Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
Just when you think you see a glimmer of hope toward the beginning of spring, you awake to frigid temperatures and more snow to brush off your car. Although we, as Western New Yorkers, are plagued with often unbearably long winters, every year at this time numerous brave members of the community put their dreary thoughts of winter behind them.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
The Town of Lewiston has joined a select group of Western New York communities that have opted to assume management of state parks in response to closures.
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Sat, Feb 26th 2011 09:00 am
Everyone got something at Monday's Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees meeting.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 04:30 pm
Syfy has acquired both seasons (31 episodes) of the acclaimed fan-favorite "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, it was announced today by Chris Regina, vice president of programming, Syfy, and Tom Cerio, Executive vice president of cable sales, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 04:25 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-Lewiston, today announced that legislation he sponsored (A.3093B) was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon. The law will save villages in Western New York money by exempting them from costly new voting machine requirements by allowing villages throughout the state to use lever voting machines for their elections.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 04:10 pm
Winners of the 2011 Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year will be among the many achievements celebrated by the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce during its "Chamber Honors" annual dinner, Saturday evening, Feb. 26, at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:55 pm
Niagara University is the new home of the county's approved training program for law enforcement officers.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:45 pm
E. Alice Miranda was installed by U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins as the 2011 president of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors at their annual installation dinner earlier this month.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:35 pm
The WNY Chamber Alliance, an organization of 27 local chambers of commerce working together to represent and promote the interests of their chambers and the business community of Western New York State, will hold a legislative forum on Friday, March 11, from 7:30 until 9:30 a.m. at Michael's Banquet Facility, 4885 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:30 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R,I-Lewiston, recently announced that his co-sponsored legislation to exempt villages in Western New York from costly new voting machine requirements was passed by the Assembly. The measure, which was also passed in the State Senate and now awaits action by the governor, would allow villages throughout the state to use lever voting machines for their elections, an election law exemption only previously granted to school districts.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:25 pm
"Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country," originally scheduled for Sunday, May 22, will now be broadcast Friday, April 22 (9 p.m., ET/PT).
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 03:15 pm
On Monday, Feb. 28, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) reveals shocking health hazards stemming from food diseases, product recalls, hidden house dangers and other underlying conditions that are all too close to home in the episode "Surprising Health Dangers You Never Knew."
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:35 pm
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:30 pm
The Women of the Moose on behalf of the Grand Island Moose Lodge No. 180 recently purchased a "brick" for The Miracle League of Grand Island and Western New York, and have issued a challenge to other community groups to raise money for the Miracle League by hosting some kind of fundraiser.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:30 pm
The ABC Television Network's contract to carry the annual Academy Awards presentations has been extended for six more years, though 2020, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, announced Thursday.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:25 pm
Carolyn Konopski was recently named the new administrative director for the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce and Kim McMahon has been name the chamber's new benefits administrator.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:25 pm
Niagara County has closed the Shaw Building, which houses the Public Health and Mental Health Departments, due to a water main break.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:20 pm
ABC Family has picked up an additional one-hour scripted drama, "The Lying Game." The drama is in addition to the three previously announced series pick-ups, the one-hour dramas "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" and "Switched at Birth," and the half-hour multi-cam comedy series, "The Great State of Georgia."
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:15 pm
For the first time ever, "American Idol" will allow viewers to vote for their favorite contestants online at americanidol.com. Sponsored by AT&T, online voting begins immediately after the first performance show airing Tuesday, March 1 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on FOX. In addition to online voting, fans will continue to be able to vote via toll-free phone lines, as well as unlimited text-message votes for AT&T wireless customers during the voting window (standard text-messaging rates may apply).
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:15 pm
Auditions for the highly anticipated singing competition "The X Factor" are set to begin on Sunday, March 27, in Los Angeles at the L.A. Sports Arena. The search for the next global superstar will continue in Miami on Thursday, April 7; Newark, N.J., on Thursday, April 14; Seattle on Wednesday, April 20; Chicago on Wednesday, April 27; and Dallas (date to be announced).
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:00 pm
The Section VI playoffs brought out the best in the Grand Island boys basketball team as the Vikings won their first home game of the season with a dramatic late rally.
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Fri, Feb 25th 2011 02:00 pm
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has re-introduced federal legislation that would forever protect toll discount programs such as those for Grand Island residents.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 06:00 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield's Adult Education program has several classes starting in March that will help shake the winter blues.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 05:00 pm
The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Feb. 7 and 13. During that week, 98 incidents were investigated.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 04:00 pm
The Niagara Falls Police Department is investigating a number of purse thefts in recent weeks. The incidents have occurred citywide involving women returning home from shopping at businesses both in Niagara Falls and the Town of Niagara.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 03:10 pm
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C, Newfane, introduced legislation (S.3306) on Feb. 16 to improve the operations of the Child and Adult Protective Services systems in order to prevent tragedies like the murder of 23-year old North Collins resident Laura Cummings. The measure is dubbed "Laura Cummings' Law" in her memory.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 03:05 pm
Wheatfield Supervisor Bob Cliffe plans to have some answers ready at Monday's Town Board meeting for residents of the Eagle Chase development, who are tired of dealing with flooding of their main road.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 03:00 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education may have a replacement chosen for board member Lori Pittman by the end of its next meeting on Wednesday, March 2.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 03:00 pm
Whether it's helping to get an air show off the ground or the more serious business of keeping the air base open, the Niagara Military Affairs Council is always ready to serve.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 02:40 pm
The sixth season of NBC's top-rated summer series, "America's Got Talent," will tape shows in front of a live audience in cities across the country starting in Seattle on March 2 and 3. After Seattle, the talent competition series will travel to Los Angeles (March 9-10), Minneapolis (March 23-24), New York (March 31-April 1), Atlanta (April 12-14) and Houston (April 19-20).
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 02:35 pm
"American Idol" hopeful Chris Medina is scheduled to perform on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Friday, Feb. 25 (11:35 p.m. ET).
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 02:25 pm
Chefs Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Steve Ells and Lorena Garcia are putting their money where their mouth is. No, really.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 02:20 pm
From day one, NBC's "The Event" has had the deck stacked against it.
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Thu, Feb 24th 2011 12:55 pm
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Wed, Feb 23rd 2011 12:15 pm
Most Overrated Movie of the Year goes to "Eclipse," while "The A-Team" snags Favorite Guilty Pleasure
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Wed, Feb 23rd 2011 11:35 am
NBC issued pickups for three returning alternative series in 2011-12 in "The Biggest Loser," "Who Do You Think You Are?" and the singing competition series "The Sing-Off."
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Tue, Feb 22nd 2011 03:30 pm
Lockport Community Television, Lockport's public access station, is offering an orientation session from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15.
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Tue, Feb 22nd 2011 02:50 pm
Sara Rue, Barry Watson, Valerie Harper and Fred Willard will star the ABC Family original movie "My Future Boyfriend," premiering Sunday, April 10 (8 p.m. ET/PT).
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Tue, Feb 22nd 2011 02:50 pm
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Tue, Feb 22nd 2011 02:40 pm
Niagara University will hold a panel discussion addressing the social and political revolution in Egypt and the United States' involvement in it will take place in the Under the Taps Club of the university's Gallagher Center on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 12:15 p.m.
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