Wed, May 18th 2011 01:30 pm
Niagara University is taking its sustainability efforts to the rooftops - but it's not to exult about again being named to the Princeton Review's register of the country's most environmentally responsible colleges.
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Tue, May 17th 2011 12:15 pm
High school juniors and seniors looking for a way to earn college credits outside of the Advanced Placement curriculum can look no further.
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Mon, May 16th 2011 03:25 pm
A grand tradition of family-friendly entertainment is about to be revived. Niagara University Theatre's repertory troupe, N.U.R.T., will present a rotating repertoire of free children's stories outdoors in the Village of Lewiston at the Academy Park bandshell from July 18 through Aug. 26. The troupe hasn't performed on a regular basis in Lewiston since it last performed at Artpark in the 1990s.
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Mon, May 16th 2011 03:20 pm
The State University of New York at Empire State College will hold public information session(s) about its associate and bachelor's degree programs at its Niagara Frontier Center, Appletree Business Park, 2875 Union Road, Cheektowaga, on the following dates:
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Mon, May 16th 2011 03:15 pm
For the second consecutive year, students headed to college can select where to go to school based on the question: How green is it?
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Mon, May 16th 2011 02:55 pm
Lewiston-Porter Middle School announces the following have been named to its honor rolls for the third quarter marking period.
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Mon, May 16th 2011 02:45 pm
Kelly Moje, a member of the Praise Band at Ransomville United Methodist Church, is shown in a recent solo audition at the church, under the direction of Ellie Seib, conductor of the Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus.
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Mon, May 16th 2011 02:40 pm
Two very familiar Lewiston-Porter residents are running for two positions on the Lewiston-Porter Board of Education. They were questioned on their intentions as board members at a Candidates Night Wednesday evening.
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Thu, May 12th 2011 12:30 pm
Ten candidates will be on the ballot Tuesday, May 17, seeking election to the four open seats on the Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education.
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Thu, May 12th 2011 12:30 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield's $62.9 million 2011-12 budget goes to the voters on Tuesday, May 17.
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Tue, May 10th 2011 03:00 pm
The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will once again present its technical theater program. The program is scheduled from Aug. 15-17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Registration and fee are required.
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Tue, May 10th 2011 02:30 pm
When Dr. Thomas Chambers sent out a February request for K-12 teachers nationwide to apply for a summer residential program that will investigate the storied history of Old Fort Niagara, he was uncertain of what type of response he would receive.
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Mon, May 9th 2011 01:40 pm
The board of directors of the Lewiston Porter Community Ambassador Program announced earlier this year that, after 56 years in existence, the Community Ambassador Program has been discontinued.
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Fri, May 6th 2011 03:25 pm
On most days, the Glynn Family Atrium of Bisgrove Hall serves as a beautiful entry point for Niagara University students making their way to business or education classes. However, for one two-hour span Thursday this space was transformed into a very special art exhibit, thanks to a unique partnership between Niagara University and Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 04:15 pm
On the verge of graduating its first class of youth participants, ReNU Niagara, a community outreach program of Niagara University, is now offering its new GreenRoots Leadership Development Program to Niagara Falls residents over the age of 20. The free, eight-week program is made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.
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Thu, May 5th 2011 02:15 pm
A Meet the Candidates Night for the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District will be held at 7 p.m. today, Thursday, May 5, in the Adult Learning Center at N-W High School.
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Wed, May 4th 2011 12:25 pm
On Thursday, May 5, Niagara University and Opportunities Unlimited will host a very special art exhibit from 10 a.m. to noon in the Glynn Family Atrium of Bisgrove Hall. The exhibit is a reflection of work by the Artisans Unlimited participants from the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara day habilitation programs throughout Niagara County.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 02:25 pm
Niagara University theater studies junior Callie Bush, Class of 2012, has been awarded the sixth Tara Laurie Memorial Scholarship to assist with her NU theater program study abroad experience at Anglo-American University in London this summer. She is one of nine theater studies students who will travel to London this summer with Dr. Sharon Watkinson, chair of Niagara's department of theater and fine arts, and other NU students and faculty.
