Mon, Jul 30th 2012 10:00 am
Ryan Lochte looks to claim his second gold medal of the London Olympics as he swims the 200-meter freestyle Monday night on NBC in primetime. Also in primetime, Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old phenom, makes her individual event gold medal final debut in the 100-meter breaststroke, and Matt Grevers looks to extend Team USA's reign and win the fifth straight gold for the U.S. in the men's 100-meter backstroke.
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Mon, Jul 30th 2012 09:00 am
NBC's two-day primetime average of 35.6 million viewers is the best start to a Summer Olympics on record.
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Mon, Jul 30th 2012 07:00 am
Viatran Corporation of Wheatfield recently presented Niagara Hospice with $8,060, which was raised largely through a Chiavetta's barbecue.
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Mon, Jul 30th 2012 07:00 am
While the communities of Lewiston, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Queenston, Ontario, come to mind when the War of 1812 is mentioned, it was from Youngstown, located in the Town of Porter, that the first families fled in the early morning of Dec. 19, 1813, when the British and attacked and captured Fort Niagara.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 06:20 pm
40.7 million average viewers tops Atlanta opening ceremony; nearly 6 million more than Beijing; and 15 million more than Athens, the last European Olympics
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 11:00 am
"It was really a good time for people," Gordon Deppe says of the 1980s. "A lot of good memories. Positive economics. People were just having fun. It was like 10 years of Halloween, in a way."
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 09:00 am
To prepare for the cats we will be receiving from the Somerset case, the SPCA has planned a weekend-long promotion to help clear some space for the cats that are in desperate need of our care.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:00 am
The Niagara County Sheriff's office believes they know what may have caused the fatal Wilson house explosion earlier this week.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:00 am
Parents of the late Jonathan Miller assembled this week with Lewiston Kiwanis and KeyBank officials to announce the 34th annual Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival 5K Run is Saturday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 08:00 am
Looking for a unique dinner event? Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour has announced that the annual Sheriff Voutour Pig Roast in Lewiston will take place at the Bond Lake Warming House on Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 9 p.m.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:55 am
The Wilson and Ransomville area community came out in force Tuesday evening to show its support for the Johnson family, filling the grandstand at Wilson High School's Walter J. Hutchison Field.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:45 am
Look forward to a day of golf, games and food on Wednesday, Aug. 1. That day, the Niagara Police Athletic League will hold its seventh annual "Great Niagara Steakout" at the Hyde Park Golf Course and Oasis.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:20 am
Ten years after its inaugural TopSpin exhibition, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is mounting a retrospective exhibition featuring all 29 of the artists who have exhibited in the series over the past decade. "TOPSPIN 10/The Ten Year TopSpin Retrospective" will open with a 2 p.m. reception on Sunday, Aug. 5.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:00 am
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County has always worked to better the community through local environmental and health research education.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 07:00 am
Law enforcement came out in numbers Sunday to go to bat for children with special needs.
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Sat, Jul 28th 2012 05:00 am
Day 1 of the 2012 London Olympic Games begins Saturday with an expected head-to-head showdown between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in primetime on NBC, as they contend for the gold in the men's 400 meter individual medley. Phelps' and Lochte's qualifying heats will air on NBC live beginning at 5 a.m.
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Fri, Jul 27th 2012 07:30 pm
NBC Olympics, a division of NBC Universal, will offer U.S. viewers unprecedented digital and social media Olympics coverage when the Games of the XXX Olympiad commence Friday in London.
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Fri, Jul 27th 2012 03:00 pm
Paddles Up Niagara, the signature event of the Niagara River Greenway Commission, will take place Saturday, July 28, at Beaver Island State Park.
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Fri, Jul 27th 2012 08:10 am
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, was joined Thursday by Assemblyman Steve Hawley, R-Batavia, Shelby Supervisor Merle Draper, Ridgeway Supervisor Brian Napoli and Medina Mayor Andrew Meier to announce that they were able to get the funding for the Bates Road Project restored by the New York Department of Transportation.
