Wed, Jun 26th 2013 09:50 am
NBC Sports Group, the exclusive rights holder of Tour de France coverage in the U.S., will present live and primetime coverage of each stage of the 100th Tour de France, the world's most prestigious and grueling cycling race, on NBC, NBC Sports Network, NBC Sports Tour de France Live and NBC Sports Tour de France Live mobile apps.
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Wed, Jun 26th 2013 09:45 am
Dubbed "Discharge Roadmap," the app is a mobile platform designed to help patients and their caregivers more effectively navigate the health care system upon being discharged from a hospital.
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Wed, Jun 26th 2013 09:40 am
Color your family summer memories with free art activities at Artpark's "Free Family Saturdays," taking place July 6-27 from noon until 4 p.m. in the Outdoor Amphitheater area.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 01:35 pm
Global superstars One Direction tease their upcoming 3D movie "This Is Us" with the eagerly awaited release of their brand new single "Best Song Ever." The first song to be released from their forthcoming third album due out later this year, "Best Song Ever" will be digitally released globally on Monday, July 22.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:50 am
Congressmembers Brian Higgins (NY-26) and Chris Collins (NY-27) are objecting to efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move functions performed in the Buffalo region to Louisville and Detroit.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:45 am
The First Niagara Foundation and the Isaiah 61 Project (a ministry of Global Outreach Mission Inc.) are partnering to provide job training and housing rehabilitation services for residents in the City of Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:45 am
One of the most creative and sought-after prizes to be given away in Western New York this summer will be raffled off at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the annual Roycroft Summer Arts & Crafts Festival. The popular festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29-30 at Parkdale Elementary School, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:45 am
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the region's rich heritage and the tradition of classical music with a concert at Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29.
BPO Associate Conductor Matthew Kraemer will lead a concert packed with symphonic favorites by Copland, Rossini and Beethoven, culminating in Tchaikovsky's bombastic "1812 Overture."
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:30 am
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that the New York State Legislature has passed the "Certificate of Merit" bill (A. 5582/S.4530A), which will help more New York families avoid foreclosure. The bill enacts common sense reforms to bring greater integrity to the foreclosure process and expedite homeowners' participation in court-supervised mediation sessions where they can negotiate workable alternatives to foreclosure with their lender.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:30 am
Since its opening in 2003, Hansen House, located in Niagara Falls and operated by Community Missions, has provided adults with psychiatric disabilities a first step toward realizing their goal of more independent living. Earlier this month, the East Hill Foundation presented CMI with a $15,000 donation for an upgrade in the facility's kitchen, where many of the essential daily living skills necessary for residents to transition into more independent living environments are taught.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:30 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced category submission deadlines for 86th Academy Awards consideration.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:30 am
NBC Sports Group has named John Strong, formerly the lead voice for MLS' Portland Timbers, as the lead play-by-play voice for its Major League Soccer telecasts, beginning in July.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:30 am
Joseph P. Lojacono, president of Valmark Associates, has been elected president of Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives. He succeeds Patricia L. Herberger of LegalShield/ID Theft Shield, who remains on the board of directors as immediate past president. Tim Kwiatkowski of Five Star Bank, executive vice president, will again chair the group's Executive of the Year Awards Gala.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:30 am
Beginning tonight, and for the first time on "So You Think You Can Dance," viewers will be able to "SuperVote" - cast multiple votes online at one time - immediately after the performance show airs (8-10 p.m.) on FOX.
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Tue, Jun 25th 2013 08:25 am
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, joined by State Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer (R-Amherst), Assemblyman James Brennan (D-Brooklyn) and nonprofit leaders from across the state, celebrated Friday's passage of sweeping, bipartisan legislation to overhaul the laws governing New York's nonprofit sector. The attorney general's Nonprofit Revitalization Act represents the first major overhaul to New York's charities laws in more than 40 years.
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Mon, Jun 24th 2013 03:00 pm
On "Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda," tightrope walker Nik Wallenda, "The King of the High Wire," made history as the first person ever to cross over the Grand Canyon.
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Mon, Jun 24th 2013 02:25 pm
The New York State Destination Marketing Organizations (formerly the New York State Association of Conventions and Visitors Bureaus), recently announced the appointment of John Percy as president. Percy serves as president and CEO of the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp.