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Tue, May 3rd 2011 01:55 pm
Armand Schultz, a 1981 graduate of Niagara University playing the role of the dad in the touring production of "Billy Elliot: The Musical," returned to his alma mater on Monday with Ryan Kasprzak, the show's dance captain and a popular former contestant on FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" television series. The duo attended theater classes before holding an afternoon question-and-answer session with students during their day off from the 10-time Tony Award-winning musical, which is on tour in Toronto through Sept. 3.
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Mon, May 2nd 2011 12:10 pm
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Thu, Apr 28th 2011 04:00 pm
The high honor, honor and merit rolls for the third marking period for grades six through eight at Edward Town Middle School have been annouced.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 03:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto announces the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for scholarships that will be awarded in June at their annual conference weekend.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:40 pm
The Williamsville Central School District has Western New York's most generous pay scale for teachers, according to rankings issued recently by Business First. Niagara-Wheatfield ranked 11th for the second year.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 02:00 pm
The Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center in Hamburg will be open to the public to collect fossils over spring break (April 16-23).
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 01:45 pm
Niagara University's College of Business Administration received notification this week that it has maintained its prestigious business accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 01:40 pm
NBCUniversal's "The More You Know" public service campaign is kicking off its new season with a redesigned look. "The More You Know's" iconic star, musical notes and powerful messages continue to be the centerpiece of the campaign.
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Tue, Apr 12th 2011 09:15 am
The Lewiston-Porter Central School District and YMCA Buffalo Niagara are conducting their annual universal pre-kindergarten application process for students who will be 4 years old on or before Dec. 1, and who are not eligible for kindergarten. There is no charge to enroll a child in this program.
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Mon, Apr 11th 2011 01:30 pm
The Niagara Catholic Alumni Association will hold its annual Alumni Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 30, at Niagara Catholic High School, 520 66th St., Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Apr 11th 2011 01:25 pm
Niagara University announced this week that its U.S. Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps - 2nd Brigade, Purple Eagle Battalion - was recognized for excellence during the 2009-10 school year.
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Mon, Apr 11th 2011 12:15 pm
Lewiston-Porter High School has announced that two members of the Class of 2011 have been named to the Business First 2011 All-Western New York Academic Team.
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Sat, Apr 9th 2011 12:10 am
OAHIIO of the WNY Independent Living Inc. Family of Agencies, in collaboration with The NACC and The Spirit Lake Foundation, invites the Western New York community to their Round Dance and Social on April 9.
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Sat, Apr 9th 2011 12:05 am
Niagara County Community College will host its spring 2011 health fair on Monday, April 11.
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Fri, Apr 8th 2011 02:40 pm
Niagara University's College of Business Administration will honor three businesses, two current students and an alumnus at its 21st Annual Business Appreciation and Accounting Banquet on April 19.
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Thu, Apr 7th 2011 04:00 pm
For the sixth year in a row, students from Tuscarora Indian School were busy collecting pennies during the month of February for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2011 10:00 pm
More than 60 people assembled at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum on March 11 or a mid-day screening of a new documentary by a non-profit activist group that endeavors to raise awareness and funds for children forced into slavery as child soldiers.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2011 09:45 pm
This is the third year that Orleans/Niagara BOCES has run its job-coaching program. The program is the result of collaborative planning and is part of the transition services that are offered by the special education department at BOCES.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2011 09:30 pm
The grand opening of Monkey'N Around Music & More, a new children's music and creative arts studio in the Town of Niagara, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2.
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Fri, Apr 1st 2011 08:35 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo will present "Imagination Movers - Live!" on Tuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts (UB North Campus).
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Thu, Mar 31st 2011 04:30 pm
Niagara Catholic High School, in conjunction with Presti Karate Center's 11th annual Kids Tournament Kick-A-Thon and Chinese Basket Auction, will host a Chiavetta's chicken dinner and bake sale, from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2011 04:25 pm
Errick Road Elementary School students in Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District went on an odyssey recently, an Odyssey of the Mind, that is. They took second place in regional competition against 36 other student teams representing 10 local school districts at Medina High School.
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