Fri, May 11th 2012 07:00 pm
Daredevil Nik Wallenda participated in a press conference Friday at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, the venue where he'll practice his highwire walk for the next two weeks.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 06:55 pm
The Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation held its second annual Reverse Draw Fundraiser on May 9 and raised nearly $12,000 to benefit The Center for Women at Mount St. Mary's Hospital, a one-stop health care facility for women of all ages.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 06:00 pm
Sponsors of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Gala, gathered for a photo at the Niagara Falls Country Club in preparation for the June 8 event.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 05:55 pm
Before doing battle on the ball diamond, two opposing softball teams joined in a shared effort to honor the memory of one who lost her battle with cancer.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 05:50 pm
The E-ZPass Walk-In Center on Grand Island is one of three in New York that will go out of service on Friday, June 8.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 05:35 pm
Voters in the Niagara-Wheatfield School District will be asked on Tuesday, May 15, to approve a $61.78 million budget for 2012-13 that will lead to a 9.9 percent increase in the tax levy.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 05:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, is teaming up with the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council to announce new training workshops aimed at local job creators.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 05:00 pm
One of the largest regional outdoor writer/communications groups in the world - the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers - will hold their third annual Mega Media Event (referred to as the Cast and Blast) May 13-17 in historic Lewiston.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 05:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, announced Friday the latest Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding to local municipalities. The funds are part of the 2012-13 state budget that Ceretto helped to enact. Niagara County and its local governments are set to receive more than $5 million in CHIPS funding.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 07:00 am
A special exhibit about Germany and the collection of scrapbooks received from the Roland Camann estate will be highlighted at Das Haus Heritage Museum in Bergholz during special open hours for New York Heritage Weekend, May 19 and 20.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 07:00 am
Excitement is building for the 20th annual 10 Mile Garage and Sidewalk Sale in the towns of Lewiston and Porter on June 1 and 2.
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Fri, May 11th 2012 07:00 am
The Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara announces the return of the "Hands-On" Seminar: Window Box, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield (between Sy and Witmer Roads).
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Fri, May 11th 2012 01:00 am
VIDEO: The Niagara Frontier Country Club in Porter will hold an "Open House Golf Tournament" on Saturday, May 19.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 02:55 pm
Diane Perri Roberts, chairwoman of the Lewiston Democratic Committee, announced this week the Democratic candidates for the June 19 Village of Lewiston elections are Therese Mudd, incumbent trustee, and village businessman Dennis Brochey.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 11:55 am
If you weren't at the "I Break Horses"/M83 show this week, you really missed out on one of the coolest local concerts of the year.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 08:40 am
Early Thursday morning, Congresswoman Kathy Hochul joined with Republicans and Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to offer an amendment to the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act to prevent cuts to the Air National Guard and protect installations like the 107th Airlift Wing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:40 am
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Niagara Falls Boys' & Girls' Club Auction, and it is also serving as a homecoming of sorts.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:30 am
Getting ready for the 29th annual Roger W. Andrews Senior Citizen Breakfast, to be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Niagara-Wheatfield High School cafeteria.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:25 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, is sponsoring legislation (A.10082) to help crack down on substance abuse by authorizing local social services to conduct random drug tests of individuals receiving public assistance. Ceretto noted that, under his bill, people who tested positive would still receive welfare benefits as long as they enrolled in a drug- or alcohol-rehabilitation program.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:25 am
At its annual meeting, in conjunction with the Teacher Appreciation Banquet, the Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls Home School Association elected its slate of officers for the 2012-13 academic year.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center gave its nursing staff a National Nurses Week surprise to remember when officials announced the hospital will honor its nurses at the 2013 Premier.
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Thu, May 10th 2012 07:00 am
Only a few individual seats remain for the next two weekends. And this is Lottie and Bernice's fifth time out!
