Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 07:05 pm
NBCSN's coverage of last night's game between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks to start the 2013-14 NHL season was watched by an average of 935,000 viewers, making it the most-watched season opener on cable on record (data available since 1993), and the second-most watched regular-season game ever on NBCSN.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 07:05 pm
Ten remaining couples take to the ballroom floor and two-time professional champion Julianne Hough returns to guest judge for the first time alongside Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba on "Dancing with the Stars," Monday, Oct. 7 (8-10:01 p.m.).
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 07:00 pm
CBS won premiere week in viewers for the fifth consecutive year - its ninth year overall in the past 11 - led by the premiere of "The Crazy Ones," the No. 1 new program during premiere week, as well as huge returns by "The Big Bang Theory" and "NCIS," according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sept. 29.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 06:55 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo will present Tango Fire in "Flames of Desire" on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank. The evening will include pre-performance tango dancing and lessons in the atrium starting at 7 p.m.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:40 pm
It may not yet be a "Tough Mudder" or even a "Spartan Race," but an upcoming physical challenge at Niagara University is anything but basic.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:30 pm
University at Buffalo researcher Jonathan Lovell will receive a five-year, $1.9 million grant to work on a new nanotechnology that could greatly improve how doctors treat and understand cancer, the National Institutes of Health announced Monday.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:30 pm
Niagara Hospice is asking "Do you know who will make health care decisions for you if you can't, or why everyone age 18 and older should have a health care proxy?" October is National Health Care Proxy Month, making it a time to learn what one can do now to ensure one's health care wishes are known by family and physician.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:30 pm
NBC has finished No. 1 in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX for premiere week of the 2013-14 primetime television season, jumping 7 percent versus the year-ago week to claim the network's highest premiere-week rating since 2008.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:30 pm
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour cable sports network from CBS Sports, is now more widely distributed to Time Warner Cable customers. CBS Sports Network has been added to Time Warner Cable's DTV-Digital TV package on most systems.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:30 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens announced a lawsuit Tuesday to prevent Amigone Funeral Home Inc. from reopening its crematory in a residential neighborhood in the Town of Tonawanda. The crematory, which the A.G.'s camp said has a long history of generating offensive odors, soot, and excessive noise into the neighborhood, has been the source of persistent community complaints. While a July 2012 agreement with Schneiderman's office resulted in Amigone suspending operations at the crematory, the funeral home has recently signaled its intention to restart operations.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:40 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced its annual duck blind drawings for the northern parks, including Fort Niagara, Wilson Tuscarora and Golden Hill state parks, will be held at the Fort Niagara State Park Maintenance Building.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:40 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced lottery drawings for the first half of waterfowl hunting season have been scheduled at Beaver Island State Park.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:40 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced they will host a "Party in the Plaza" for the team's home opener against Ottawa at First Niagara Center on Friday, Oct. 4, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:35 pm
When Niagara Mohawk's Schoellkopf hydropower plant was destroyed by a rockslide in 1956, a team of nearly 12,000 men and women commenced feverish construction on what is now the Niagara Power Project.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:35 pm
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today:
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:35 pm
Buffalo Sabres head coach Ron Rolston today announced he has named forwards Thomas Vanek and Steve Ott team captains.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts presents "A Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald," the fifth program in its popular Discovery Series. Artist and Edmund Fitzgerald enthusiast Thomas Paul Asklar will host this multisensory and multimedia interactive tribute experience.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 07:00 am
Eight multitalented celebrities compete for ultimate culinary bragging rights in the third season of Food Network primetime series "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off."
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 07:00 am
Comedy, classic R&B and timeless rock are all coming to the events centers at Seneca Casinos for late fall and early winter. Just added to the November entertainment lineup at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls are Seth Meyers and The Pointer Sisters, while Cheap Trick closes out 2013 with a Dec. 29 show at Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel in Salamanca.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 11:55 pm
Members of the Western New York community gathered Monday for a ceremony celebrating the dedication of the U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo for Robert H. Jackson, and unveiled the Supreme Court justice and Western New York native's name on the building's wall.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 11:55 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, today hosted a Niagara County tourism forum with Assembly minority economic development, education and infrastructure task force Chair Bill Reilich, R-C-I-Greece, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-C-I-Clarence, and Assemblyman David DiPietro, R-C-East Aurora.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 11:55 pm
Buffalo Sabres general manager Darcy Regier today announced forward Luke Adam and defenseman Alexander Sulzer have been assigned to the Rochester Americans of the AHL.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 11:55 pm
New York State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-Buffalo, and State Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-WF-Buffalo, announced legislation they sponsored in the Senate and Assembly to improve Erie County's land bank has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The legislation (S5167, A7245) makes corrections to the statewide land bank legislation that was passed in 2011.
