Tue, Sep 1st 2015 01:50 pm
I look back at the photos from 2007, and I see a small boy who is just about swimming in his lime-green Buddy Walk T-shirt.
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Tue, Sep 1st 2015 07:00 am
The North Tonawanda History Museum, 54 Webster St., is planning two special programs for the fall.
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 03:50 pm
It only took a few hours for people to snap up all of the Paul McCartney tickets for the show at Buffalo's First Niagara Center on Oct. 22.
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 03:50 pm
Just hours after WBBZ-TV release a press release announcing a new season of "The Fred Jackson Show," the Buffalo Bills unexpectedly released the popular running back Monday. He was a star player on the team for the past 10 years.
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 12:00 pm
The Buffalo Bills today announced the team released running back Fred Jackson.
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 11:20 am
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, presents The McCartney Years: The Premier Paul McCartney Tribute, at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Tickets ($29.50) are on sale now.
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 09:55 am
My wife, Debbie, is truly an amazing person. I am sure every married man can say that and, in each case, it is probably true. What simply astounds me about Debbie is her ability to juggle so many extremely important balls in the air without dropping any and without showing any signs of stress.
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 09:10 am
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Mon, Aug 31st 2015 07:00 am
The 15th annual Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 19 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at Krull Park, 6108 Lake Road, Olcott.
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Sun, Aug 30th 2015 07:00 pm
Three of Buffalo's four quarterbacks threw touchdown passes Saturday, including Matt Simms (No. 8), as the Bills routed the Pittsburgh Steelers 43-19 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park. (Photo by Matt Duffy)
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Sat, Aug 29th 2015 10:30 am
The Lewiston Town Board listened, deliberated and, following hesitation, acted on the French Landing subdivision eyed for the east side of Lower River Road in northern Lewiston. The Town Board opted to table its approval of a final plat planned for the project.
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Sat, Aug 29th 2015 08:00 am
The annual Porter on the Lake Summerfest will be held from 3-9 p.m. Labor Day, Sept. 7. This family-fun event will feature food, vendors, beer/wine as well as local bands The Frame, 90 West and Strictly Hip.
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Sat, Aug 29th 2015 07:00 am
"The Nutcracker," the Greater Niagara Ballet Company's annual family-friendly holiday show, returns Nov. 20-21 to the Niagara Falls High School Performing Arts Center. The Beverley Feder-directed show features local dancers, guest artists and character performers.
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Sat, Aug 29th 2015 07:00 am
On Friday, Aug. 21, Dance Like a Star with Serge hosted the Niagara County Peach Queen Pageant contestants at the studio for a luau party. The contestants learned the cha-cha, rhumba and a few other steps. They danced with partners and were treated to performances by the professional dance staff.
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Sat, Aug 29th 2015 07:00 am
Labor Day weekend will bring 1812 history to life for visitors at Old Fort Niagara during its annual War of 1812 Encampment.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 03:05 pm
Christopher P. Aquino, '85, MBA'94, associate professor of accounting, received Niagara University's 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award during this morning's Faculty Welcome Back Brunch.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 03:05 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins invites local firefighters, emergency medical personnel and others interested in learning more about federal fire grant opportunities to an upcoming workshop.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 03:05 pm
Catholic Charities of Buffalo has been awarded a five-year, $27 million contract to provide Women, Infants and Children program services in Chautauqua County for the first time beginning Oct. 1, and to continue providing WIC services across Erie and Niagara counties.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 01:55 pm
Lower Niagara Moose Lodge 584 invites the community to join in the lodge's upcoming relief event to assist bar staffer Margaret Blevins Haseley, who is now battling cancer.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 01:30 pm
The summer baseball schedule concluded Sunday at the Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York with the fourth annual Firefighter Day at the ballpark.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 01:20 pm
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard has announced a special alert for the residents of Grand Island following a recent string of vehicle break-ins.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 01:15 pm
Corey McGowan is encouraging all Islanders, especially anyone who has opposed this weekend's Gus Macker Tournament, to come out and see what the fun-filled, family-oriented event is all about.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:25 pm
Jesse Gooch of Painters Plus, a crew from the company, a group of North Tonawanda officials and other volunteers gathered Saturday morning to power-wash, prime and paint the home of Michael O'Connor of Chipmann Place, North Tonawanda.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:20 pm
Larry Helwig is pleased to announce his candidacy for re-election as councilman in the Town of Wheatfield. Helwig, a Republican, has the endorsement of the Republican, Independence and Conservative parties.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:20 pm
Wheatfield Councilman Gil Doucet has officially announced his candidacy to seek re-election to the Wheatfield Town Board.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:20 pm
Roger Spurback has been a community activist for a long, long time.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:10 pm
For months now, residents in Pendleton have grown increasingly concerned about National Fuel's plans to build a pipeline and compressor station in the town. But now, those concerns have crept across the border into Wheatfield.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:10 pm
For more than 60 decades, The Dale Association has helped the older residents of Niagara County ... and for the past 15 years, North Tonawanda has been the primary home to its efforts to provide mental health services to all adults.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:10 pm
Effective Sept. 7, the days of the Niagara County Department of Health sexually transmitted disease/HIV clinic will change from Monday and Wednesday to Monday and Thursday. Clinic hours will continue to be 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic is located at the Trott Access Center, 1001 11th St., Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:10 pm
Tesla at Niagara Museum has received notice from the IRS that it has been granted tax-exempt status as a nonprofit. The group received a charter from the New York Department of Education in January.
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Fri, Aug 28th 2015 12:10 pm
The North Tonawanda Department of Youth, Recreation and Parks has announced a number of upcoming exercise programs.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 08:20 pm
The National Buffalo Wing Festival, one of the country's most beloved food festivals, returns to Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo Sept. 5-6.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 03:10 pm
Cornerstone CFCU held its second "Causal for a Cause" summer fundraising drive. This year, participating employees made a donation and nominated a charity for the opportunity to wear jeans on Fridays during the summer.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 02:55 pm
Starting Sept. 1, Margaret Brant and Ruthy Warda are walking all the way from Lockport to Albany - more than 400 miles. The dynamic duo will donate funds raised to help support Lockport CARES, the emergency homeless shelter on Genesee Street.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 02:25 pm
By now, we know this weekend's 14th annual Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival will, of course, offer a bevy of top-notch jazz musicians performing around the village. What some might not know, however, is that organizers have upped the ante this year by adding a slate of new events.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 12:45 pm
Thanks to $50,000 in local initiative funding from Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, Kenmore Mercy Hospital recently added a specially equipped bariatric room on its 2 West Patient Care Unit to accommodate inpatients weighing 300 pounds or more.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 12:25 pm
Mary Garlick Roll of Williamsville was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the University at Buffalo Alumni Association, a group that represents the interests of nearly 240,000 graduates around the world.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 12:25 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined Wednesday by Erie County Legislator Peter Savage (3rd District), Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Anthony Caruana, Mayor of the City of Tonawanda Rick Davis, elected officials, representatives of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and New York State Department of Transportation, and residents to review the "Tonawanda Rails to Trails" project, a four-mile-long connecting trail that runs from Kenmore Avenue in the Town of Tonawanda to State Street in the City of Tonawanda.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 12:25 pm
More than 150 people have registered to participate in the first Chestnut Ridge Summer Classic Tennis Tournament, scheduled to take place starting today and continuing through this weekend at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park.
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Thu, Aug 27th 2015 12:20 pm
How do the rigors of police work — from traumatic sights and sounds, to long work shifts and high demand levels — affect officers? A University at Buffalo study being funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) seeks to answer that important question.
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