Tue, Sep 4th 2012 02:55 pm
Friends and family of Crystal Walker will hold a benefit in memory of her daughter, Isabella Sara Tennant, on Monday, Sept. 10, at The Evening Star Concert Hall, 8810 Niagara Falls Blvd., LaSalle.
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Tue, Sep 4th 2012 01:40 pm
On Friday evening, Sept. 14, The United States Navy Band Great Lakes Wind Ensemble will be joined onstage at Old Fort Niagara by members of the Marine Forces Reserve Band, The Royal Canadian Navy Band and the U.S. Coast Guard Band for a special concert commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the upcoming bicentennial of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
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Tue, Sep 4th 2012 01:35 pm
Anu and Komal Chandan, M.D., Russell Hurlburt and John Percy have been named co-chairs of The 2013 Premier, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's annual black tie dinner and entertainment gala.
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Tue, Sep 4th 2012 01:10 pm
The Kiwanis Aktion clubs of Western New York will hold their first regional conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew.
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Tue, Sep 4th 2012 07:00 am
Darien Lake will celebrate our American heroes on Sept. 8 and 9. Theme park guests can check out special entertainment and vehicles that are used by the heroes that keep America safe.
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Mon, Sep 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The 55th Niagara County Peach Festival takes over Academy Park from Sept. 7 to 9. Presented annually by the Kiwanis Club of Lewiston, this festival is both a celebration of Niagara County's most famous harvest - its peaches - and one that is just pure family fun.
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Mon, Sep 3rd 2012 07:00 am
Dunkin' Donuts has announced plans for sustained growth and expansion in Western New York during the grand opening of a new restaurant in Tonawanda.
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Mon, Sep 3rd 2012 07:00 am
The Buffalo Society of Artists 116th annual Catalogue Exhibition opens Sept. 21 at the NACC.
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Sat, Sep 1st 2012 12:20 pm
Extends registration deadline; free tour offers decision makers from Western New York and Southern Ontario a look at economic development highlights in Niagara County and first look at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute.
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Sat, Sep 1st 2012 07:00 am
A pair of Grand Island High School alumni are lending their expertise to the ongoing Grand Island Mural Project.
The project, to paint a giant mural on the back of the Grand Island Plaza facing Baseline Road, has received commitments from Grand Island High School Class of 1969 alumni Terry Klaaren and Stan Clifford that the organizer of the project Corey McGowan believes will make the concept a reality.
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Sat, Sep 1st 2012 07:00 am
Robert Christmann, Grand Island superintendent of schools, will serve as the honorary chairperson of this year's Grand Island CROP Walk. The Sunday, Oct. 14, event aims to help stop hunger and poverty on Grand Island and around the world.
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Sat, Sep 1st 2012 07:00 am
Residents and passersby have wondered what is going on with 700 Center St., the former Amy K's Mystick Korner in Lewiston. A new addition was added to the historic building's east side in the spring, and construction appeared to be moving right along. But recently, the project has been noticeably delayed.
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Sat, Sep 1st 2012 07:00 am
Leave the driving and parking to the pros.
The Lewiston Kiwanis Club has good news for those who, in years past, might've been leery about traveling to the Niagara County Peach Festival (think congested roads and not nearly enough parking spaces). For this year's event, the organization is utilizing two Gray Line shuttles, which will transport patrons to and from the Peach Festival at no charge.
Peach Festival guests can park in lots A and B of the upper Artpark plateau (off Portage Road), and receive a free ride to Academy Park. Shuttles will run every 10 to 15 minutes, depending on traffic.
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Sat, Sep 1st 2012 07:00 am
Over the past year, YMCA Buffalo Niagara has successfully assisted more than 100 Western New Yorkers in their battle with diabetes. By taking part in a 16-week diabetes prevention program, participants saw a positive change in their heath. This program was such a success that a need arose to expand the offering.
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Fri, Aug 31st 2012 07:00 am
Members of the Wheatfield Lions Club are inviting local residents to the Five Senses Nature Park at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, as they dedicate the park at 6535 Ward Road, Sanborn, in honor of the late Lion Henry Scibisz.
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Fri, Aug 31st 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara Small Business Development Center at Niagara County Community College, in conjunction with the Pathstone Corporation, the Workforce Literacy Training Program, the Lockport Public Library and Lockport Main Street, Inc., are presenting two workshops on using eBay for business.
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Fri, Aug 31st 2012 07:00 am
Two community CPR classes will be taught by Alan Stevens on Sept. 11 at Town of Niagara's Calvin K. Richards Senior/Youth Activity Center in Veterans Memorial Park on Lockport Road.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 10:45 pm
Niagara County Republican Chairman Michael J. Norris released the following statement Thursday evening from the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, where he was awaiting Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's acceptance speech:
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 10:35 pm
Artpark & Company has hosted many notable musicians as part of its "Tuesday in the Park" concert series. The Lewiston performing arts venue has hosted hit-makers, Grammy winners, television and film actors and even a "Dancing with the Stars" contestant. ... But ...
