Tue, Jan 25th 2011 01:00 pm
Sales of native beadwork have been a tradition at the Niagara Falls State Park for more than 100 years. In honor of that history, applications for the annual lottery for Native American handicraft sales permits are now available at the Niagara Falls State Park administrative office in Prospect Park.
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Tue, Jan 25th 2011 01:00 pm
"Manufacturing for Tomorrow," presented by Congressman Chris Lee, will highlight a noon luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 27, at The Conference Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls St. The Greater Niagara Manufacturing Association and the Niagara USA Chamber sponsor the event.
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Tue, Jan 25th 2011 01:00 pm
Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours has acquired the property located at 65 Center St., in the Village of Lewiston, from the successful bidder at the recent foreclosure auction.
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Mon, Jan 24th 2011 01:00 pm
The American Cancer Society's 38th annual Daffodil Days needs volunteers to assist in various roles between now and March.
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Mon, Jan 24th 2011 01:00 pm
OAHIIO, part of WNY Independent Living Inc., is offering a talking circle (new support group), Yeksah Gowah, for Native American women of any tribal nation to be able to speak openly and freely of their struggles and accomplishments as native people.
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Mon, Jan 24th 2011 01:00 pm
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Mon, Jan 24th 2011 01:00 pm
The state Department of Taxation and Finance has announced that taxpayers will have until April 18 to file 2010 personal income tax returns.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 01:50 pm
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, 28th District, Rochester, has announced a new location for her Niagara Falls district office: 640 Park Place in Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 01:00 pm
The Niagara County and the Town of Porter Democratic committees are sponsoring a food collection drive in the Town of Porter.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 01:00 pm
At Tuesday's Lewiston-Porter Board of Education session Lew-Port music instructor Kevin Duncan presented the board with an overview of his 10-week teaching exchange to China.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 01:00 pm
The New York State Public Service Commission voted this week to hold the average National Grid customers' electric delivery bills to a zero increase this year, while allowing the company an overall rate increase of approximately $112.7 million, achieved through the postponement of implementing its rate recovery structure of certain expenses.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 09:15 am
In the end, the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours controversy boiled down to one thing and one thing only: a roughly 2,580-square-foot expansion. Despite the objections Monday night of a handful of people who claimed the tourism business is a bad neighbor, the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees said the only issue members were interested in was the $1 million, two-story addition proposal that sat before them. Finding nothing wrong with the plan, the board approved it by a 4-0 measure.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 09:10 am
The Lewiston-Porter Junior ROTC Color Guard opened the January Lewiston-Porter Board of Education meeting by presenting the colors.
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Sat, Jan 22nd 2011 09:00 am
The Town of Porter opened 2011 with more discussion on a growing interest item among residents, as recent proposals for windmills in the town occupied the leadoff portion of the Town Board's Jan. 10 regular meeting.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 06:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R, I, 138th District, Lewiston, this week joined several Assembly and Senate colleagues in announcing new legislation that will make it a crime for any elected official to knowingly destroy "open" constituent case files. The legislation, which carries penalties of up to one year in jail and a $25,000 fine, intends to prevent outgoing legislators from destroying existing constituent case files of new members.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 04:00 pm
The Grand Island Conservative Party invites all residents of Grand Island to an evening with State Sen. Mark Grisanti at the Buffalo Launch Club, 503 E. River Road, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 04:00 pm
The Miracle League of Grand Island & WNY would like to thank Larry and Jayne Playfair for giving us the opportunity to sell the 50/50 raffle tickets at the World Junior Games at HSBC Arena on Dec. 26 and 31.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 01:00 pm
Grand Island Fire Chief Kevin Koch reminds residents that the new vehicular and traffic legislation, effective Jan. 1, requires drivers to move over for "stopped, parked or standing" emergency vehicles.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 01:00 pm
An agreement reached this week begins a process of turning a longtime Island eyesore into a gateway.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 01:00 pm
Grand Island's Relay For Life committee rolled out a red carpet in kicking off the 2011 edition of the annual American Cancer Society fundraiser. The Island also discovered a new star in its honorary survivor.
