Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:40 pm
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors today approved applications for assistance received at its June meeting from Niagara Jet Adventures LLC for a new tourism jetboat tour company in Youngstown, and from 452 Third Street LLC for a conversion of an abandoned building in Niagara Falls into an 11-room hotel.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:40 pm
The Niagara County Department of Health has issued a beach advisory at Olcott Beach located in Olcott. This advisory is anticipated to remain in effect until further notice.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:30 pm
"The Million Second Quiz" app, a gateway for players hoping to come to New York City to play the game live and compete for the largest prize in game show history, is available to download and play today from the App Store.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:30 pm
The Princeton Review has once again placed Niagara University among the best colleges in the northeast.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:30 pm
North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt announced Jesse Gooch, proprietor of Painters Plus, has selected the winner of the third annual Project H.O.P.E contest. Megan Sholtz, a 35-year-old mother of three, was selected from the entries submitted for the paint makeover.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:30 pm
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced his office filed a lawsuit against Western Sky Financial LLC, CashCall Inc., WS Funding LLC, and their owners, Martin Webb and J. Paul Reddam, for violations of New York's usury and licensed lender laws in connection with their issuing of personal loans over the Internet. The companies charged annual rates of interest from 89 percent to more than 355 percent to thousands of New York consumers. These interest rates far exceed the maximum rate allowed under New York law, which is limited to 16 percent for most lenders not licensed by the state.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 01:30 pm
Bob Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, has announced "Your Hometown Television Station" will be the exclusive broadcast home for Atlantic Coast Conference sports, which will include a select number of Syracuse Orange and University at Pittsburgh men's football games.
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Wed, Aug 14th 2013 12:15 pm
Lynyrd Skynyrd drew a sold-out crowd at Artpark Tuesday. The classic rock all-stars performed a slew of hit songs for the happy audience.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 04:10 pm
The Greater Niagara Ballet Company brings "Coppélia" to the Artpark & Company Mainstage Theater for two shows on Saturday, Aug. 17. Ballet's great comedy will be performed at 2 and 8 p.m.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:40 pm
Nick Jonas, of the multi-platinum hit band The Jonas Brothers, will guest star on "Hawaii Five-0" later this fall on the CBS Television Network. Jonas will portray a computer hacker involved in a case that the 5-0 team is investigating whose motives might be even more complicated than they suspect.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:40 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins has announced the application window for grants provided through the Department of Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Services (SAFER) program is now open.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:30 pm
Bravo Media's Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series "Top Chef" is back and heads to New Orleans for season 11 on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 10 p.m. This season kicks off with a new pre-premiere digital video series, "Padma's Picks," sponsored by Cigna and available on BravoTV.com.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:30 pm
Food Network viewers take a comedic peek behind the scenes of what food and beverage retailers have to deal with when it comes to the constant threat of theft, as professional security experts Scott McDonald and Connie Ribble expose internal flaws and offer advice on how to prevent future loss in "Thieves, Inc.," premiering Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 10 p.m.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:30 pm
Local residents will have an opportunity to rid their homes of potentially dangerous items Saturday when the Niagara County Refuse District holds a household hazardous waste and electronics drop-off at Lockport Town Hall.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:30 pm
Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return to host "Country Music's Biggest Night" for the sixth consecutive time in 2013. With them at the helm, the 47th Annual CMA Awards airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8 p.m.), on ABC.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:30 pm
The Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey Derby - the derby formally known as the "Fall Classic" - will be holding its 37th annual contest Aug. 17-25. In what started out as the Niagara County Fishing Derby, this competition is now open to three counties (Niagara, Erie and Orleans) in an attempt to encourage more involvement in this family-oriented event (with a big focus on the Junior Division).
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 03:30 pm
Coinciding with the launch of its Premier League coverage on Saturday, NBC Sports Network will significantly increase its efforts this week to gradually change the name of the network to NBCSN.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 07:00 am
Mount St. Mary's Hospital is hosting its first wound symposium, "Multi-System Approach to Wound Healing," on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 7:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls. Interested participants should register by Aug. 30. The registration fee is $25 per person.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 07:00 am
Planning a trip with your best friend? Before you do, it's important to plan ahead and always keep the best interests of your furry, four-legged, or feathered friend in mind.
