Fri, Jan 30th 2015 10:00 am
New York State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, has introduced legislation to amend the current canal law that's meant to preserve and rehabilitate canal infrastructure.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:30 pm
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority announced the Niagara Falls International Airport serviced a record number of passengers in 2014.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:20 pm
Bob Costas will open NBC Sports' six-hour Super Bowl XLIX pregame show with a live report from Arizona at noon ET Sunday on NBC.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:20 pm
Niagara University announced today it received a $1 million gift from the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission, which will be used to establish an endowed scholarship fund.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:15 pm
On Fridays, Feb. 6 and 13, the Queen City Roller Girls, Western New York's premier women's flat track roller derby league, will make its debut within Buffalo city limits, as skaters stage their 2015 "icebreaker" games - previews of the upcoming home season at a new home venue, the Buffalo RiverWorks entertainment and event center located on the shore of the Buffalo River.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:15 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, presents RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. Tickets ($57.50, $47.50, $37.50) are on sale now.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:15 pm
Lewiston Council on the Arts (www.artcouncil.org) and Just Buffalo Literary Center (www.justbuffalo.org) will present the second season of the Lewiston Arts Café.
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Tue, Jan 27th 2015 04:10 pm
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 05:00 pm
State Sen. Robert Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, has been named chairman of the standing committee on mental health and developmental disabilities.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 04:55 pm
"Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2015" is an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote live on www.cbs.com/superbowl/commercials for their favorite Super Bowl commercials.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 04:50 pm
During legislative session in Senate Chambers Monday, State Sen. Robert Ortt, R-C-I-North Tonawanda, took a few minutes to thank Niagara Falls resident Barnette Burton, 63, for joining him in Albany to remember her son and the 12 others who lost their lives in the November storm.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 04:50 pm
Arts leaders from around the state cheered news Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's 2015 budget proposal included a $5 million increase for the New York State Council on the Arts and praised the effort of NYSCA Chairman Aby Rosen, who promoted it.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 11:25 am
The Erie County Department of Public Works has garnered statewide recognition for its innovation in paving technology after being named the 2014 HMA Showcase Award winner by the Hot Mix Asphalt Association, which promotes the use of hot mix asphalt for multiple paving purposes.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 11:15 am
State Sen. Marc Panepinto released the following statement on his appointment to eight separate New York State Senate committees:
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 11:15 am
Fake email warnings about a child predator being in the neighborhood are the latest methods scammers are using to steal personal information, warns the Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 11:10 am
A University at Buffalo obesity prevention research team headed by epidemiologist and childhood obesity expert Dr. Youfa Wang is working with NASA as an official collaborative partner in its global "Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut" program.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 10:45 am
For a 34th year, students from NU's College of Business Administration will help members of the Niagara Falls community file state and federal income taxes this spring.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 10:45 am
Heart of Niagara Animal Rescue is putting final plans in place for "A Taste of The Niagara Region," its fundraiser taking place this Saturday, Jan. 31. The event will run from noon until 3 p.m. at The Conference & Event Center, 101 Old Falls St., Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 10:30 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital is holding a day of "Celebrating Excellence" on Tuesday.
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Mon, Jan 26th 2015 10:30 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has appointed Nicolette M. Wilson, MBA, as director of reimbursement and revenue cycle management.
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 05:40 pm
Water Street Landing hosts its seventh annual disco, this time featuring tunes from Déja Groove Band. The free admission event begins at 8 p.m. and features prizes for best threads and shagadelic moves. Proceeds will benefit Lexi's Place.
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 05:30 pm
At the Jan. 21 meeting of the Barker Lions, District Gov. Mike Lawkowski presented member Roger Harrison with the Robert J. Uplinger Award.
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 10:25 am
Kelly Remington, a four-year resident of Grand Island, is among the castaways introduced Wednesday for the CBS reality television show "Survivor."
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 07:10 am
Roller derby: It's kind of like a hard-core sorority.
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 07:05 am
Area residents are invited to again be a part of "Doctors with a Heart Day."
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 07:05 am
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 07:00 am
Following an executive session Tuesday night, the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Anne Welch to the Planning Board/Historic Preservation Commission.
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Sat, Jan 24th 2015 07:00 am
Waste Management, parent company of CWM Chemical Services in Porter, recently delivered blankets to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 05:20 pm
Members of the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District's music program again pleaded their case before the school board last Wednesday, in the hopes of having cut programs restored this budget season.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 05:05 pm
This summer, after the close of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's season and the last of the high school graduations, the well-worn, circa-1968 seats in Kleinhans Music Hall's main auditorium will be replaced, thanks to the generosity of local foundations, announced Christopher N. Brown, chairman of the board of directors of Kleinhans Management Music Hall Inc.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 05:00 pm
Amy Lewis, executive director of the Niagara County SPCA, announced the hiring of Polla Milligan as director of development. For the past nine years, Milligan has been the grant writer and development coordinator at the Food Bank of Western New York in Buffalo.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 05:00 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for Barbara Crouthamel and her three units at 700 Center St.: Lovin' My Bags, Naturally Organics and the Juice Bistro and Café.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 05:00 pm
Health Association of Niagara County President/CEO John Kinner announced that Lori Roche, MSN, RN, MBA/HC has agreed to lead the HANCI Home Care division as its new director.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:55 pm
People Inc. recently expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Bonnie R. Sloma as senior vice president.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:45 pm
AAA Western and Central New York recently received Disney Destinations' "Club of the Year Award," the "Best of the Best Award" from Travel Impressions, Sandals Resorts STAR Awards and Holland America Lines' "Centurion Award."
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:45 pm
Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:40 pm
Local award-winning college a-cappella group "The Buffalo Chips" will celebrate their 20th anniversary at their annual Valentine's Day concert this year.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:35 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, joined the committee on homeland security to debate the Secure our Borders First Act, partisan legislation that proposes what he called unrealistic requirements regarding border security as an excuse to forgo comprehensive immigration reform.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:35 pm
The New York State Department of Transportation today announced bridge maintenance is scheduled to begin Tuesday on Packard Road, in the vicinity of Interstate 190 (Exit 23), in the Town of Niagara.
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Fri, Jan 23rd 2015 04:00 pm
The Town of Lewiston has a new position to fill following last week's unexpected announcement by Finance Officer Paul Kloosterman that he intended to leave that position, effective Jan. 31.
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