Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
St. John Lutheran Church at Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard in Wheatfield will hold an Election Day ham dinner and holiday gift boutique from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
Numerous activities are planned in Youngstown next weekend in honor of the area's veterans. Included is a dinner and basket raffle in honor of all veterans in the Lewiston-Porter area hosted by the Lewiston-Porter High School Junior ROTC.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
The St. Jude Shrine of Lewiston, 975 Ridge Road, will hold its annual basket auction and craft and bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety of gift baskets, unique crafts, holiday gifts, and bake goods will be featured.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
The ninth annual Holiday Valley Beer and Wine Festival will take place Nov. 10 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Yodeler Lodge in Ellicottville.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
A Veterans Benefits Information Day, sponsored by the Marine Corps League, Bobo Det. and Lewiston No. 2 Volunteer Fire Co., will be held on Sunday, Nov. 11, from noon to 3 p.m. at the firehall, 1705 Saunders Settlement Road.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
Town of Wilson Historian Francis Gallagher will make a special presentation titled "The Cobblestone Corridor: Historical Architecture with a Truly Local and Unique Style" on Monday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Wilson Historical Society Barnum Building, 645 Lake St., Wilson.
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
It's perfectly normal for a student to have difficulties from time to time with one or more subjects in school. And as Kathryn Bone of the Kenmore Huntington Learning Center says, "Many students who did fine with basic reading, writing and math may experience problems as subjects become more complex."
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Mon, Nov 5th 2012 07:00 am
Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara's "Opportunities Got Talent," an annual occasion featuring the aptitudes of individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities through song, dance, theater and comedy in a competitive format, occurred Friday at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine Knights of Columbus Council No. 14622 hosts its fifth annual spaghetti dinner from 4 until 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Shrine is located at 1023 Swann Road, Lewiston.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2012 07:00 am
AAA Members Insurance Agency is seeking applications from local high school seniors for the fifth-annual AAA Insurance Scholarship for Western and Central New York. The deadline for consideration is Dec. 31, and applications are available for download by visiting http://www.AAA.com/Insurance.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2012 07:00 am
YMCA Buffalo Niagara has announces that online registration for the 117th annual YMCA Turkey Trot is now available. The race, held Thanksgiving morning (Thursday, Nov. 22) continues to be a sold out event every year. Online registration is available at www.ymcabuffaloniagara.org and will be available until noon on Nov. 15 or until capacity of 13,000 is reached.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2012 07:00 am
With the winds and rains of Hurricane Sandy pelting on the outside, the Village of Lewiston trustees and Lewiston Town Board met inside Monday at Lewiston Town Hall, and there were degrees of storminess felt at both sides of the table.
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2012 07:00 am
"I'm 73 - and I brag about it," Dotty Gara says. "I was supposed to die when I was 40."
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Sat, Nov 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The Town of Porter Historical Society and the Friends of the Youngstown Free Library will hold a joint meeting on Monday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Village of Youngstown Red Brick School Village Center, 240 Lockport St.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 10:50 pm
While water level conditions in Lake Ontario have changed as a result of heavy rains this past week from Hurricane Sandy, government overseers of water levels in the lake and St. Lawrence River system have elected to stick with their earlier plans.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 10:30 pm
The Town of Lewiston has news with regards to the Academy Park ice rink operations for the upcoming winter season. Leading off, the town reported at its Oct. 22 meeting it had reached agreement with national operator Ice Rinks 2 Go to manage a 60-day operation schedule for this winter at the Academy Park rink.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 09:55 pm
Byblos Hospitality, the new owners of the Holiday Inn Grand Island, is forming an action plan for development of the hotel that it bought at auction last week.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 06:00 pm
As cleanup efforts continue in parts of New York, New Jersey, and other states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, Western New York's hometown television station, WBBZ-TV, has joined with the ME TV network in supporting the work of the American Red Cross. Public service announcements encouraging people to donate to the American Red Cross are on the air locally, and the ME TV network of classic television.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 05:55 pm
Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, every-day stop for coffee and baked goods, will show its support for one of America's most iconic holiday toy collection drives this November through a first-time partnership in Western New York with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves' Toys for Tots program.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 05:50 pm
Barbara J. Fiala, commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and chair of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, on Friday used the occasion of the upcoming end of daylight saving time to remind motorists of the dangers of drowsy driving. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 05:25 pm
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Friday projected the economic damage from Hurricane Sandy could exceed $18 billion for New York state.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 05:15 pm
Brown Electric, an industrial and commercial contractor that provides electrical services throughout Western New York, on Friday unveiled its newly constructed 8,500-square-foot facility at 6421 Campbell Blvd., in the Town of Pendleton.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 09:00 am
Kevin Bacon, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey, James Gandolfini, Al Roker and Jon Stewart are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together." The one-hour live benefit telethon will air Friday, Nov. 2 (8 p.m.), across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.
