Tue, Aug 28th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara University has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence grant to host a visiting foreign professor for the fall 2012 semester. Assefa Beyene Bassa, a Ph.D. candidate at Andhra University in India and a lecturer at Dilla University in Ethiopia, will work closely with several sectors on Niagara's campus, especially its College of Education.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
The Family & Friends Down Syndrome Association Niagara Inc. announces the 16th annual Buddy Walk of Buffalo Niagara, a benefit for people with Down syndrome, will be held Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
ISDA No. 269 Volare Lodge, 5615 Kies Ave., Niagara Falls, is sponsoring its third annual "Festa Italiano Dinner Dance" on Sept. 29.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is recruiting volunteers to join the fall "Shoreline Sweep" on Saturday, Sept. 22. "Sweep up" from 9 a.m. to noon at one of more than 25 parks and green spaces along the Buffalo Niagara shorelines.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
"The plans are finally in place for our first county-wide Diabetes Screening Day," announced Claudia Kurtzworth, regarding the diabetes prevention initiative spearheaded by the Niagara County Department of Health and the Niagara County Diabetes Coalition.
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Mon, Aug 27th 2012 07:00 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital will conduct its third annual "CardioCraze" on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Academy Park in the Village of Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 04:25 pm
INTERVIEW: The Machine headlines the Aug. 28 "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:20 am
Members of the Lions Club in Wilson, Youngstown and Lewiston Lions held their annual golf tournament fundraiser for the blind on June 8 at the Willow Brook Golf Course.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:10 am
Advance ride tickets are now available for the Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival. They are good for all three days of the event, and will provide 50 percent savings for all rides. A strip of 14 tickets costs $22, and one ticket is good for one ride. Tickets must be purchased by the morning of Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:10 am
The Lewiston Kiwanis Club seeks entries for the annual Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival Parade. The parade will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 08:10 am
This year's Lewiston Kiwanis Club Peach Festival Cheerleading Competition will be held on Friday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m. in Academy Park.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara County weather has been nothing if not extreme this year. Rapid changes include warm winter transforming to sudden cold in March and April, and the onset of one of the driest summers to date.
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Fri, Aug 24th 2012 07:00 am
The American Red Cross is planning two local blood drives this weekend.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 10:00 pm
Highwire artist Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls on Thursday, Aug. 23, to update the media about his plans to open a daredevil museum. It was Wallenda's first trip back to the area since he crossed over the falls to Canada on June 15.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:55 am
Visitors to this weekend's Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival are advised that Center Street in the Village of Lewiston will be closed to vehicular traffic from the intersection of Center and Seventh streets west to Center and Fourth streets. The Center Street stretch will close at 5 a.m., Friday, Aug. 24, and reopen Sunday, Aug. 26, at 1 a.m.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:50 am
On Thursday, Aug. 23, only, from noon to 8 p.m., the Niagara County SPCA will feature a pick your own adoption fee promotion just for the cats rescued from the recent Somerset hoarding case.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:45 am
The SPCA is usually all about the animals - like Gabby, shown in the photo at right, taking a cooling dip in a plastic pool.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:45 am
About 80 percent of the roads in the Town of Niagara will be repaved in a five-year plan proposed by Supervisor Steve Richards at Tuesday's Town Board meeting.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:40 am
Hospice and Palliative Care Group Inc. President and CEO John Lomeo has announced the 2012-13 HPCG, Niagara Hospice, Niagara Hospice Alliance, and Palliative Home Care of Niagara boards of directors.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:35 am
The War of 1812 comes alive at Old Fort Niagara over Labor Day weekend as the historic site presents its annual War of 1812 Encampment.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:35 am
The third time is certainly a charm for the Eternal Brothers Motorcycle Club. The club recently hosted the third annual Elizabeth Bondi Memorial Bike Run in support of the programs and services of Niagara Hospice.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:30 am
Local historians Paul Gromosiak and Christopher Stoianoff, writers of "Niagara Falls 1850-2000," will sign copies of their new book on Monday, Aug. 27, from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:30 am
Niagara University is again ranked as one of the best colleges in the Northeast, according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. It is one of 222 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its "Best in the Northeast" section of its website feature, "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region," that posted Aug. 20 on www.PrincetonReview.com.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 08:25 am
Nik Wallenda will be back in town on Thursday, Aug. 23, for the first time since his historic walk over Niagara Falls. He will join State Sen. George Maziarz and Assemblyman John Ceretto at Niagara Falls State Park to discuss his visit and what's next for him.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 07:50 am
Fifth annual 5k/10k road race expected to draw more than 1,500 participants and raise more than $150,000.