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Fri, Jan 21st 2011 10:00 am
Friday night ratings woes bounce off sci-fi series like bullets off Superman's chest.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2011 12:30 pm
Not that long ago, people passing the Niagara Falls International Airport on Niagara Falls Boulevard were lucky if they saw a handful of cars in the parking lot.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2011 12:00 pm
Luciano went to the groomer's this week so he'd look handsome for the book signing on Saturday at the Niagara County SPCA/Rainbow Animal Shelter on Lockport Road.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2011 12:00 pm
Some people like to display their "artistic" talent and opinions on things ranging from public bridge overpasses to private home shed doors.
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Thu, Jan 20th 2011 12:00 pm
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Wed, Jan 19th 2011 12:35 pm
At the Monday evening meeting of the Grand Island Board of Education, Superintendent Robert Christmann announced that official discussions for the 2011-12 school budget will begin at the next board meeting later in January.
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Wed, Jan 19th 2011 12:15 pm
Niagara County lawmakers invested heavily in North Tonawanda's tourism and heritage Tuesday night, committing $330,000 in Niagara River Greenway funds to enhance two significant cultural sites in the Lumber City.
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Wed, Jan 19th 2011 11:00 am
Niagara Hospice and the Niagara Hospice Alliance are competing for grants of $250,000 and $25,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project during the month of January.
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Wed, Jan 19th 2011 11:00 am
The Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara is holding a Valentine's Day Floral Sale through Jan. 25 featuring fresh flowers and planters created by individuals with developmental disabilities who participate in the agency's horticulture therapy program.
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Tue, Jan 18th 2011 12:40 pm
Regis Philbin announced today that he will be retiring from the very successful, long-running talk show "LIVE! with Regis and Kelly." Philbin made the announcement live on-air this morning during the Host Chat portion of the show.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 12:00 pm
Niagara Hospice has announced the availability of two paid summer internship opportunities for college students living in eastern Niagara County. The internships are made available through the Grigg Lewis Foundation's Workership Program, now in its 10th year.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 12:00 pm
The cross-border partnership during the bicentennial celebrations just got stronger, as the Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council announced this week the appointment of Neil E. Nolf as the organization's new Niagara County coordinator.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 12:00 pm
Responding to a continuing surge of burglaries, car break-ins and larcenies in the area, the Youngstown Police Department is advising residents to be on guard in their neighborhoods.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 11:50 am
Edward and Diane Finkbeiner will continue to own and operate the Barton Hill Hotel & Spa in Lewiston under the terms of an agreement reached Thursday in a special term of the New York State Supreme Court. Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. denied a request by CIT Lending Services Corporation/Iddleson Group to place the four-story Center Street hotel in receivership provided the Finkbeiners pay $30,000 in past-due mortgage payments on the 13th of each month.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 11:00 am
At its Jan. 6 reorganization meeting, the Lewiston Town Board opted for a new direction in the assessor's office. The change comes following last month's resignation letter by Acting Assessor Gene J. Virtuoso, who since 2005 has been serving in that role on a part-time basis. "I am submitting my resignation as part-time Acting Assessor effective Jan. 5, 2011 due to personal reasons," wrote Virtuoso on Dec. 10, 2010, to Supervisor Steve Reiter and Town Board members.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 11:00 am
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 11:00 am
Members of the Jack Beatty Hospice Memorial Regatta and Hospice Dash committees presented Niagara Hospice with $29,000 in proceeds from their Niagara River Boat Cruise and Clambake that took place in July at the Youngstown Yacht Club and the 5K Run/Walk in September at Porter on the Lake.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 07:25 am
Take some time this January to observe Cervical Health Awareness Month and learn what you can do to detect and prevent cervical cancer. "
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 07:00 am
Volunteer drivers and assistants are being sought for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's CARExpress van, a community service that provides low-cost transportation to Niagara Falls area residents who have appointments at the medical center and Summit Healthplex.
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Sat, Jan 15th 2011 07:00 am
Send Valentine's Day love to someone special this year with Niagara Frontier Publications' "Happy Heart Wishes" contest.
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