Mon, Mar 26th 2012 10:00 pm
Megan Hoover, a senior English and education major from Kenmore who works in the Office of Admissions, was named Niagara University's Student Employee of the Year at an awards ceremony held on Friday, March 23, in the Heritage Room of Clet Hall.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 07:35 pm
Amy Hope Witryol, D-Lewiston, will announce her candidacy for the 62nd State Senate seat on Friday. Click here to DOWNLOAD a PDF schedule of events.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 07:30 pm
State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-I-Newfane, has announced that, as part of this year's budget negotiation process, there will be the formation of the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board. The board is being formed as a result of the 2012 New York state budget.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 03:10 pm
Despite a temporary lull in our pre-summer summer, Hibbard's Original Frozen Custard has opened in the Village of Lewiston. The ever-popular, 73-year-old ice cream stand is open daily from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 11:40 am
We take time each March to join with other organizations across the state, and country, to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of citizens with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 11:25 am
Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS presented a special award from the National Association of REALTORS to 6 members for 40 years of service.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 11:15 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-60th District, has announced that the New York Senate passed three bills to combat auto insurance fraud -- which costs New Yorkers more than $1 billion a year -- as well as legislation that would impose stronger criminal penalties for staging auto accidents.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 11:15 am
Niagara University has announced that Dr. Michelle R. Ciminelli, an assistant professor in its College of Education, has been selected as one of nine finalists for the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award from the International Reading Association (IRA), the largest association for literacy educators in the world.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2012 07:00 am
This year, the Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America is hoping that those who have experienced the benefits of Scouting will attend its second annual Fire and Ice fundraising dinner. The event takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at Templeton Landing at the Erie Basin Marina.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2012 07:00 am
With the Lewiston Town Board set Monday to review a presentation from the Joseph Davis Park Local Development Corporation, one Town Board member announced this week he is requesting a formal audit of the JDPLDC, calling for them to account for town funds already allocated to the group and spent thus far.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2012 07:00 am
As part of Music in Schools Month, the Lew-Port Board of Education recognized music students who were named to All State and All Region musical groups.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2012 07:00 am
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees and the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce are still not on the same page when it comes to closing Center Street for festivals or other events.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2012 07:00 am
Do you enjoy listening to ghost stories? Do you love the thrill of being scared?
Want to add a little horror to your weekend? Then The Portage House Motel owner Sue Torcasio's "Friday the 13th" fright-filled weekend is just for you.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 06:15 pm
On Sunday, April 1, at 7 p.m., an organ recital given by Bishop William Franklin and the Rev. Earle King will take place at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 3587 Baseline Road, Grand Island.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 06:10 pm
Holly Ricci-Canham from the Orleans County Genealogical Society is coming to Lewiston to explain how the Orphan Trains worked and how they impacted Western New York.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 06:10 pm
Niagara Hospice officials report that several Niagara County residents have notified them in the last month and this week of fundraising solicitors who claim they are raising funds for Hospice.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 06:00 pm
Officials at Pyramid Management Group LLC, owner and operator of 15 shopping malls throughout New York and Massachusetts, this week announced that all of its properties will be 100 percent tobacco-free on May 31.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 06:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, released the following statement Thursday regarding Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy's visit to Niagara Falls:
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 02:30 pm
The Town of Niagara announced on Friday that its sanitation company, Allied Waste, is currently having a contract dispute with its workers and therefore will not pick up garbage or recycling in the town on the normal Friday schedule.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 08:10 am
The Orleans County Conservative Party has endorsed State Sen. George D. Maziarz for re-election in the 62nd Senate district.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 07:00 am
Join the Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, for its annual Women's Build Day.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The Kiwanis Club of Niagara-Wheatfield's annual pancake breakfast and basket raffle will be Sunday, March 25, in the American Legion Post 1451 at 6525 Ward Road, Wheatfield.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 07:00 am
St. James Lutheran Church is inviting the public for a continental breakfast and an inspiring gospel message from the Rev. Bob Dean.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 07:00 am
The annual "WNY Toy, Comic Book & Collectible Show" will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at American Legion Post 1322, 950 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 04:10 pm
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:50 pm
Starpoint High School Class of 2015 is hosting "Bald for Bucks" to benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the Jack Langdon Fund.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:50 pm
The Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club will return to Niagara Falls this year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its annual auction, with a new event format.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:45 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, recently co-sponsored legislation to help reduce domestic violence and crimes against women. If signed into law, the bill would create a new criminal category known as "aggravated family offenses."
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:40 pm
Experience the energy of "The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue" and support the cultural organizations of Niagara County.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:40 pm
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, and Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, D-Cheektowaga announced Wednesday the introduction of legislation that would reverse the state's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 13.07 as it pertains to Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls State Park. This measure currently gives the State Parks department the authority to restrict signs and advertising structures on an adjacent municipality within 500 feet of a state park.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:30 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto introduced Nik Wallenda Thursday to the entire Assembly chamber.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 03:30 pm
Volunteer fire departments across New York state will open their doors and fire truck bays to local residents as part of the second-ever statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment effort called RecruitNY, in an effort to help increase membership.
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Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 08:25 am
The up-and-coming country band Emerson Drive is coming to Niagara University this Friday, March 23. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Gallagher Center.
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Wed, Mar 21st 2012 12:55 pm
Shannon Risk helps Helen Hunt sort through her family tree on "Who Do You Think You Are?"
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Wed, Mar 21st 2012 07:45 am
Niagara County lawmakers unanimously backed a proposal to assign a new mission to the 107th Air Wing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station after a freshman legislator whose district includes the vulnerable air base asked colleagues to get behind the proposal as "the best option currently on the table."
Legislator Kathryn Lance, R-Wheatfield, introduced a resolution in the County Legislature Tuesday that made the deliberative body one of the first to formally back a plan, cobbled together by a federally chartered panel of governors, that would shift the 107th Airlift Wing—which currently flies C-130 transport aircraft—to a reconnaissance role.
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Wed, Mar 21st 2012 07:40 am
Niagara Hospice volunteers provided over 16,000 hours of support last year doing everything from delivering meals to patients with nutritional needs to helping with clerical and fundraising tasks. Volunteers make up 5 percent of the clinical workforce hours at Niagara Hospice, as mandated by Medicare.
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Wed, Mar 21st 2012 07:35 am
Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School was recently honored as a recipient of an automated external defibrillator.
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Wed, Mar 21st 2012 07:30 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-60th District, passed the Senate version of an Assembly bill that will change the labor law to make it an authorized absence for members of the volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance squads when they respond to a state of emergency declared by the federal or state government. Employers will not be able to charge the time to vacation, sick leave or other excused absences.
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Tue, Mar 20th 2012 11:40 am
Goal is to reduce crowd size while enhancing concert experience.
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Tue, Mar 20th 2012 09:25 am
Niagara University has announced that Lori A. Soos, director of health services, has been selected as a recipient of the American College Health Association's (ACHA) Affiliate New Professionals Award for 2012.
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