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Thu, Aug 23rd 2012 07:30 am
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 10:10 am
Niagara University Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season.
Steven Braddock, director of Niagara University Theatre said, "This season, you will find two Tony Award-winning musicals, three laugh-out-loud comedies by Neil Simon, Steve Martin (yes - that banjo strumming comedian) and Moliere, and a dark and lyrical mystery. In addition, our annual student-directed short play festival will offer comedies, dramas and everything in between. Also, our theater student group, the NU Players, will test their wings by entirely producing a contemporary adult drama about the searing effect of war on relationships."
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 09:35 am
(readMedia) On Monday, the 2.5 million member New York State AFL-CIO announced endorsements of candidates running for State Senate and Assembly. The endorsements took place at the State Federation's 32nd Constitutional Convention.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 09:35 am
Rep. Kathy Hochul, along with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Louise Slaughter and Rep. Brain Higgins, sent a letter Monday to Joshua Gotbaum, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pressing him and the agency to meet with the Delphi salaried retirees.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 08:55 am
A surgical team at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Monday performed Niagara County's first-ever da Vinci Single-Site cholecystectomy. The patient's gallbladder was removed through one tiny incision in the belly button or navel, making the procedure virtually scarless.
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Tue, Aug 21st 2012 08:55 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced Monday that it will be providing primary care services to former patients of Dr. Matthew A. Bennett.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 07:15 pm
Series will follow a husband and father of three from New York dealing with family, career and challenges loosely drawn from Fox's real life.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 04:40 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, sent a letter Monday to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to express his concerns over the legislative leader's support for Assembly bill 10807, which would allow illegal aliens who "meet certain criteria" to receive higher education subsidies at taxpayer expense.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 04:30 pm
To foster its goal of preventing the further spread of wildlife rabies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's wildlife services program has begun its 2012 distribution of oral rabies vaccine baits in select areas along the East Coast. This effort seeks to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 03:30 pm
The annual Newfane Town Celebration kicked off Friday night with Main Street filled with motorcycles for Bike Night. Lots of bikes on the street with some great custom and stock machines, old and new, along with perfect weather, brought a large crowd out to see the bikes, visit with friends and find a bite to eat.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 11:55 am
On Aug. 21, the U.S. Border Patrol, Buffalo Sector, will conduct a change of command ceremony at the Niagara Falls Air Base Theater. This formal affair involves the swearing-in of Chief Patrol Agent Brian S. Hastings as chief of the Buffalo Sector.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 11:50 am
Michael W. Cropp, MD, president and CEO of Independent Health, has been named the 2012 Buffalo Niagara Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 11:40 am
Assemblyman Dennis Gabryzak, D-Cheektowaga, and State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-North Buffalo, announced Monday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law legislation that would require cities and employers of firefighters to provide emergency escape systems for all firefighters.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 07:00 am
This year's Lewiston Jazz Festival will take place on Friday, Aug. 24, from 5 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 25, from noon to 10 p.m. on Center Street. Admission, parking, and shuttles to the festival from Artpark's lower level parking lot are all free.
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Mon, Aug 20th 2012 07:00 am
The Mighty Niagara Half Marathon will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 9 a.m. in conjunction with the Hospice Dash 5K Walk/Run. The half marathon, which was added to the event in 2011 (and had a turnout of more than 1,000 participants), has been expanded this year. The event will include more live bands and music, a new website at www.mightyniagarahalfmarathon.com, and a new name.
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