Sat, Aug 6th 2011 07:00 am
The Youngstown Free Library One World Many Stories Drama Club will present "A World of Stories" on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Red Brick School Village Center gym. Library spokesperson Jan Gilgore reports the drama club participants have been practicing, making costumes and props for several weeks. The program is open to the public.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 02:00 am
By the time Edgar Winter left his hometown of Beaumont, Texas, in the 1960s, he was already technically proficient in every aspect of music.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:45 am
With week two of Artpark concert "heavies" now passed, Lewiston Police Department Chief Chris Salada says area law enforcement overall has been up to the task in addressing the bigger than normal crowds, the very heavy traffic and various uncertainties.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:45 am
Following the July 25 vote by Steering Committee members of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Restoration Advisory Board to dissolve and organize as the Niagara LOOW Action Council, comes news of others associated with the earlier RAB who now seek to remain as a separate group.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:45 am
Following two straight record-setting crowds at Artpark & Co.'s "Tuesday in the Park" concert series, Village of Lewiston Mayor Terry Collesano and Police Commissioner Al Soluri are asking when enough is enough.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:35 am
The Erie County Sheriff's Office reports its officers responded to 194 calls from July 23 to 29. Below is a sampling of only those incidents the ECSO reported to the Island Dispatch.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:35 am
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:30 am
Thomas L. Schuh Sr. entered into rest on Aug. 2, 2011. He was a resident of Grand Island.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:30 am
The following incidents occurred from July 25 to 31, 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 897 calls so far this year.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:25 am
The following activity occurred Monday, July 25, to Sunday, July 31, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD responded to a total of 121 calls during this period.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:15 am
The Town of Lewiston Town Board lent its approval last month to three projects aimed at enhancing the Niagara River Greenway corridor. Now under consideration before the Niagara River Greenway Commission is a $500,000 proposal to fund three projects: an ice rink in Academy Park, Artpark event programming and Lewiston Council on the Arts event programming.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:10 am
The Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association announces the third annual Jason Raby Memorial 5K Run and Fun Walk will be held Friday, Aug. 12, at Lewiston-Porter High School.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:05 am
TNT has booked its blockbuster series "Rizzoli & Isles" for a third season.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:05 am
The 36th season of Shakespeare in Delaware Park opened with the "Merchant of Venice," featuring five actors with connections to Niagara University.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:05 am
Several Western New York businesses have stepped forward in a big way to support the 10th annual Lewiston Jazz Festival. While this festival is free to those who attend, it costs more than $150,000 to host.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:00 am
The nation's leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health is joining forces with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to improve the health status of newborn babies.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:00 am
The Bee Hive, a pottery and crafts studio located at 419 Center St., Lewiston, plans to offer many specials this upcoming month.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:55 pm
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:55 pm
There were 210 boats with 243 paddlers at this year's sixth annual Paddles Up Niagara, a paddlesport event at Beaver Island State Park.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:50 pm
New musical drama "Smash" to premiere next day, after regular season debut of "The Voice"
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:45 pm
The Advantage Sports Training Program of Mount St. Mary's Hospital's Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation recently completed its sessions for Lewiston-Porter High School students at the Lewiston-Porter campus.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:45 pm
Multi-platinum superstar, four-time Grammy winner and multiple Teen Choice Award nominee Taylor Swift will receive the Ultimate Choice Award during "Teen Choice" 2011 airing Sunday, Aug. 7 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:45 pm
CBS is sponsoring its first-ever "Reality Mud Run," in which reality stars from CBS's hit series "Survivor," "The Amazing Race" and "Big Brother" will run alongside members of the general public to raise funds for cancer research through "Survivor's" Stand Up To Cancer fundraising team.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:00 pm
On Aug. 13 and 14, British redcoats will square off with American continental soldiers as Old Fort Niagara hosts its annual "Soldiers of the Revolution" event. Weekend activities include two battle re-enactments, interactive games for families, demonstrations of muskets and muzzle-loading artillery, military music, and historical drama.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:00 pm
Pepsi, the premier partner of "The X Factor," announced today that the winner(s) of the singing competition will be featured in a Pepsi commercial scheduled to air on NBC during Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 10:55 pm
Brett Ratner and Don Mischer will produce the 84th Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced Thursday. This will be Ratner's first involvement with the Oscar show; Mischer will for the second year in a row serve as a producer and as the telecast director.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 10:45 pm
Amherst Christian Academy is celebrating the opening its pre-kindergarten program on Sept. 6. This learning-center-based program will provide a Christ-centered, stimulating educational environment where children can learn while they play.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 09:00 pm
Thomas L. Schuh Sr. entered into rest on Aug. 2, 2011. He was a resident of Grand Island.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:30 pm
On Monday, Aug. 22, the power to Kaegebein Elementary School will be shut off to allow for repairs to an insulator on a power pole outside the building.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:30 pm
The Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office will stop at the Pfc. Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Post No. 9249 Veterans of Foreign Wars parking lot, 2121 Grand Island Blvd., on Monday, Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:30 pm
Several Grand Island firefighters were recently recognized for a lifetime of significant community service accomplishments during a Saturday evening event at Grand Island Fire Co. headquarters.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:15 pm
On Saturday, July 23, the Niagara River Anglers Association held its annual Lower Niagara Bass Contest with Brendan Walsh, Niagara Falls, taking top honors with his two-fish total weight of 9.32 pounds. His largest weighed in at 4.74 pounds, and that was good enough to get the big fish of the day Lunker Award, topping all others.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:15 pm
Early morning showers gave way to clear blue skies Friday evening, July 29, in the small hamlet of Ransomville. Mother Nature certainly helped the Ransomville Speedway maintenance crew provide a very racy and tacky track surface. Plenty of side-by-side racing entertained fans in the grandstands and VIP towers.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:15 pm
The Niagara County Builders Association brought its own version of a parade to this year's Canal Fest in North Tonawanda. The builders' float highlighted their Parade of Homes show, which will open Sept. 17 and run for three weekends.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 03:15 pm
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 05:20 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, and State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-60th District, today declared victory after the Empire State Development Corporation determined that USA Niagara and its board hold the authority to expand the footprint for where the USA Development Corporation can invest state economic development money.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 04:40 pm
Emmy-nominated actress Lucy Liu of "Kill Bill: Volume 1" and "Charlie's Angels" has been cast as a special guest star on this upcoming season of TNT's acclaimed police drama "Southland."
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 04:20 pm
It was announced today that Natalie Morales of NBC's "Today" and Andy Cohen of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live" will be co-hosting the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant on Monday, September 12 live from Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on NBC from 9-11 p.m. A Spanish simulcast will air on Telemundo.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 03:35 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today released the following statement regarding the signing of the utilities-reform measure Power NY into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Ceretto, who helped pass the Assembly version of the legislation, noted that the bill is designed to increase New York's power production and lower consumer energy costs.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 03:20 pm
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