Mon, Dec 17th 2012 11:25 am
The Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Group hosts "Building a B2B Marketing Strategy Using LinkedIn," a luncheon seminar, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.
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Mon, Dec 17th 2012 11:25 am
The board of directors of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame has announced that applications are being accepted for funding from its amateur sports development fund. The deadline to submit an application for funding is March 1, 2013. An application may be found at gbshof.com.
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Mon, Dec 17th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Frontier Bible Church, Upper Mountain Road at Bronson Drive, Lewiston, will be hold a special candlelight service on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m.
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Mon, Dec 17th 2012 07:00 am
A special Christmas Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 5:30 p.m., at All Saints Chapel Mausoleum in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lewiston. Msgr. Thomas J. Moran, pastor of St. Bernard parish in Youngstown, will preside.
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Mon, Dec 17th 2012 07:00 am
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will offer a series of eight free smoking cessation classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7, 2013, at the Earl W. Brydges Library, 1425 Main St., Niagara Falls.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 09:40 pm
The Dynamo Harrow Hockey Team capped off an exciting spring season by taking the silver metal in St. Catherines.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 02:00 pm
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve joined Dunkin' Donuts franchisees and Basil Family of Dealerships representatives Friday for a large-scale shopping spree today at Toys "R" Us in Amherst to prepare the Toys for Tots program in Western New York for the holiday season.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 02:00 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre presents "Strawberry Shortcake with Special Guests The Doodle Bops" on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at 12:30 and 4 p.m.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 02:00 pm
DeMarco Ogletree, a cashier in the nutrition and food service department at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, earned the $2,000 Eva M. Noles Scholarship Friday, Dec. 7, at the fifth annual Eva M. Noles Scholarship and Community Recognition Breakfast at RPCI.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:30 pm
Big changes may be in store for a prominent stretch of the Village of Lewiston.
The Buffalo-based Ellicott Development has purchased 756, 784-790 Center St., and adjacent vacant land on Onondaga Street (bordering North Eighth Street) from HoganWillig PLLC. Current tenants of these properties include The Country Doctor, Grandpaws Pet Emporium and Smith Brothers Pizza.
Ellicott Development CEO William Paladino signed the property transfer and has served as the point person on the $1.4 million transaction. The sale was finalized Nov. 7. William's father, former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, founded Ellicott Development, a property management, leasing and development firm, in 1973.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:30 pm
Plans for a new recreation/community/senior center and a donation from an area hazardous waste landfiller were the newsmakers at opposite ends of an otherwise routine Lewiston Town Board work session Monday.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:30 pm
The Town of Lewiston continues to add sponsors to the Lewiston Family Ice Rink for its 2012-13 season.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:25 pm
Mrs. Rodriguez's kindergarten class and Mrs. VanEgmond's first-grade classes at the Lewiston-Porter Primary Education Center recently performed songs for local veterans.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:20 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD reported a total of 77 response calls during this period.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:20 pm
Emery Simon and Harold Hibbard recently purchased Frontier Lanes. They have renamed it the Lewiston Event Center, and plan to make full use of the almost three-acre property.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:15 pm
Over the course of 40 years, master technician Dennis Brochey has worked on more than 100,000 automobiles in his Center Street automotive shop. At the end of this month, he'll hang up his wrench.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:10 pm
The referendum for the Grand Island School District's proposed $6,377,000 transportation facility will go to public vote on Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Grand Island High School.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:10 pm
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:05 pm
Rachel Bailey and Maggie Nobumoto, members of the Grand Island High School Interact Club, and Jared Barlow, Grand Island Rotary Club past president, volunteered for the Salvation Army Kettle Drive at Tops Market on Grand Island Boulevard.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:05 pm
At a surprise birthday party for Les Dumas, a Knights of Columbus member, guests brought contributions to Toys for Tots and the WNY Food Bank in lieu of birthday gifts.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:00 pm
In keeping with the holiday spirit of giving, the Zonta Club of Grand Island donated $1,500 to the Neighbors Foundation of Grand Island on Tuesday at the Zonta Club's annual Christmas Party at the Buffalo Launch Club.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:00 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 147 calls from Dec. 1 to 7. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 01:00 pm
The following incidents occurred from Dec. 3 to 9, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 22 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 1,371 calls so far this year.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:55 pm
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, Grand Island Fire Co. rescue personnel responded to a report of a pedestrian hit by a motor vehicle on Stony Point Road between Whitehaven Road and Independence Lane.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:55 pm
Corey McGowan, organizer of the Taste of Grand Island, recently presented five awards to restaurants that took part in the festival. Winners included:
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:55 pm
Kevin Koch will return for a third term as chief of the Grand Island Fire Co. after running unopposed in 2013 elections, which were held at fire headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:55 pm
In a surprise addition to Monday evening's agenda, the Grand Island Board of Education voted to terminate the contract of Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert Christmann.
Christmann officially resigned as superintendent of schools on Oct. 1 after six years of service to the district. He has been functioning as interim superintendent since then and has a full-time position as executive director of the Western New York Education Services Council. His last day of service to Grand Island should be in mid-January.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:45 pm
Ryan Seacrest hosts "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013," featuring an all-star lineup performing 15 No. 1 hits, including newly announced additions to the west coast party Justin Bieber, Jason Aldean, Greyson Chance, Ellie Goulding and The Wanted.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:40 pm
The Hospice and Palliative Care Group Inc. President CEO John Lomeo recently announced the appointment of Kay Dekker, RN, BSN, as director of hospice services at Niagara Hospice.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:40 pm
Australian singing and dancing sensation Timomatic set to perform; Jeannie Mai of Style Network's "How Do I Look?" returns as commentator.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:40 pm
Two hundred eighty-two feature films are eligible for the 2012 Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:35 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre presents Gaelic Storm on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2013, at 8 p.m. for one performance only.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:35 pm
Show will feature 13 talented designers who join celebrity mentors Nicole Richie, Jessica Simpson and John Varvatos, as well as new host Louise Roe.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:30 pm
The YWCA of Niagara and the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara have fulfilled a long-held vision with the dedication of a new facility to serve adult sexual assault victims and child victims of abuse. The announcement during ceremonies at the YWCA in Lockport.
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 12:30 pm
Actor Jay Thomas returns to participate in the annual "Late Show" holiday quarterback challenge, and singer Darlene Love marks her 19th year performing her classic "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on the broadcast
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Sat, Dec 15th 2012 11:30 am
The historic Oakwood Cemetery at 763 Portage Road in Niagara Falls is proud to be part of the 2012 "Wreaths Across America" remembrance ceremony as one of the two designated locations in Western New York.
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Fri, Dec 14th 2012 05:00 pm
Fifth Harmony (mentored by Simon Cowell), Carly Rose Sonenclar (mentored by Britney Spears) and Tate Stevens (mentored by L.A. Reid) are "The X Factor's" three finalists moving on to next week's grand finale.
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Fri, Dec 14th 2012 07:00 am
As part of yearly tradition, Adams Volunteer Fire Co. will hold its "Santa Claus Drive" by visiting neighborhoods of its fire district.
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Fri, Dec 14th 2012 07:00 am
If there's one studio that can turn a holiday show into an "Xtravaganza," it's Adell's School of Dance.
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Thu, Dec 13th 2012 12:00 pm
Holly C. Deyarmond has been named director of social services at ElderWood Health Care at Crestwood, 2600 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield.
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