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Wed, May 9th 2012 01:15 pm
The Niagara USA Chamber called on voters across Niagara County Wednesday to support their school budget if it stays within the property tax cap, but defeat those that look to exceed it when they cast their votes on Tuesday, May 15.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 09:50 am
Congresswoman Kathy Hochul applauded a grant Tuesday from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation awarded to University Emergency Medical Services, a nonprofit affiliate of the University at Buffalo, for a program that aims to cut health care costs, create new jobs, and improve overall community health.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
The first Earth Bowl Festival will take place Saturday, June 30, from 4 to 7 p.m., overlooking the scenic Niagara River, at the Riverside Salem United Church of Christ Environmental Cottage on Grand Island.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
Spring has sprung and all things start anew. Why not start a new hobby or vocation in the exciting area of television production? Lockport Community Television will offer its next orientation on Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
The Lewiston Garden Club will hold its perennial plant sale on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Red Brick Municipal Building gym, North Fourth and Onondaga streets.
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Wed, May 9th 2012 07:00 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, was recently thanked by the New York State United Teachers in a mailing sent to residents throughout the assemblyman's district. NYSUT, a grassroots group representing more than 1,200 local teachers unions, praised Ceretto as a "hero" who voted to "defend educators across the state."
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Tue, May 8th 2012 05:35 pm
Students in the Lewiston-Porter Middle School Honor Society are cooking up a tribute to the War of 1812 Bicentennial by hosting a spaghetti dinner on Tuesday, May 15. Proceeds will benefit OFN's educational programming.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 03:35 pm
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University's popular "Meet Me at the CAM" film and lecture series is back for a fourth year with "Paris: La Ville Lumière (The City of Light)." This year's series celebrates the Castellani Art Museum's loan of Pablo Picasso's 1905 drawing, "Leo Stein," for the exhibition "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avant-Garde."
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
The monthly meeting of the River Lea Quilt Guild will take place on Tuesday, May 15. The program will feature Deborah Naybor (Both Your Hands), who will speak about this project, which helps women toward permanent positive changes and self-sufficiency.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
Like to golf just for the fun of it? Looking for a low cost tournament? The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum invites all golfers to its third annual "A-Round and A-Round of Golf" tournament to help support the operation of the museum. Enjoy 18 holes at the Rothland Golf Course in Clarence, part of Fifty-Four flags, Western New York's largest golf property.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
The Buffalo Bonsai Society will present its annual exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 S. Park Ave., Buffalo.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:50 pm
All across New York, museums, zoos and botanical gardens, historic homes, living history museums, arts centers and cultural organizations will offer a fascinating world of art, photography, history, science, pop-culture and more during the first New York State Museum Week (May 31 to June 6).
New York State Museum Week is an "I Love New York" event.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 12:45 pm
Organizers of the Main Street Music & Art Festival will showcase two of the bands participating in the second annual Main Street Music & Art Festival. ZFX and 4th Wall will perform a free show at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at Munjunz, located at 1514 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.
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Tue, May 8th 2012 07:00 am
Town of Niagara Supervisor Steve Richards and Patrick Brown, treasurer of the Town of Niagara Business and Professional Association, recently presented Niagara Falls Elks Lodge No. 346 with a $1,000 donation from the Town of Niagara Charitable Fund.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 04:15 pm
Due to the overwhelming amount of people outside of Niagara Falls inquiring about Niagara's Rising Stars' auditions, Flood the Falls Inc. has decided to extend the talent search to all Niagara County residents 13 years of age and up.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 03:30 pm
Sisters Sophie and Lexi Lindamer received perfect scores on their 2012 NYSSMA Spring Evaluation Festival solos on April 21at Royalton-Hartland. Sophie and Lexi are both students at Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Center and take private lessons at Lewiston Music.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 03:25 pm
Scenes from the 2012 Smelt Festival: video and photo pages.
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Mon, May 7th 2012 01:25 pm
As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Mount St. Mary's Child Care Center recently celebrated the "Week of the Young Child" with a visit by Brown Bear as part of its storybook theme "Early Years are Learning Years."
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