Wed, May 1st 2013 11:45 am
An open session meeting of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, which will include CFA status reports; a "Buffalo Billion" update; and presentations on the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Cleaner Greener Communities Sustainability Plan for Western New York, Path Through History's heritage tourism marketing plan and New York State "Work for Success" Employment Initiative.
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Wed, May 1st 2013 11:45 am
Modern Recycling of Model City (Lewiston) and Daemen College in Amherst announce a collaboration to recycle food waste and raise awareness about the value of composting as part of International Compost Awareness Week, May 6-12 (http://compostingcouncil.org/icaw).
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Wed, May 1st 2013 11:45 am
Calling all Lewiston residents with a green thumb: The Lewiston GardenFest is looking for interested homeowners who are willing to showcase their private gardens during this year's annual event, to be held Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23.
Residents do not need to showcase their entire yard, but instead can choose a section they wish to highlight.
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Wed, May 1st 2013 08:35 am
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Congressman Brian Higgins joined Erie Community College and regional workforce development officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of ECC's new, state-of-the-art One-Stop Career Training Center inside its North Campus Gleasner Hall on Tuesday.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 09:10 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, is putting pressure on the Assembly to, as he calls it, "stop protecting their own corrupt members and allow two government reform bills to come to the floor for a vote."
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 04:05 pm
In order to encourage greater voter participation, shorten waits and lines at polling places, and expand voting access for all New Yorkers, Speaker Sheldon Silver and Chair of the Election Law Committee Michael Cusick today joined with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to announce the Assembly's intention to pass legislation (A.689-A) instituting early voting in New York state.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 04:00 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York is approaching a record-breaking year for television production in the state, with television production companies echoing a resounding chorus of "I Love New York." From CBS to Home Box Office to NBCUniversal, more and more television producers are choosing New York as the place to bring their business.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 03:30 pm
The New York Energy Highway Task Force has announced the availability of a progress report - the New York Energy Highway Blueprint Update - affirming that all of the actions called for in the comprehensive blueprint plan to upgrade and modernize the state's energy infrastructure are underway and moving forward on or ahead of the aggressive schedules set for them.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 03:30 pm
Overtime earnings at state agencies rose nearly 11 percent in 2012 to $529 million, escalating a trend that began in 2009, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 03:05 pm
PHOTOS: A Youngstown marina owner and jetboat operators from Idaho made history Saturday in the Niagara River gorge. In the process, they drew the attention of the U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security and the Niagara Parks Police Service in Ontario, Canada.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:35 pm
Pre-orders are due May 2 for Mother's Day flowers and arrangements shaped by members of the Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse of Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara. Orders can be picked up on May 10 or 11 in Wheatfield or May 10 in Lockport.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:35 pm
Niagara University's College of Education is playing a prominent role in a new statewide faculty development initiative affiliated with New York's Race to the Top federal program.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:35 pm
The Kiwanis Club of Lewiston presented a $5,000 check to the Mount St. Mary's Foundation for the hospital's Steve Washuta Cardiac Center. The funds were raised at the club's annual clambake, which was held last summer.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:35 pm
A number of Lewiston volunteers recently gathered at Susan Geissler's art studio in Youngstown to inspect the larger-than-life-size clay models of the Tuscarora Heroes Monument.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:30 pm
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, has urged his colleagues in both the Senate and Assembly to act on legislation he introduced last year that would create a state registry of all criminals convicted of abusing animals. He said this is an effort to prevent these individuals from gaining access to another innocent victim.
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:30 pm
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Tue, Apr 30th 2013 01:30 pm
Hilbert College has selected Vincent O. Hanley, a partner at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, to receive the Hilbert College Medal at the institute's commencement exercises May 11 at the Wesleyan Church of Hamburg.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 01:20 pm
If your mind wanders off at times to a tropical fantasy of drifting in a sailboat just off a Caribbean island covered in white sand beaches, coconut palm trees, a beautiful sunset and the music of Jimmy Buffett and steel drums coming from a thatched-roof tiki bar on the shore, you might be a Parrot Head.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 12:40 pm
More than 220 volunteers from Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center and the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence were honored at the annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, April 25, at the Niagara Falls Country Club.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 12:25 pm
Niagara University's College of Business Administration presented awards to five business leaders, alumni and students during its 23rd annual Business Appreciation and Accounting Banquet, held April 25 at the at the Buffalo Marriott.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 09:15 am
Police agencies from Western New York and Southern Ontario will honor the memories of law enforcement personnel who gave their lives in the line of duty during the 16th annual Niagara County Police Appreciation Day Interfaith Memorial Service on Thursday, May 16. The service will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 400 Ridge St., Lewiston.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 09:10 am
On Saturday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman marked the sixth annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day by visiting take-back sites at the Crossgates Mall in Albany, and the Yonkers Police Department - 2nd Precinct in Yonkers, and urging New Yorkers to disposed of unused drugs at these sites, and at drop boxes that are now available across the state year-round.