To combat the continuing problem of vacant homes, New York state passed the land bank legislation, which empowered counties and municipalities to create land banks to purchase vacant and abandoned properties.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 11:55 pm
CBS has given "Unforgettable" a 13-episode third season renewal for broadcast in summer 2014.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 04:20 pm
Season five of NBC's "The Voice" kicked off with rousing performances from a new batch of singers eager to work with coaches Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton. Among the week-one standouts, audiences met:
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 04:20 pm
Season five of NBC's "The Voice" kicked off with rousing performances from a new batch of singers eager to work with coaches Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton. Among the week-one standouts, audiences met:
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 09:30 am
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced his office will be sponsoring a statewide gun buyback program in cities across New York state.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 09:20 am
Niagara University recently welcomed its first visitors to the newly renovated Gacioch Family Alumni and Admissions Center.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 08:55 am
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, in partnership with City of Tonawanda Mayor Ron Pilozzi, Time Warner Cable and SunnKing, hosted a free electronics recycling event in the Town of Tonawanda.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 07:00 am
Today, members of the Western New York community will gather for a ceremony celebrating the dedication of the U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo to Robert H. Jackson, unveiling the Supreme Court justice and Western New York native's name on the building's wall.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 07:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host its 11th annual gala on Saturday, Oct. 19. Mrs. and Mrs. T. Christopher Castellani are honorary chairs for "Dinner with Dali," the museum's major fundraiser.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 07:00 am
It is inevitable: We will be getting a taste of cold weather soon. As winter approaches, many of us will just go to our closets and pull out a warm coat to wear. But for thousands of families in Western New York, that is simply not an option.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2013 07:00 am
Congressman Chris Collins has announced there will be an information night for local high school students interested in applying to a U.S. military academy. Representatives from each of the academies will brief attendees on the nomination process, provide information on the academies, and be available to answer any questions.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 01:10 pm
Join in the family-fun as you hop aboard the "Art Express" on Saturdays at 2 p.m. at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. "Art Express" family workshops begin with storytelling in the galleries, followed by a tour of selected artworks, and finally a trip to the classroom for art projects.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 01:05 pm
State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti announced Friday legislation he introduced earlier this year was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo restricting the sale of certain cold medicine and other cold remedies containing the ingredient dextromethorphan (also known as "DXM") to minors in New York.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 12:35 pm
Michael Freedman, Niagara University's associate director of public relations and manager of online content, has been chosen as a "Spotlight Professional" by Buffalo Niagara 360, a program for young professionals that's coordinated by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.
Freedman was recognized during the Buffalo Niagara 360 Kickoff Celebration, which was held Thursday at Shea's Performing Arts Center.
"This is a well-deserved honor for Mike and his family," said Tom Burns, Niagara's associate vice president for PR, communications and marketing.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Lewiston's ChrisFit is launching a new workout program just for women. The barre class, personal trainer Karen Tweedie-Oakley explained, is a "total body workout that lifts your seat, tones your thighs and burns fat."
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Nationally syndicated morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" announces the lineup of guests who will join hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan during the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 4.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Maryann Cogdill, RN, BSN, has been appointed director of maternity services at Mount St. Mary's Hospital. Her appointment was announced by Barbara Bucci, RN, BSN, vice president - patient care services and chief nursing officer.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Season nine "Food Network Star" winner Damaris Phillips brings her fresh take on southern cuisine to the Food Network lineup with new series "Southern at Heart," premiering Sunday, Oct. 27, at 10:30 a.m. Her "Southern food is the food of love" philosophy and quirky sense of humor lead the way as she teaches people how to impress through cooking. From preparing a special dish for a date to helping beginners master the perfect meal for their partner, Damaris plays matchmaker and chef to a tee in her six-episode series, providing entertainment and delicious food along the way.
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