Mon, Aug 5th 2013 07:00 am
The General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant is using electronic billboards throughout Western New York to advertise its 75th anniversary open house scheduled for noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23.
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Mon, Aug 5th 2013 07:00 am
The History Center of Niagara is preparing for a special summer evening dining al fresco in historic downtown Lockport within sight of the Erie Canal on Saturday, Aug. 17.
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Mon, Aug 5th 2013 07:00 am
•Ava Pannozzo, the 4-year-old daughter of Christopher and Ida Maria (Colangelo) Pannozzo, was recently diagnosed with a rare immune disease called familial HLH. She is currently receiving chemotherapy, but is in need of a bone marrow transplant.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
A longtime business expansion plan has finally come to fruition in the Village of Lewiston. Angel to Apple has opened its own shoe department within its current location at 451 Center St.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
•The Lewiston-Porter Class of 1988 has announced plans for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
Contestants vying for the title of Peach Queen of the 2013 Niagara County Peach Festival met with the Kiwanis Club of Lewiston at the Lewiston Event Center. Current Peach Queen Margaret Dorian, Peach Queen contestants and Kiwanis Club members had an afternoon of bowling and fun.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
Radio Disney, the No. 1 radio network for kids, tweens and families, is hosting its second annual "Back To School Drive" benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of America's "Tools for Back-To-School" campaign.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
"The Chew" welcomes a diverse panel of guests next week (weekdays, 1 p.m., ABC).
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
What started last year as part of Lewiston-Porter High School Class of 1987's 25th anniversary reunion, "The Spirit of the '80s" concert is back again by popular demand.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 07:00 am
Bring your best bear friend for a fun-filled afternoon of games, crafts, and treats from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2013 06:55 am
The 40th - and final - version of the Youngstown Yacht Club Level Regatta played out last weekend on the Lake Ontario waters and in the Village of Youngstown, much to the delight of participants, visitors and organizers.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 11:00 pm
Any child in grade school could draw you a picture of a car or a house, maybe a face, or even the family pet. He or she may create any of those and be pretty good too. But these skills aren't for everyone, and even if they are pretty good at it most won't stick with it through their lifetime.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:50 pm
There are many individuals whom have left a distinct mark on the racing community both locally and throughout the Northeast. Two of those made large-scale impacts on the history of Ransomville Speedway.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:50 pm
The fifth annual Jonathon Cote Memorial Motorcycle Ride and Fundraiser takes place Sunday, Aug. 4, with sign-ups starting at 11 a.m. at Williamsville North High School, Dodge Road in Amherst. The ride honors Cote, a U.S. Army veteran who lost his life while working as a private security contractor in Iraq in 2006.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:50 pm
The Women's Respite Program will mark 25 years of service at a reception Saturday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Stella Niagara in Lewiston. The Respite Program, a nonprofit organization, provides time away to rest and renew for single mothers with low incomes, grandmothers raising their grandchildren, and women with cancer.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:45 pm
Volunteers are needed to work the information booth at the Lewiston Council on the Arts' Lewiston Art Festival, on Aug. 10 and 11, selling T-shirts and distributing brochures.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:45 pm
The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., in the Village of Lewiston, announces the following programs, events and activities for the month of August.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:45 pm
Reigning Peach Queen Margaret Dorian will hold a fundraiser for Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 1 until 4 p.m. at Tin Pan Alley, 775 Cayuga St.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:40 pm
Health and nutrition expert Kathleen Downey will visit Mangia Café, 621 Center St., Lewiston, Saturday, Aug. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to host a book signing for her new work, "Healthy is Delicious, an Essential Guide book for Self-Healing through an Inflammation Free Diet."
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:35 pm
Showtime Networks' customers nationwide have had their services disrupted by Time Warner Cable today, when for the first time in Showtime history, a distributor has chosen to remove the network's programming - despite the network's authorization to allow carriage while negotiations continue.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:35 pm
Effective 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Time Warner Cable has dropped CBS in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas and several other markets (CBS remains on the air in Western New York). We deeply regret this ill-advised action, which is injurious not only to our many affected viewers, but also to Time Warner Cable itself.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:10 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, NY-27, has voted to approve legislation that improves how the EPA will go about its ongoing study of the relationship between hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," and groundwater.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, led more than 30 of his House of Representatives colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano objecting to further funding cuts to the Urban Area Security Initiative program, and asking that eligibility be restored for all cities that have participated in the UASI program in the past.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
This morning on "LIVE with Kelly and Michael," hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced the Mustache Mobile food truck from Atlantic City, N.J., was chosen as the winner of "LIVE's" Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off" and took home the $20,000 grand prize.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
After years of development and consumer testing as "NY1" and "NY2," Cornell University and New York Apple Growers have given the hottest new apples in the Empire State names worthy of their unique assets: "SnapDragon" and "RubyFrost."
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
Television star Ellen DeGeneres will return to host the Oscars for a second time, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Academy Awards will be broadcast live on "Oscar Sunday," March 2, 2014, on the ABC Television Network.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
Global chart-topping star Jason Derulo will perform his hit single "The Other Side" on NBC's "America's Got Talent" results show, Wednesday, Aug. 7 (9 p.m.).
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
On Aug. 10, single tickets will go on sale for all Buffalo Philharmonic performances in the 2013-14 season, including the highly anticipated season opening gala with Yo-Yo Ma.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
After being highlighted as Western New York's most productive legislator by NYPIRG in early July, State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-I-Buffalo, had six bills (of 18 that passed both houses) signed into law this week. The bills range from dealing with lowering bow hunting registration fees to pet dealer licensing.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
Susan G. Komen has announced the recipients of the 2013 national research grant awards. This year's $42 million research portfolio includes more than $3.3 million in new funding to researchers across New York, including $450,000 to Katerina Gurova, M.D., Ph.D., of Western New York's Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
Cancer does not rest, and this year's Relay For Life won't either! Returning this year, with intent to surpass the ample success of last year's event, the Relay For Life festival of Lewiston/Niagara will take place at a new location, Reservoir State Park, on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-4, from 1 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 10:00 pm
Michael Johnson, Town of Lewiston finance director and long-time community leader, has announced his candidacy for the Town of Lewiston supervisor on the Democrat Party line. He is well regarded for his work with members of all political parties for the benefit of the Lewiston residents.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:45 pm
The Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York held another feature game with celebrity buddies.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:30 pm
NOCO Express Stores, its customers, and employees recently joined forces to support Hospice Foundation of Western New York. Throughout the entire month of June, paper sunflowers were sold for $1 each at all of NOCO Express' 35 locations to benefit Hospice for a total donation of $11,410.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:30 pm
Members of the Kaegebein Playground Committee served up hot dogs, chips and water during a fundraiser July 20 at the Grand Island Fun Fest, held at Say Cheese Pizza Company.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:30 pm
Grand Island residents are about to benefit from a national backpack giveaway campaign.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:25 pm
Chief Bruce Mack of Wheatfield's Frontier Volunteer Fire Co. recently was awarded the Liberty Mutual Firemark Award, during a drill with his fellow firefighters.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:25 pm
The NWAA Soccer Club is looking for youth soccer players interested in participating in the clubs travel soccer program.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:25 pm
Submit up to three photographs of the Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls by Aug. 9 for the Friends of Oakwood photo contest.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2013 06:25 pm
Randy W. Retzlaff has announced that he is a candidate for the Wheatfield Town Board.
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