Mon, Nov 28th 2011 01:00 pm
Children at Kaegebein Elementary School hunted over tables covered with paperbacks last Friday in search of that perfect book.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 01:00 pm
The fourth grade class at Kaegebein Elementary School celebrated "Colonial Day."
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 01:00 pm
Veronica E. Connor Middle School has announced its high honor, honor, and merit rolls for the first quarter of the 2011-12 academic year.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 01:00 pm
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 12:40 pm
The Grand Island Recreation Department, the Grand Island Lions Club, the Grand Island Central School District, and Kelly's Country Store have combined for a series of fundraising events.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 12:00 pm
Grand Island High School's National Honor Society held its annual spaghetti dinner on Nov. 18.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 12:00 pm
Recognizing a Grand Island Eagle Scout on the occasion of his Court of Honor.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 12:00 pm
The Grand Island Board of Education worked through a varied business agenda Monday evening, including hearing a presentation from the district's Bullying Committee.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 12:00 pm
The Erie County Sheriff's Office reports its officers responded to 197 calls from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18. Below is a sampling of only those incidents the ECSO reported to the Island Dispatch.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 12:00 pm
The following incidents occurred from Nov. 14 to 20, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 26 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has now responded to 1,337 calls so far this year.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 09:05 am
HART Interfaith Inc. and The Natural Link are sponsoring a raffle to benefit HART. There are three gift certificate prizes for The Natural Link products.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 09:00 am
The Town of Newfane will hold it annual Holiday Light Up and Parade on Main Street, Route 78, on Friday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 08:30 am
The seventh annual Lewiston Tour of Homes is scheduled for Dec. 3 and 4 in Lewiston. Major sponsors of the event recently gathered in the Lewiston Museum for a photo.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 07:00 am
The Home Away From Home Feline Shelter is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 3. "Handmade for the Holidays" features a craft bazaar, a basket raffle and the work of local artists. The event runs from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 431 Lake St., Wilson.
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Mon, Nov 28th 2011 07:00 am
The Wilson Historical Society will present the Sanborn Band in a Christmas concert under the direction of Wally Goodman on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. All are invited to attend this special event to be held in the Barnum Building. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 751-6704, ext. 10.
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Sat, Nov 26th 2011 07:00 am
Members of the Jack Beatty Hospice Memorial Regatta and the Hospice Dash committees presented Niagara Hospice with $35,000 in proceeds.
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Sat, Nov 26th 2011 07:00 am
Congratulations! After a long search, a winner emerged from Niagara Frontier Publications' recent Web contest.
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Sat, Nov 26th 2011 07:00 am
Over past weeks, area residents have seen reports of a new Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Citizens Action Committee and the re-emergence of the LOOW Restoration Advisory Board.
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Sat, Nov 26th 2011 07:00 am
Gary Hall's mission is clear: The Waste Technology Services president and CEO wants to build a new recreation center for the Lewiston community - its children, in particular. But Hall doesn't want to finance the $2 million project at the expense of village residents, who asked him Monday night to relocate the project from its planned site behind the Red Brick Municipal Building on Onondaga Street.
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Fri, Nov 25th 2011 09:00 am
A basket raffle will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Summit View Apartments, 7210 Williams Road, Wheatfield.
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Fri, Nov 25th 2011 08:55 am
A World AIDS Day observance will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Nov 25th 2011 08:00 am
The following holiday happenings are scheduled over coming days and weeks in the towns of Lewiston, Porter, Niagara, Wheatfield, the City of Niagara Falls, and North Lake country areas:
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Fri, Nov 25th 2011 08:00 am
The Niagara County Auxiliary Police is hosting two open house events to look for new recruits.
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Fri, Nov 25th 2011 08:00 am
The Niagara Falls Border Patrol Station, in conjunction with Niagara University, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, the New York State Police, New York State Park Police, the Niagara Falls Police Department and the Town of Niagara Police Department, is sponsoring the 2011 Holiday Food Drive with the Food Bank of WNY.
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Thu, Nov 24th 2011 09:00 am
St. Peter R.C. School celebrated a traditional Thanksgiving luncheon on Nov. 17. Parents and grandparents were invited to share in the celebration.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 10:25 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto today announced he will conduct a health product drive for Heart, Love & Soul Food Pantry. This event will run from Nov. 30 until Jan. 4, 2012.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 10:00 pm
Two new faces will make their co-hosting debuts and two favorites return in the coming weeks on nationally syndicated morning talk show "LIVE! with Kelly."
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 10:00 pm
America's favorite holiday tradition, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to dazzle and enchant millions nationwide on Thursday, Nov. 24, beginning at 9 a.m. on NBC in all time zones.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 10:00 pm
Kevin Frazier, co-host of "The Insider," and Christina McLarty, correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider," will anchor "The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS," live from New York City, Thursday, Nov. 24 on the CBS Television Network. It will be broadcast from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 10:00 pm
NBC will look back at 85 years of one of America's greatest holiday traditions with "The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," on Thursday, Nov. 24, from 10-11 p.m. Matt Lauer will host this retrospective, which will feature the favorite floats, balloons and performances that have made the parade a must-watch spectacle every year for generations of American families.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:55 pm
ION Television kicks off the 2011 holiday season with three new original holiday movies, premiering Sunday, Nov. 27.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:50 pm
"The NFL on CBS," broadcasting its 52nd year of the NFL, continues its 2011 NFL season on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24 (4 p.m.), and Sunday, Nov. 27 (1 p.m.), beginning with "The NFL Today" (3:30 p.m.) and (noon), respectively, live from "The NFL Today" studio in the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:30 pm
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, NUSGA was challenged by the offices of student affairs and campus ministry to assist a Niagara Falls food pantry at one of its neediest times of year.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:25 pm
On Thanksgiving night, Nov. 24 (9:30 to 11 p.m.), the ABC Television Network will air a 90-minute special, "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving."
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:10 pm
'Smallville' and 'V' actress -- a Toronto native -- tries her hand at 'human' role.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:05 pm
Diana Sproveri is bringing her signature dessert to Ryan Miller's annual fundraiser.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:00 pm
Wednesday, in a double-elimination, it was announced that Lakoda Rayne, Paula Abdul's last remaining group, and LeRoy Bell, one of Nicole Scherzinger's Over 30s finalists, were eliminated from "The X Factor."
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:00 pm
The following activity occurred from Monday, Nov. 14, to Sunday, Nov. 20, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 72 calls during this period.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:00 pm
Orleans/Niagara BOCES classes from the Royalton-Hartland Learning Center, the North Tonawanda Learning Center, Newfane Learning Center and the Lockport Learning Center recently took part in a day of special games at the Kenan Center in Lockport.
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Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 09:00 pm
Several Lockport area youth have been selected to perform alongside the Russian professionals in Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at the Palace Theater in Lockport on Monday, Dec. 5, and Tuesday, Dec. 6. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Dyan Mulvey Dance Academy of Lockport is the host studio for Moscow Ballet's Student Program, with a Moscow Ballet Russian master dance instructor and soloist serving as the audition and rehearsal director.
Dyan Mulvey Dance Academy combines the excitement of dance, the power of music and the feeling of self-confidence for students in classes that include ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, acro, and cheer dance.
Moscow Ballet has worked with dance studio owners in 70 cities across the country for almost two generations making a significant impact on aspiring dancers' lives.
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