.
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Thu, Jan 11th 2018 05:05 pm
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the collapse of the Honeymoon Bridge, the Niagara Regional Programs Department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will host a presentation on the 40 years of its existence. The event will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Castellani Building at DeVeaux Woods State Park, 3180 DeVeaux Woods Drive, Niagara Falls.
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 04:45 pm
The 2018 Appeal for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Buffalo is underway. The Most Rev. Richard J. Malone, bishop of Buffalo, was joined by Catholic Charities of Buffalo officials and volunteer leaders Wednesday at the organization's new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) site on Harlem Road to launch the 94th annual campaign.
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 04:15 pm
Children, grades 5 to 8, and of all ages are invited to learn about computer programming in free hands-on workshops through a new, first-time "Sensational Science Saturdays" series at the Niagara Power Vista.
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 11:45 am
"Impressive" was the word used in a 2006 Sentinel article to describe Christine Conte who, at 22 - just six months out of Mar Jon School of Beauty Culture - was the owner/operator of her very own Village of Lewiston salon business.
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 11:25 am
The Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday announced the team will wear the uniform style the team donned at the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in three additional games this season at KeyBank Center:
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 11:10 am
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston presented donations to Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation (Washuta Memorial) and Lewiston Police Department during the club's December dinner meeting. Proceeds for these donations were raised though the club's annual clambake, which is held in early June at Kiwanis Park.
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 11:05 am
Opening at the Carnegie Art Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, is the Buffalo Society of Artists' winter exhibition.
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Wed, Jan 10th 2018 11:05 am
Ruby Bridges, the civil rights icon who, in 1960, broke racial barriers in education when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white elementary school, will share her experiences as part of Niagara University's annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
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Tue, Jan 9th 2018 02:50 pm
In light of the recent sexual abuse revelations at The Nichols School in Buffalo, New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs has co-sponsored two proposed laws that would provide greater protections of children in both public and private schools.
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Tue, Jan 9th 2018 02:45 pm
On Tuesday, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz announced the selection of 13 municipal projects for inclusion in the Erie County Consortium 2018 Community Development Block Grant application. The submission, which will be sent to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval, recommends a total Erie County expenditure of $1,424,434 for the projects, an investment which will leverage $3,331,053 in local funds and in-kind resources.
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Tue, Jan 9th 2018 01:20 pm
Canisius College and the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo present "One Person Can Make a Difference," a lecture by Jeannie Smith, daughter of Irena Gut Opdyke, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, in the Grupp Fireside Lounge on the second floor of the Richard E. Winter ᾿42 Student Center.
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