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 05:05 pm
The Niagara University class of 2016 arrives on Monteagle Ridge Friday morning, and what a welcome they will receive.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:25 pm
It was another beautiful summer evening, Thursday, Aug. 16, when four civic groups met at Five Senses Park on Ward Road to enjoy Wheatfield Lions Club's annual steak roast.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:20 pm
The Niagara County Board of Elections at 111 Main St., Suite 100, Lockport, will be open extended hours on the following dates for absentee balloting for the Sept. 13 primary election:
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:20 pm
The St. Jude Shrine of Lewiston, 975 Ridge Road in Lewiston, will hold a yard sale and basket auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:20 pm
Aug. 1 marked the kickoff to a national effort called "Feds Feed Families." The 914th Airlift Wing made it a personal challenge to raise more than 1,000 pounds of food to support families struggling with the economic downturn.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:20 pm
State Assembly candidate Robert M. Restaino was joined Aug. 17 by the Western New York congressional delegation at a campaign rally at the Town of Niagara Active Hose Volunteer Fire Co. to outline his platform of responsible economic development and common sense reform of New York's Medicaid and education systems.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:15 pm
The party isn't over in the Town of Niagara.
This Saturday, Wegmans on Military Road will offer its own salute to the town's bicentennial celebration with its version of a "Town of Niagara BBQ" to finish off the summer season.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:15 pm
For the second time since he was elected, Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe sought approval Monday for expanding the supervisor's term of office to four years and limiting each supervisor to a maximum of two terms.
Once again, his request for a second on his motion was met by silence from the members of the Town Board.
Cliffe said he had tried to change the individual board members' minds on the matter since he brought it up in his first year in office.
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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 04:15 pm
Volunteers are needed by The Dale Association to serve as long-term care ombudsmen, working as advocates for residents at 15 nursing homes in Niagara County, including Northgate and Elderwood at Crestwood in Wheatfield.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 01:20 pm
The final "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor" weekend, presented by M&T Bank, at the Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf, will feature The J. Geils Band on Friday, Aug. 31, and LL Cool J on Saturday, Sept. 1.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 12:45 pm
John and Hope Comerford, formerly of Lewiston, now of Buffalo, will be the featured honorees at the 13th annual "Good Works Gala" of the Mount St. Mary's Foundation. The black-tie gala, with a theme of "An Evening in Paris," will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Niagara Falls Country Club, 505 Mountain View Drive in Lewiston.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 12:45 pm
Though there were many carrousel companies during the "Golden Age" of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, only a handful are considered to have been major manufacturers. One of these was undoubtedly the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, or PTC.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 12:40 pm
Niagara County Republican Chairman Michael J. Norris released an audio statement Tuesday afternoon, telephoning directly from the floor of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., moments after delegates formally selected Gov. Mitt Romney as the Republican Party's presidential nominee.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 12:40 pm
Beginning Sept. 19, Border Community SERVICE of Niagara University is hosting a free CERT training course at Cambria Fire Co., 4631 Cambria-Wilson Road, Cambria (Lockport). Classes run for nine consecutive Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., culminating with a disaster simulation on Nov. 14.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 12:40 pm
This week's "Fridays on Old Falls" concert series finale is being extended to feature two Western New York bands, Studio 54 and Lakeside Blues Band, on Friday, Aug. 31, on Old Falls Street, USA's, middle block. Each will present full-length three-hour shows throughout the evening, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and ending at 11 p.m.
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Wed, Aug 29th 2012 12:35 pm
The annual Brothers of Mercy Bavarian Fest and 5K Race will be held on Friday, Sept. 14. The fest begins at 5:30 p.m., and the race starts at 6:30 p.m.
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Tue, Aug 28th 2012 09:15 am
Ladies, this one's for you.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will host the second annual "Ladies Night Out: Women's Health & Wellness Expo" from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at The Conference & Event Center, 101 Old Falls St., Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Aug 28th 2012 09:15 am
Niagara's foremost leadership-training organization is partnering with Niagara University to offer all former, current and future Leadership Niagara participants an opportunity to earn three college credits based on their LN experience.
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Tue, Aug 28th 2012 09:15 am
Louise Hines, R.N., center, of Niagara Falls, has been awarded the Ruth and William O. Sass Nursing Scholarship for 2012-13.
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Tue, Aug 28th 2012 09:15 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto has received the endorsement of the New York State United Teachers in his bid for re-election to the State Assembly.
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Tue, Aug 28th 2012 09:00 am
State Sen. George Maziarz recently received high ratings from both The Business Council and Unshackle Upstate in preparation for this fall's election. Maziarz received a 90 out of 100 from The Business Council and an 88 out of 100 from Unshackle Upstate.
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