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 09:10 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, has announced he will continue his efforts to increase certain penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals and is urging his colleagues in the New York State Legislature to pass legislation that has been deemed "Phoenix's Law."
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Mon, Apr 29th 2013 07:00 am
Apprentices from Iron Workers Local 9 donated their time to repair the railings and fire escape at the Historic Opera Hall in Lewiston. The building is owned by the Sacarissa Bell Rose Lodge - Independent Order of Odd Fellows, whose members have been meeting there since the mid-1800s.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2013 11:00 am
The YBPA has chosen Melloni's Market Place as the 2013 Youngstown Business of the Year. Melloni's is located at 200 Lockport St., and has been a welcome addition to the community in the two years since it opened.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2013 10:55 am
New York State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-Buffalo, and New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-WF-Buffalo, announced they will be introducing bipartisan legislation to dissolve the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority - the PBA. Under current state law, if the authority is dissolved, management of the Peace Bridge will transfer over to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2013 07:00 am
For those who enjoy an old-fashioned Gospel crusade meeting, the staff of Joshua Revolution is presenting "The Field of Miracles: The Return," Friday, Aug. 9, through Sunday, Aug. 11, at Sal Maglie Stadium, 1200 Hyde Park Blvd., Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2013 07:00 am
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce will honor 10 businesses and individuals at the annual Chamber Awards Gala on Friday, May 17, at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2013 07:00 am
With the annual Smelt Festival right around the corner, I thought I would give you a little background on how it started. Make note: I was there at the beginning, so my story is accurate!
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 05:30 pm
Leadership Niagara's 24th annual awards luncheon brought 180 regional leaders together at the Niagara Falls Conference & Events Center on Friday, April 26, to honor four individuals and organizations who exemplified the organization's mission and core values.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 05:05 pm
A potential new treatment strategy for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is on the horizon, thanks to research by neuroscientists now at the University at Buffalo's Hunter James Kelly Research Institute and their colleagues in Italy and England.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 05:05 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, issued the following statement Friday following the passage of legislation ending sequester furloughs for air traffic controllers:
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 03:20 pm
The Niagara County Builders Association's annual Parade of Homes Show will kick off on Saturday, May 4. The event is free and open to the public. Five builders will present seven houses in the Niagara County and Grand Island areas over the course of three weekends.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 02:25 pm
Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick reminds residents that the annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is on Saturday, April 27, and several sites across Erie County will accept medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 02:15 pm
The Father's Day Classic Car Show and Lawn Mower Race, benefiting the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Grand Island, will be held again this year on West River Parkway at Long Road, Sunday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 07:00 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, will receive the 2013 Liberty Bell Award, the highest award that is bestowed at the Annual Law Day Luncheon of the Bar Association of Erie County.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 07:00 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto is teaming up with the Firemen's Association of the State of New York to help promote this year's statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment drive, Recruit NY, which will take place at firehouses across the state on April 27-28.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2013 12:30 am
Earlier this week, U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter congratulated Sunnking, a local e-recycling business, on winning the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Quality Award for work in dismantling, refurbishing and recycling electronic waste.
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Thu, Apr 25th 2013 03:45 pm
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the nationally recognized Clothesline Project exhibit will be on display through Friday, April 26, at the Niagara County Community College, Sanborn campus, Student Center, Room G201.
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Thu, Apr 25th 2013 03:40 pm
With spring finally seeming to warm up, plans are in the works to reopen Wheatfield's Farmers Market.
At Monday's Town Board meeting, the board approved moving the market to the front of Town Hall, instead of the rear parking area between the Community Center and Youth Center. Town Attorney Bob O'Toole said the market's vendors expressed strong preference for the new location that will be immediately visible to those approaching Town Hall at 2800 Church Road. Parking will remain in the rear of Town Hall. The change, for safety reasons, must be approved by the St. Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Co.
O'Toole said an opening day for the market has yet to be set.
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