Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Chef Robert Irvine heads to Las Vegas to give nine chefs a chance at fulfilling their lifelong dream of launching a restaurant in Sin City in his new series, "Restaurant Express," premiering Sunday, Nov. 3, at 9 p.m. on Food Network.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Non-fisher people are invited to read this column about our late-summer, early-fall fishing in the area.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
It's that time of year again! Time to break out the light layers, and trade sipping frosty lemonade on hot afternoons for savoring hot cocoa on chilly mornings. Best of all, it's that time when Mother Nature dresses her very best.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
NBCSN will launch a pair of new programs - "NHL Rivals" and "NHL Top 10" - on Tuesday, Oct. 9, expanding NBC Sports Group's NHL coverage with programming focused on hockey's historic rivalries and some of the game's most-debated topics.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Coming off the most-watched Stanley Cup Final on record, NBC Sports Group begins its coverage of the 2013-14 NHL regular season with three games in three days, beginning with a matchup between the 2013 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. on NBCSN.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Community Missions will hold an ecumenical community prayer service on Tuesday, Oct. 8, as part of The National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding. The service will be held from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., with light refreshments to follow the service.
The prayer service is open to the public and will be held at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 822 Cleveland Ave., Niagara Falls (details and directions here).
This National Day of Prayer is part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, which begins Oct. 6.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
There was a fair amount of discussion, but not really all that much substance, at two meetings of the Lewiston Town Board this past week.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Rivershore Inc., Lewiston's Compass Agency serving people with developmental disabilities, held its fourth annual gala dinner Wednesday at the Niagara Falls Country Club. The event was titled "Celebrating Community Partnerships," and served as an opportunity for Rivershore to pay tribute to its numerous community partners.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 06:55 am
Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce member Dance Like A Star with Serge, a new ballroom dance studio in Lewiston, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The business, located at 222 Portage Road, has completed renovations with a new dance floor and more.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 06:55 am
The stage is set for a rare and dramatic performance by dozens of the most acclaimed choristers from both sides of the border. For the first time, singers from Canada, the U.S. and the Tuscarora Nation have joined hands to create the 1812 Bicentennial Tri-Nation Choir.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 08:30 pm
Construction on the Historical Association of Lewiston's Tuscarora Heroes Monument is moving along at a steady pace.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:55 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, has announced the introduction of bills S5935 and S5936, which aim to help control the cost of the state pension system. Under current law, officers and employees of private organizations such as the state Association of Counties, the state School Boards Association and the Association of Towns are all eligible to participate in New York's retirement system.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:55 pm
Four individuals were honored during Niagara University's annual Vincentian Heritage Convocation. The event, which takes place during the university's celebration of Vincentian Heritage Week, recognizes the extraordinary contributions of NU employees, alumni and community leaders.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:55 pm
"Music Under the Stars" was held at the Black Willow Winery and featured a selection of artisanal wines and meal paired with J & L Blvd. BBQ, and music by Busted Stuff. All proceeds of the ticket sales from the event were donated to Save-A-Pet.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:50 pm
Women were in charge Tuesday evening at the Conference Center Niagara Falls, and they performed brilliantly.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:50 pm
"The Price Is Right," daytime's No. 1-rated series and the longest-running game show in television history, will welcome a variety of television personalities and CBS Daytime stars to strut their stuff as celebrity guest models throughout the new season that just kicked off (11 a.m.) on the CBS Television Network.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:45 pm
The fourth annual Old Falls Street Oktoberfest, hosted by the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association, is Saturday, Oct. 12, from 1 to 8 pm., on Old Falls Street's middle block in downtown Niagara Falls. The German-themed event will be held rain or shine and is free and open to the public.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:45 pm
Fashion students at Genesee Community College are excited to hear from a "Project Runway" winner. Anya Ayoung-Chee, winner of season nine of the Lifetime Television Network program, will speak on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 1:30 p.m. in Room T119 of the Conable Technology Building on the Batavia campus.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:40 pm
National Coffee Day is Sunday, Sept. 29, and Dunkin' Donuts will celebrate by treating fans to a free cup of the brand's famous coffee. Dunkin' Donuts will heat up the holiday with a cool mobile offer for a free small hot or iced Dunkin' Donuts coffee at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants throughout the U.S.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:40 pm
The Grand Island Rotary Club reminds Western New Yorkers the club will once again hold a Document Destruction Day on Saturday, Oct. 5, in the KeyBank parking lot of the Tops Plaza on Grand Island Boulevard. For $10 per box, patrons will get assured, confidential shredding of all papers.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:40 pm
