Thu, Oct 24th 2013 11:00 pm
It's an art show unlike any other, as Artisan's Edge designers have crafted a Halloween horror in Niagara Falls. "The Haunted Armory" boasts top-flight models replicating scary scenes and features the "Chambers of Horror" and the "Creepy Clinic."
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 10:20 pm
The judge's tallies are in, and the overall winner of the 2013 Niagara River Region Scarecrow Display is the "Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter" exhibition in Youngstown. Resident Deborah Fox's block-long display won the "Best in Show" award.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 10:10 pm
The Niagara County Board of Elections, 111 Main St., Suite 100, Lockport, will be open the following dates for absentee balloting for the Nov. 5 general election:
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 10:05 pm
We pulled on plastic gloves with the fingertips filled with corn kernels, donned glasses that distorted our vision and tried to follow and write down a series of instructions delivered only once while the room was darkened and distracting noise was broadcast.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 10:00 pm
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence is taking up the call to end domestic violence and promote safe homes.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:45 pm
Much of the outreach work performed by the Alzheimer's Association Western New York Chapter would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of volunteers.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:45 pm
The Town of Niagara's annual budget hearing will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:30 pm
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is hosting a week-long celebration in honor of El Día de los Muertos, a Mexican and Mexican-American festival in which participants remember those who have died and entice their souls to visit by building ofrenda, altars decorated with photos of deceased loved ones, dishes of their favorite foods, religious items, pungent marigolds, and candles to help light their way.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:30 pm
More than $8 million in grants will support research to aid the long-term recovery in areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The grants represent the first time the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has funded research needed by local communities to support long-term recovery efforts.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:30 pm
The American Bus Association recently announced the Lewiston Jazz Festival was named as one of the "2014 Top 100 Events in North America." The Top 100 Events, published in the September/October issue of Destinations magazine, said the Lewiston Jazz Festival offers entertainment appealing to tour groups and travelers from around the world.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:30 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, announced approval of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA).
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Thu, Oct 24th 2013 09:30 pm
Republican State Sen. Mark Grisanti announced Woodlawn State Beach Park will be receiving $75,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund to help with the Town of Hamburg's pump station conversion project.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 12:40 pm
NU's College of Hospitality and Tourism Management held its 13th annual convocation in Alumni Chapel. Sponsored by the Maid of the Mist Corp., the convocation is the college's showcase event, during which it annually honors national and international leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 12:35 pm
The Auxiliary of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will hold a sale of gently worn men's and women's coats, jackets, suits and sweaters, and gently used ladies' purses from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 12:35 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, is applauding Tuesday's signing of the 2 percent agricultural assessment cap approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. This legislation, which Ceretto voted to pass in June, caps agricultural assessments at 2 percent, which will help reduce costs for New York's family farms.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 12:35 pm
Dang Tuan Pham, M.D., F.A.C.S., will present "Taking Control of Your Weight and Your Life, " a free seminar for those interested in learning about weight-loss surgery, at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at the Staybridge Suites Buffalo-Airport, 8005 Sheridan Drive, Clarence.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 12:35 pm
Lockport Community Television will conduct its next orientation session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 293 Niagara St., Lockport. These are the final sessions available until 2014.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 07:00 am
Join Buffalo Audubon Society Naturalist Tom Kerr for a walk along the Niagara River for a search of fall birds at 10 a.m. Nov. 2. Participants should meet at Wolf Creek Canoe Launch parking lot.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 07:00 am
Niagara County Community College will hold its annual fall open house on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on the Sanborn campus located at 3111 Saunders Settlement Road.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 07:00 am
More African-Americans get colorectal cancer and die from it than any other ethnic or racial group.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2013 07:00 am
Children ages 7-12 are invited to celebrate Veterans Day at the History Center of Niagara County on Monday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program will commemorate the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination by allowing children to experience what American life was like 50 years ago.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 04:10 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently completed improvements to its main entrance to enhance patient and visitor access.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:40 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, has announced legislation (S.1952 of 2013) he co-sponsored to limit the annual increase in agricultural assessments to 2 percent has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:40 pm
On Saturday, Nov. 2, Old Fort Niagara will offer culinary buffs a rare chance to prepare an elaborate period meal in an 18th century kitchen. The four-hour workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the boulangerie of the French Castle.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:35 pm
The Buffalo Niagara Travel Professionals' November meeting will feature guest speaker Dottie Gallagher-Cohen, president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the region's employer-funded economic development organization and the regional chamber of commerce.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:30 pm
HARBORcenter President John Koelmel made several announcements regarding hockey programming at HARBORcenter, including the hiring of Kevyn Adams as vice president and director of the HARBORcenter Academy of Hockey, a premier hockey training and development program at the complex.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:25 pm
Summit Life Outreach Center will hold a major fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6:15 p.m. at Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:25 pm
The First Niagara Foundation and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra are presenting the Music for Youth concert series. Nearly 40,000 students from across Western New York in grades K-12 will participate in the program over the course of the season.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:25 pm
Enuel "Matthew" Caraballo, a Niagara University freshman from Brooklyn, will receive the 2013 Overcoming Obstacles Student Achievement Award from the Community for Education Foundation at a dinner to be held at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 03:20 pm
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, announced Monday he secured funding for the Town of Evans that will be used for environmental, public safety and parks and recreation projects that will enhance and improve conditions in the community, while at the same time accomplish budgetary relief and increase efficiency.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 07:00 am
The Village of Lewiston issued a proclamation to Town of Lewiston Superintendent of Highways Doug Janese Monday in recognition of his department's contributions to the village.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 12:50 am
The Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy is immediately accepting applications for its next class of sworn recruits and pre-employment students. The academy runs Jan. 13-May 7, 2014.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 12:50 am
The New York Power Authority will hold its annual "Halloween Spooktacular" on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its admission-free Power Vista, the visitors' center for the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Tue, Oct 22nd 2013 12:50 am
Heritage Christian Services, the Center for Human Services Education and the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities will present "Faith, Hope and Inclusion: Believing Together" on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at St. Stephens-Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wherle Drive, Buffalo.
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Mon, Oct 21st 2013 04:30 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has joined the "Secure Our Smartphones" initiative, also known as "S.O.S.," a groundbreaking international coalition of prosecutors, police chiefs, attorneys general, public officials and consumer activists working to encourage the smartphone industry to implement meaningful solutions to stop the epidemic known as "apple picking" - the theft of popular mobile communications devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Mon, Oct 21st 2013 04:05 pm
In an economy that's still fighting toward recovery, medical technology students have something to smile about.
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Mon, Oct 21st 2013 03:50 pm
Free rides will be offered to all Maid of the Mist passengers on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, with boats operating for two additional days as the season in New York is extended.
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Mon, Oct 21st 2013 07:00 am
The second annual RTB basketball tournament will be held at the Wilson School Gymnasium on Sunday, Oct. 27, beginning at 1 p.m. RTB stands for "Reason to Believe ... in each other." Two Episcopal churches, St. John's in Wilson and St. Andrew's in Burt, are co-sponsoring this event to benefit Niagara Hospice programs for children and youth.
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Sat, Oct 19th 2013 10:00 am
A lesser-known part of the soon-to-be Tuscarora Heroes Monument is a time capsule, which will sit inside one of the pillars for the next 200 hundred years.
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Sat, Oct 19th 2013 07:00 am
The Miracle League of Grand Island and WNY thanked John Sobieski for donating a 150-pound and growing pumpkin to be raffled to benefit the league. Tickets are available at McMahon's Family Restaurant, the Grand Island Moose Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Island Ship Center.
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