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Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 07:00 am
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 04:00 pm
An army of more than 53,000 utility workers from around the country, and as far away as Canada, California and Washington state, is joining forces to begin the arduous task of restoring electricity to millions of Americans whose power was interrupted by Hurricane Sandy's massive wake.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 04:00 pm
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the state of New York and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to Hurricane Sandy.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 04:00 pm
Eddie Friel, expert-in-residence in Niagara University's College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, served as a keynote speaker during the inaugural Global Tourism Economy Forum, held Sept. 9-11 in Macau, China.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 11:00 am
Aside from a lot of rain and some branches down, the Town of Niagara and Wheatfield were relatively unscathed by Hurricane Sandy.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 11:00 am
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 07:00 am
The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation is looking for volunteers to wrap gifts at its gift-wrap booth this holiday season. The booth is located inside the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls and is open Dec. 1 to 24 during all mall hours, including holiday hours.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 07:00 am
Get in the spirit for the upcoming holidays on Saturday, Nov. 3, with the eighth annual Niagara Electric Lights Parade on Military Road.
More than 70 units have signed up to participate in the professionally judged parade honoring the town's bicentennial.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 07:00 am
The Town of Niagara's public hearing on its 2013 budget, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was cancelled and rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m.
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 07:00 am
The judge's tallies are in and the winner of the 2012 Niagara River Region Scarecrow Display is The Village Bake Shoppe with "Death By Chocolate."
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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 07:00 am
Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties Inc. is excited to be kicking off Native American Heritage Month with its annual Native American Heritage Celebration and Marketplace on Saturday, Nov. 3, at its office, 1005 Grant St., Buffalo.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2012 09:35 pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius declared a public health emergency for New York on Wednesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall on the East Coast Monday evening. The action will enable the secretary to ensure that beneficiaries of the Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, continue to receive services as the New York communities respond and recover from this emergency.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2012 09:25 pm
The community meeting for former and current residents of Love Canal that had been scheduled for Oct. 29 at the Elks Lodge in Town of Niagara was postponed this week, because several key members of the group were unable to travel due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2012 02:30 pm
On Wednesday, State Sen. Mark Grisanti urged his colleagues in both the Senate and Assembly to quickly pass legislation he introduced in the spring that would create a state registry of criminals convicted of abusing animals and prevent them from getting near another innocent victim.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2012 11:25 am
Check out the entries in our pumpkin contest -- and don't forget to enter for a chance to win some great prizes.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2012 07:00 am
There is no shortage of sweet treats on Halloween, which can often be a nightmare for parents. It may consist of constant bargaining with their kids about how much candy they can consume. Instead of dreading the season, use it as an opportunity to teach your children about leading a healthy lifestyle.
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Wed, Oct 31st 2012 07:00 am
A free family-friendly Halloween alternative event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the Kenan Center Arena, 433 Locust St., Lockport.
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