Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:05 pm
The Buffalo Sabres are auctioning off a set of game-worn jerseys from the 2011-12 season. The online auction, which is set to end Monday, features both home and away jerseys worn by Sabres players.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 pm
Niagara University has announced it will relocate a portion of its Institute for Civic Engagement operations to the historic Park Place neighborhood, adjacent to downtown Niagara Falls. Within this office, located at 640 Park Place, will be the university's flagship community-based program, ReNU Niagara.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
The Wheatfield Town Board on Monday authorized Supervisor Bob Cliffe to contact the state Department of Transportation seeking an earlier date for improvement of Niagara Falls Boulevard in the town.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Ever wonder what it would be like to smack somebody with a pie like in the old slapstick comedies?
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Hundreds of local businesses, community groups, hospitals, towns and schools will be wearing red on Feb. 1 to help raise awareness and funds to fight the number one killer of women - cardiovascular disease.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
LaSalle Pride Inc., in conjunction with the LaSalle Library, will present a lecture on Griffon Manor at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, in the library's second floor meeting room, 8728 Buffalo Ave.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
The New York Power Authority will display historic photos and projects focusing on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation during Black History Month in February at its admission-free visitors center, the Power Vista, 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
VA Western New York Healthcare System will celebrate African American History Month with events throughout February taking place in Freedom Hall, Room 301, 3495 Bailey Ave., Buffalo.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University's Family Business Center will hold its February breakfast forum Tuesday, from 7 to 9:30 a.m., at the Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main St., Snyder. William Wadsworth of Planned Futures Financial Group will speak on "The New Healthcare Laws and Changes that Business Owners Need to Know."
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
Niagara County Community College will offer a financial aid seminar for current and prospective students from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9, as part of the State University of New York Statewide Student Financial Aid Days.
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Fri, Feb 1st 2013 07:00 am
At its annual general meeting, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, the binational entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool Rapids and Lewiston-Queenston bridges between Canada and the U.S., elected its slate of officers for 2013.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:25 pm
At the January Board meeting of the Niagara USA Chamber, elections were held to fill open positions. Christian Boron from M&T Bank was elected the as chairman, a position previously held by Kevin Schuler from LP Ciminelli.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:20 pm
The government/private sector commission charged with cutting back redundancies in government will begin work soon, now that the panel's membership has been finalized, Niagara County Legislature leaders announced Thursday.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:20 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-C-Lewiston, will introduce legislation to legalize mixed martial arts in New York. The sport is expected to generate more than $5.2 million in economic activity a year in Western New York, plus additional revenue for the state. Currently, MMA is regulated and recognized by 36 out of 44 states that have athletic commissions, including California, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:20 pm
This year "tooth fairies" will be guiding more than 800 children and parents through the award-winning Teddy Bear Clinic onto dental cleanings and treatment at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine's 12th annual "Give Kids a Smile Day."
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:15 pm
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly led his team to the Super Bowl four consecutive times - a record that will be hard to match for future generations. The Bills, however, lost all four games. Since then, Kelly has never watched highlights of any of those games, he tells "CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood" in an interview to be broadcast Sunday, Feb. 3 (9 a.m.), on CBS.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:15 pm
The phrase "lucky dog" will have added meaning this February at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, as the casino hosts and sponsors "Wags, Whiskers & Wines," a fundraiser to benefit the Niagara County SPCA. The event takes place Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Bear's Den Showroom.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:10 pm
CBS Sports lead NFL analyst, New York Giants Super Bowl XXI MVP and 15-year NFL veteran Phil Simms, along with his play-by-play partner, Jim Nantz host a true football lovers show in unveiling the "Phil Simms All-Iron Team: Super Bowl Edition" on Sunday, Feb. 3 (1 p.m.), prior to "The Super Bowl Today" on the CBS Television Network.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:10 pm
When Allan Herschell first began producing carrousels in the 1880s, he was fortunate to have a local population of talented carvers to draw his workforce from. Over the decades, advances in technology brought first metal and then fiberglass animals, and the hand-carved horse became a thing of the past. While modern animals undoubtedly offer a number of technological advantages, the beauty and craftsmanship of the hand-carved horses from the golden age of carrousels are unmatched.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 06:20 pm
Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta spent Tuesday night in the hospital and was released earlier Wednesday. Currently, he's at home and will not be traveling to Boston for the team's game against the Bruins Thursday night.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 01:55 pm
The January/February 2013 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray named the Cave of the Winds in Niagara Falls State Park in its "50 Coolest, Craziest, Tastiest Things To Eat, See and Do Before You Kick the Bucket!" feature article.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:15 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has appointed Alicia Scott, RN, MSN, ANP-C, clinical coordinator of its state-designated Stroke Center effective immediately.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:15 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda, presents George Jones on Saturday, June 1, at 8 p.m.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 07:00 am
Sevenson Environmental Services of Niagara Falls has completed a lead remediation project to excavate and remove lead and arsenic contaminated soil from the yards of houses and commercial properties in the Newhall Street neighborhood in Hamden, Conn.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 07:00 am
New York State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced Tuesday that approximately 250,000 New Yorkers who sought help at one of the department's career center locations landed a job in 2012.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 05:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, Congressman Chris Collins and State Sen. George Maziarz attended the Lewiston No. 2 Volunteer Fire Co. installation dinner last weekend.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 02:10 pm
The New Directions Youth and Family Services board of trustees recently held its annual meeting to elect its officers for 2013.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:05 am
A community education program by one of Niagara's leading cardiologists, a free community lipid panel screening, promotion of the "Go Red For Women" awareness campaign of the American Heart Association, and a hospital-wide information event are just some of the activities Mount St. Mary's Hospital is offering as part of "Heart Month" in February.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Members of St. Stephen School Mission Club lovingly decorated special placemats to be given to incarcerated men and women, through the Kairos prison ministry.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announces a free rabies clinic will be held from 3 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at North Buffalo Community Center, 203 Sanders Road, Buffalo.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University hosted the first EMS Niagara Conference on Jan. 26. It provided advanced training to more than 80 emergency medical service professionals and volunteers.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 pm
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Monday his office has finalized plans to implement a statewide fiscal monitoring system that would publicly identify local governments experiencing financial strain.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 10:50 am
Lockport Community Television will hold its first orientation session of 2013 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at its studio, 293 Niagara St. Learn about opportunities at LCTV during this session. Those interested can sign up for the next round of video production workshops.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association seeks candidates for its 2013 "Distinguished Alumni Award." Any Lewiston-Porter graduate of at least five years or more is eligible.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres have announced the return of their "Bowl-A-Rama" celebrity bowling tournament, an event that allows fans to bowl with their favorite Sabres players, alumni and broadcast personalities. The event, in its second year, will once again benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation and will include auctions, prizes, live entertainment, and food and beverages, including an open bar.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University's Office of Continuing Education is offering a trio of new courses tailored for current and future health care professionals. All classes begin in March.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 12:00 pm
The issue of grease trap maintenance, or lack thereof, is once again rising to the surface in the Village of Lewiston.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:40 am
Niagara County Legislature Economic Development Committee Chairwoman Kathryn Lance, R-Wheatfield, delivered the following remarks Thursday night at a New York State Public Service Commission hearing at the Amherst Municipal Building, where the PSC was taking public comment regarding a proposal by National Grid to lower customers' bills.
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:40 am
Friday, a local citizens group joined an area resident at the Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center with a message of being "instruments of change."
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Sat, Jan 26th 2013 09:30 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, was reappointed as chairman of the environmental conservation committee and has also been appointed to sit on the finance committee in the New York State Senate.
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