The Lewiston Public Library will be hosting a special book signing on Saturday, Sept. 28, at noon, for a new and unique work penned by three local authors. "Have Mercy; a Nursing Memoir," written in a five-year period by Mary Herbst, Maureen Ott and Maureen Weber, chronicles memories of their attendance at the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing (presently Trocaire College in Buffalo) from 1960 to 1963.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:20 pm
Officials with West Seneca Fire District No. 6 spent nearly $55,000 in public funds for personal meals, travel expenses, expensive jewelry and Internet and cable service, according to an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:20 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins has announced the Niagara Falls Police Department has been awarded $208,255 through the Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:20 pm
While libraries are known to be quiet places, Niagara Falls is definitely buzzing with activity as the New York State Library Association's three-day annual conference has returned to The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls. The event began on Thursday and runs through Saturday. It has brought more than 600 attendees and 90 vendors, and an estimated 800 room nights in downtown Niagara Falls hotels. This equates to $750,000 of economic impact on the Niagara Falls community.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:20 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz has announced Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a measure (S.1095-A) that expands and renames the Niagara Wine Trail system. The new configuration, which takes effect immediately, extends the trail across all of Orleans County and into Western Monroe County, encompassing more wineries than ever before.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:20 pm
The Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association announces four area residents will be inducted into its 2013 class of Distinguished Alumni. The ceremony will take place during Lew-Port Spirit Week, on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the high school auditorium on the Creek Road campus. The program is open to the public.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:05 pm
"The Crazy Ones," featuring the return of Robin Williams to network television, premiered to 15.61 million viewers, making it the season's No. 1 new program, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Thursday.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:05 pm
With an encore of "S.H.I.E.L.D." and the "Grey's Anatomy" premiere, ABC finished No. 2 on season-premiere Thursday in viewers and young adults, defeating Fox (5.8 million and 2.0/6) and NBC (5.3 million and 1.7/5). The 10th season, two-hour premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" was Thursday's No. 1 drama in Adults 18-49 (3.4/9), outdelivering Fox's "Glee" (by 70 percent), CBS' "Elementary" (by 62 percent) and NBC's "Parenthood" (by 113 percent). "Grey's" opened ahead of its May finale in viewers and young adults.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:05 pm
Animals recovering after incidents.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:05 pm
On Sept. 20, at 11:42 p.m., Niagara County Sheriff's deputies responded to an armed robbery call at Matty's, 3819 Forest Parkway, in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 pm
Town of Niagara Supervisor Steven Richards will submit his tentative town budget to the Town Board at a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 pm
Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe, Councilman Art Gerbec and Planning Board Chairman Richard Muscatello traveled last Saturday to Wooster, Ohio, to see firsthand Quasar Energy Group's operation.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 pm
CBS won premiere Wednesday in viewers for the fifth time in six years, giving the network its second consecutive nightly win, as "Survivor" won its time period in viewers and adults 25-54 while returning "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" notched improvements over their May finales, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sept. 25.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 pm
ABC won the opening Wednesday of the season in Adults 18-49 (2.8/8), leading by double digits over FOX by 12 percent (2.5/7), NBC by 17 percent (2.4/7) and CBS by 17 percent (2.4/7). ABC's "Modern Family" was the dominant No. 1 TV show of the night across all key Adult demos. In viewers (8.8 million) and young adults (2.8/8), ABC marked its strongest Wednesday since last October - since 10/10/12.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 am
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-C-I-Lewiston, is calling on lawmakers to disclose details about their outside income to the Moreland Commission.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 am
University at Buffalo architecture faculty members Nick Bruscia and Chris Romano commute to a studio in an awe-inspiring location: Silo City, where iconic grain elevators rise like giants on the banks of the Buffalo River.
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Fri, Sep 27th 2013 07:00 am
More than 200 professionals from across New York and Ontario are expected to attend the 15th annual Family Violence Intervention Project conference, "Safe at Home: Seeking Solutions for Adult and Child Victims of Family Violence," on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls. The conference will feature national speakers who train attendees on state-of-the-art techniques to prevent and intervene in cases of child abuse and domestic violence, with the goal of keeping children and families safe.
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Thu, Sep 26th 2013 05:15 pm
The New York Power Authority today announced the public fishing pier at the base of its Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant will be closed weekdays beginning Monday, Sept. 30, through the remainder of the fall fishing season due to the major roadwork renovations underway along south access road.
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Thu, Sep 26th 2013 04:35 pm
FOX's week was propelled by strong premieres of "Sleepy Hollow," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Dads" and the return of "Bones," "New Girl" and "The Mindy Project."
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Thu, Sep 26th 2013 04:30 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced the resolution of an investigation into employee complaints that National Grid, the multi-state electric and gas utility company, failed to properly pay its New York workers as required under state and federal law in the months after Hurricane Sandy.
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