Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
The Town of Grand Island is under assault by developers, said Paul Koppmann, speaking at a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Grand Island Town Code on R-2 zoning at the Dec. 7 Town Board meeting.
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
The Ministry of Health of Belize, a small country in Central America, has been underfunded for decades. Many of the health services we enjoy in the United States - like ambulances - are nonexistent.
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
With the holiday season upon us, everyone seems to be discussing ways to save money. The Youngstown Village Board is no exception.
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees presented the Town of Lewiston Council with a check for $5,000 Wednesday to support the Lewiston Family Ice Rink. Following the presentation inside the refurbished warming tent, elected leaders cut a ribbon to officially begin the new season of outdoor skating at Academy Park.
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
"We now have a path forward; we're now ready to take this to the next level."
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
The Knights of Columbus Good Samaritan Council 15749, which meets at St. Stephen's R.C. Church, recently held its installation of officers for 2015-16.
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Sat, Dec 12th 2015 07:00 am
A large and appreciative group came to a reception Dec. 7 at the Grand Island Memorial Library to celebrate Lynn Konovitz's 32 years as library director and to wish him well on his upcoming retirement.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 07:25 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will again provide fans a chance to do some holiday shopping while supporting the Buffalo Sabres Foundation with the return of the annual autographed light-up ornament surprise.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 07:25 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will host "Sabres Report Card Nights" for Buffalo's games on Tuesday, Dec. 15, against the New Jersey Devils and Thursday, Dec. 17, against the Anaheim Ducks. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 07:25 pm
The Niagara University first responders disability awareness training program held a seminar Thursday for special agents affiliated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Buffalo office.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 07:25 pm
University at Buffalo Police Chief Gerald W. Schoenle Jr. is leading a call by the State University of New York Police Chiefs Association asking Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to sign a bill that would help university police departments retain campus police officers.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 06:35 pm
The North Park Theatre in Buffalo was the setting for the ESPN Films "30 for 30" series premier of "Four Falls of Buffalo." The movie traces the historic journey of the four Buffalo Bills Super Bowl appearances - the highs and the lows.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 06:30 pm
If someone calls you saying they're from the IRS and demanding money to resolve a tax debt, don't believe it. "It's 100 percent scam," said Capt. Gregory Savage, head of the detectives bureau for the Erie County Sheriff's Department.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 06:20 pm
Island resident Donna Marie Webber entered into rest Dec. 7, 2015.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 06:20 pm
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence previews the film "Joy."
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 03:40 pm
Hard Rock Cafe is taking 2016 by storm after winning big in the National Tour Association's Courier magazine Distinguished Dozen awards program. Hard Rock Cafe took home the Gold Award in the Group-Friendly Restaurant category.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 03:30 pm
Amy Vachal has a different outlook.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
On Saturday, Dec. 5, residents of North Tonawanda and Western New York gathered around Webster Street to partake in the annual Gateway Cities Winter Walk.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
The Wheatfield Town Board and residents discussed Monday how to deal with the ongoing concern of the dehydration station set to be constructed off Liberty Drive, as well as National Fuel's compressor station planned for Pendleton.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
North Tonawanda Meadow Elementary teacher Judy Hagan can still remember Tim Payne as a little boy when she taught at Gilmore Elementary more than 20 years ago.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
The kids stole the show at Theatre in the Mist's annual Christmas play last weekend at Stella Niagara Education Park in Lewiston.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:50 am
Owner Zoran Cocov has significant plans for the former Summit Park Mall in Wheatfield.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:20 am
Campus Dining and Shops rolled out four new Pride of New York vending machines at the start of the fall semester, each stocked with items made or produced in New York.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 10:10 am
For country music fans in Buffalo, Wednesday night was pretty big. Dustin Lynch and his "Hell of a Night" tour finally came to town after months of anticipation.
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Fri, Dec 11th 2015 09:30 am
There are particular artists whose musical background shines through in their artistry. In the case of Marc Scibilia, that could not be any truer.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:40 pm
Now through Dec. 18, Casa Antica is collecting nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the St. Vincent de Paul Society via St. Peter R.C. Church.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:00 pm
The National Comedy Center has been awarded another $2.025 million by New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The additional funds follow an award of $1.5 million from Empire State Development in 2014, and the groundbreaking of the National Comedy Center held in August in Jamestown.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:00 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will host the third annual "Sabres UnPucked" event from 7-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at (716) Food and Sport.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:00 pm
Students at St. Peter's R.C. School will have a welcome addition when they start the school year next fall: A new playground.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:00 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $2.25 billion in economic and community development funding has been awarded through round five of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative and the Upstate Revitalization Initiative.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:00 pm
Emmy Award winner Steve Harvey will host 2015 Miss Universe, it was announced today by The Miss Universe Organization and FOX. The three-hour annual event will air live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Sunday, Dec. 20 (7 p.m. ET), on FOX.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 05:00 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined Thursday by members of the Erie County Parks Department, representatives of the Orchard Park Recreation Department, and Santa Claus, to announce the return of "Santa Land" to Chestnut Ridge this weekend.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:45 pm
For every cap that is purchased at First Niagara Center between Dec. 12 and 31, New Era Cap Co. will donate an exclusive, commemorative knit cap to a patient at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:45 pm
Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett will make a special live appearance from his concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016."
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:45 pm
The animated series "The Lion Guard" will premiere Friday, Jan. 15 (9:30 a.m., EST/PST), on Disney Channel, and encore throughout the weekend on Disney Junior and Disney Channel.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:45 pm
Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Howard Zemsky today congratulated the 22 New York productions earning 48 nominations for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards and 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:45 pm
The Samaritan Counseling Center is putting the finishing touches on its first strategic plan and entering the implementation stage.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:40 pm
Erie County employees will have increased opportunities for exercise and fitness following completion of a new sixth-floor fitness center at the Edward A. Rath county office building.
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:40 pm
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" presents a showdown of AFC playoff contenders this week when QB Tom Brady and the first-place New England Patriots (10-2, AFC East) host defensive end J.J. Watt and the tied-for-first-place Houston Texans (6-6, AFC South) at NRG Stadium in Houston, this Sunday, Dec. 13 (8:30 p.m. ET).
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Thu, Dec 10th 2015 01:40 pm
"NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" will air at 11:30 p.m. from Times Square with a performance by international recording superstar and "The Voice" coach Gwen Stefani.
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