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Tue, Aug 13th 2013 07:00 am
Grab your lawn chair and enjoy the afternoon with some great music described as "folksy, bluesy kind of Americana respectfully referred to as canal blues," when The Heenan Brothers perform from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Hennepin Park Gazebo in the Village of Lewiston.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:55 pm
A three-year matching grant totaling $78,558 was recently awarded to Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc. by The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation as a part of its annual technology initiative.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:55 pm
The ninth season of long-running hit series "Food Network Star" concluded Sunday night with a viewer vote crowning Damaris Phillips of Louisville the winner of the series grand prize: her own show on Food Network.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:55 pm
Niagara University student Ethan Froelich was selected from a group of his peers at the 2013 Leader Development and Assessment Course as the ROTC cadet who best represented the "Warrior Ethos," a term coined to reflect the embodiment of a soldier.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:55 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, announces Katharine McPhee will perform Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Buffalo.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:45 pm
Infectious disease specialist Rajinder Bajwa, M.D., has joined the medical staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and is scheduling appointments for new patients. His office hours will begin Sept. 12.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:45 pm
The following were honored at Teen Choice 2013, which aired live on FOX from the Gibson Amphitheatre. This year, teens logged on to teenchoiceawards.com and cast more than 150 million votes in support of their favorite celebrities from film, television, music, sports and fashion.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:45 pm
One year after the strengthened post-production tax credit took effect, Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Kenneth Adams recently released new data showing post-production business is booming in New York state.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:45 pm
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has issued a report on the New York State Power Authority. The report examines NYPA's finances, money transferred to support the state budget, and expenses related to employee benefits and travel, including a private jet.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:45 pm
A decision has been reached. After reviewing more than 5,000 Twitter submissions to its "Name 'Sharknado 2' " social media contest, Syfy announced the title of the eagerly anticipated "Sharknado" sequel is "Sharknado 2: The Second One."
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:45 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, announces Chris Cornell will bring his "Songbook" solo acoustic tour to town on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($49.50) go on sale Friday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m.
Cornell, Soundgarden's frontman, will play a series of intimate shows highlighting songs he has written throughout his illustrious career. This is the first time U.S. fans will hear acoustic arrangements of songs from 2012's critically acclaimed "King Animal," Soundgarden's first new studio album in more than 16 years.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-60, has announced he secured funding for the Town of Tonawanda that will be used for environmental, public safety and parks and recreation projects that will enhance and improve conditions in the town while accomplishing budgetary relief and increasing efficiency.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School is seeking host families for two foreign exchange students from Vietnam, who will visit the school through a collaboration with Niagara University.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
Local sales tax collections grew by $397 million, or 5.7 percent, for the first half of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, according to a report issued recently by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Much of the growth was focused in regions downstate.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
Katie Ohh has been named the champion for the inaugural season of NBC's singing-competition series "The Winner Is," taking home a grand prize of $1 million.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
The Lewiston Council on the Arts released a list of winners from this past weekend's Lewiston Art Festival.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins welcomed the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel "The Muskie" to Canalside for public tours over the weekend.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:35 pm
Seven-time Grammy Award-nominated superstars Backstreet Boys will perform the title track and first single from their eighth full-length studio album, "In a World Like This," on NBC's "America's Got Talent" results show on Wednesday, Aug. 14 (9 p.m.).
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Mon, Aug 12th 2013 12:00 pm
This season's new cast of "Dancing with the Stars" will be revealed live, Wednesday, Sept. 4, exclusively on "Good Morning America" (show begins at 7 a.m.).
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Sat, Aug 10th 2013 07:05 am
Fifty and fabulous? No doubt about it! This season Niagara University Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary season with what is expected to be an exciting array of entertainment options to suit a variety of tastes.
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Sat, Aug 10th 2013 07:00 am
From Sept. 20-22, the Sisters of St. Francis of Stella Niagara will open the doors and invite the public to join them for a weekend of retreat and reflection at their motherhouse: Stella Niagara.
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