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Fri, Jul 27th 2012 08:10 am
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, announced Thursday his candidacy for re-election in the newly drawn 145th District. Ceretto, who took office 18 months ago, pledged to continue his efforts to transform state government, help rebuild Western New York's economy and create jobs.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 02:35 pm
Sean Conlin, a former Niagara County 4-Her from Lockport, recently took third place in the Chuck Wagon Challenge to benefit the Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, N.Y.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 02:30 pm
Niagara County Community College will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend with plenty of balloons rising into the sky, as well as three days of activities and entertainment.
Balloons Over Niagara returns to the campus, July 27 to 29, repeating the excitement of 25 hot air balloons taking to the sky in 2008 to celebrate the county's bicentennial.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 02:15 pm
Three members of the Johnson family, who were injured in a house explosion in Wilson on Tuesday, are improving from their physical injuries.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 09:45 am
Fresh Air children and host families enjoyed an exhilarating experience at Niagara Falls' American side. The families "soaked up the experience" on the Cave of the Winds tour.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 09:10 am
Historian and author Paul Gromosiak will signing his latest book, "Niagara Falls 1850-2000," from 1 until 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at The Book Corner, 1801 Main St., Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 09:10 am
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, on Wednesday applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing his legislation to help returning servicemen and women find employment.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 09:10 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital will hold its 10th annual "River Run" on Saturday, Aug. 11. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph Bax is the honorary chairman.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 09:00 am
During a joint hearing before the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul, NY-26, joined Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to discuss efforts to help service members transition to civilian life.
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Thu, Jul 26th 2012 07:00 am
Jennifer and John Cooper present an American flag to Michael Beam, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. The flag, which has 15 stars, is a reproduction of the flag in use during the War of 1812.
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Wed, Jul 25th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts was recently recognized as a recipient of two grants awarded through the Arts Niagara Decentralization program.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 04:40 pm
Niagara University Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin has accepted the athletic director position at Virginia Commonwealth University, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 04:15 pm
Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour is releasing additional details connected to the house explosion that occurred Tuesday morning at approximately 6 a.m. at 4972 Chestnut Road, Wilson.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 11:20 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has elected Nancy Gara, vice president and manager of the Power City Office of First Niagara Bank, to a three-year term on its board of directors.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 11:20 am
Twelve criminal justice majors from Niagara University recently joined Assistant Professor Dr. Diana Falco on a three-week study abroad program that examined law enforcement policies in four European countries.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 07:00 am
Gene Colucci of Lewiston received the "Best in Show" award at the first "Super Cruise" car show in conjunction with the Cataract Cruisers of Western New York to benefit the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 07:00 am
New York State Parks officials were joined Monday by State Sen. George Maziarz, Assemblyman John Ceretto and contractors from Ferguson Electric and Wendel Duchscherer to commission electrical upgrades that were recently completed in Old Fort Niagara State Park.
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Tue, Jul 24th 2012 07:00 am
The ALS Association, Upstate New York chapter, announces its annual "Walk to Defeat ALS" on Aug. 4, at Delaware Park - Meadow Drive entrance, Buffalo. The three-mile walk is open to the public and all funds raised will be donated to local efforts.
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Mon, Jul 23rd 2012 05:40 pm
The New York State Senate has given final legislative passage to a bill, co-sponsored by Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, that would expand workforce assistance and training programs for women so they qualify for higher paying careers.
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Mon, Jul 23rd 2012 04:00 pm
Mariah Carey, one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time, has joined "American Idol" as a new judge.
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Mon, Jul 23rd 2012 07:00 am
In September 2010, Mary Forster was diagnosed with stage 4 follicular lymphoma. Since then, Forster has been receiving various tests and treatments. Because she has no medical insurance, her family and friends are holding a benefit to help alleviate the increasing costs.
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