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Mon, Jun 24th 2013 07:00 am
A program titled "An Evening of Inspiration ... What happens to us when we die ... ?," featuring author Michael H. Brown, will be offered on Wednesday, July 31, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Center, 2748 Military Road, Niagara Falls.
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Mon, Jun 24th 2013 07:00 am
Veterans, employees and the public are encouraged to donate blood at the next American Red Cross Blood Drive from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, in Freedom Hall, Room 301, at VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Ave., Buffalo.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 10:05 am
The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. has put together a giant scroll signed by Niagara Falls leaders and visitors offering daredevil Nik Wallenda best wishes as he prepares to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope Sunday night.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
As part of Gov. Cuomo's NY's Open for Hunting and Fishing initiative, New York residents and visitors may fish for free without a fishing license in any of the state's 7,500 lakes and ponds or 50,000 miles of rivers and streams during the weekend of June 29-30, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens said.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
It's no secret that I live along the south shore of Lake Ontario, just 300 to 400 feet from the western edge of Four Mile Creek State Park.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
Music has become a game of numbers for legendary Illinois-bred band Chicago.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
Niagara Feline Friends runs low-cost spay/neuter clinics for cats. These clinics are open to anyone, regardless of income. The cost is $75, which also includes distemper and rabies shots.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
The story of The Silo, 115 N. Water St., began in the 1930s, back when this area was referred to as the "Hojack Country."
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
By a unanimous vote Monday, the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees voted against accepting Primrose Lane, one of two roads in the Gardens at Oxbow subdivision, as a village street.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
On Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30, the Niagara Pioneer Soccer League will host the Northern Customs Services' 29th annual Niagara Pioneer International Soccer Tournament.
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2013 07:00 am
Voters in the Lewiston-Porter Central School District responded positively to the $39,647,771 budget presented at the second vote on Tuesday night.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:50 pm
It's been called the pulse of the planet - home to Lady Gaga, LeBron, foreign revolutionaries, journalists, tech geeks and the Pope himself. CNBC tells the story behind the rise of Twitter, the social media giant whose 200 million active users have made it a fixture at home and around the world.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
NBC has greenlit the animated holiday musical special "How Murray Saved Christmas" from four-time Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Mike Reiss ("The Simpsons").
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
Warner Bros. Television Group returns to Comic-Con International: San Diego, the world's leading pop-culture convention, next month with 17 series, including 10 returning fan-favorite shows and seven programs making their Comic-Con debut.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
Bravo Media's "Inside the Actors Studio," hosted by James Lipton, commemorates the life and career of legendary actor James Gandolfini with a special broadcast of his appearance on the award-winning series on Sunday, June 23, at 6 p.m.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
ABC will be bringing star power to Comic-Con 2013, with its returning fan favorite "Once Upon a Time," as well as two new highly anticipated series debuting this fall, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" and "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland."
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products and Five Star Gourmet Foods have announced they are teaming up for the launch of a new line of "The Biggest Loser" fresh and frozen healthy meals and snacks.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
The Goo Goo Dolls new album "Magnetic" has debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, with almost 29,000 copies sold first week. The 10th studio album for the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band features debut single "Rebel Beat," which is currently climbing the charts at Hot AC radio.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
"It is with great disappointment that we watched House lawmakers defeat the 2013 farm bill. The farmers in this state deserve a reasonable farm policy that has been delayed for far too long."
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 07:45 pm
"Today's unfortunate defeat of the House farm bill speaks to the dysfunction in Washington that continues to stand in the way of solving real problems for real Americans."
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 04:55 pm
ChrisFit Personal Training & Wellness Center, along with Sparkle! Marketing and Events, will host the first ChrisFit Fest at Academy Park in Lewiston. The festival will feature free fitness classes, as well as health and wellness speakers and healthy food vendors.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 04:50 pm
The Lewiston-Porter High School Air Force Junior ROTC recently presented a $1,000 donation to Old Fort Niagara to support educational programming at the fort.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2013 04:45 pm
Artunes 2013 - The Bee Hive Veranda Concert Series - will take place on select Thursdays this summer from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Bee Hive Art Studio 424 Center St., across from the Hennepin Park Gazebo.
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