Fri, Feb 11th 2011 02:55 pm
As a "Valentine" and "get-well card" to Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and Grammy Legend Award recipient Aretha Franklin, four-time Grammy winner Yolanda Adams, four-time Grammy winner and Latin Grammy winner Christina Aguilera, Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson, country superstar Martina McBride and current nominee Florence Welch will perform together on "The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards."
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Fri, Feb 11th 2011 02:40 pm
One week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented his executive budget, Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-138th/Lewiston, is renewing his call for mandate relief to be tied to a property-tax cap in order to ensure that Western New York residents receive real tax relief. Neither proposal was included in the governor's proposed spending plan issued on Feb. 1.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 06:00 pm
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 06:00 pm
Holy Ghost Lutheran School's pre-K four class welcomes Leona Gonzales to class. She is re-enacting the story of the "Three Sisters."
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
Last Friday's Niagara Frontier League boys basketball game between Niagara-Wheatfield and visiting Grand Island was also a fundraiser for Coaches vs. Cancer, an endeavor championed by Norm Stewart, former head coach of the University of Missouri's men's basketball program and a cancer survivor, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
"Toast & Jam," now in its 12th year, begins on Monday, Feb. 14, (Valentine's Day) from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Brickyard Pub & BBQ, 432 Center St., Lewiston.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
With Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of an early spring, Wheatfield Recreation Director Ed Sturgeon wants to remind everyone that there are only three weeks left until Feb. 26 to register for the 2011 baseball/softball season.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
The community is invited to a grand opening of the Niagara Hospice Resource Center in Lockport at noon Friday, Feb. 11.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
February is American Heart Month. The Heart Center of Niagara at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has begun a month-long campaign of health and wellness events to promote heart health.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
The nation's first FDA-approved cancer treatment vaccine, Provenge (sipuleucel-T), is being offered for the first time in Western New York at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Jan. 26 and Feb. 3.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
March 18 marks the 60th birthday of Sparky the Fire Dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, which has been teaching children, parents and teachers about fire prevention and public safety for the past six decades.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
Winter weather apparently kept attendance down at town Drainage Committee meetings held Feb. 3 for residents of two Wheatfield neighborhoods.
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Thu, Feb 10th 2011 05:00 pm
For kids, Valentine's Day is easy. All they need are some crayons, scissors and red construction paper, and they'll come up with a valentine that will touch your heart.
It's the grownups that have to stop and think how to say, "I love you." Traditionally, that means chocolate and flowers, or maybe a small piece of jewelry. If you're looking for chocolates in a heart-shaped box, Kelly's Country Store on Grand Island is the place to go - even the box itself is made of chocolate.
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Wed, Feb 9th 2011 11:05 am
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors today approved a modification to AES Eastern Energy's current payment in lieu of tax, or PILOT. The modification was approved to provide stability to the largest taxpayer in Niagara County, which is experiencing difficult economic times in the energy industry.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 05:35 pm
The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of game audio, is proud to announce the finalists for the 9th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards to honor outstanding creative, technical and artistic audio achievement in the world of interactive entertainment.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 05:25 pm
News Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys have announced they will be coming to Buffalo for one night and will perform at HSBC Arena at 7:30 p.m. on May 28.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 05:15 pm
On Thursday, Feb. 10, "The Doctors" (check local listings) divulges 20 ways to look 10 years younger without going under the knife, utilizing easy remedies such as pumpkin for an instant facelift, while men can shave off a decade with a simple hair touch-up. Also, discover breakthrough wrinkle treatments without needles and solutions for turning back time on aging hands and hair.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 05:10 pm
Eight-time Grammy winner, current nominee and 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year Barbra Streisand will appear in a rare performance on the "The 53rd annual Grammy Awards" live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13 (8 p.m. on the CBS Television Network.) Three-time Grammy winner Kris Kristofferson will introduce Streisand's performance.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 04:20 pm
USA Network, the No. 1 network in 2010 for an unprecedented five consecutive years running, is kicking off its spring lineup with two of its popular original series, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "In Plain Sight."
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 03:55 pm
Leslie Caron will be on hand for the opening night of the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival, featuring the world premiere of the 60th anniversary restoration of the Oscar-winning musical classic "An American in Paris" (1951). Caron is the latest high-profile talent signed for this year's event, which takes place April 28 - May 1 in Hollywood. Also lined up for the festival are Kevin Brownlow, Roger Corman, Shirley Jones, Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, who will join the previously announced Mickey Rooney.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 03:50 pm
Are you interested in a career in real estate? The Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors (BNAR) is offering the 75-hour salesperson's qualifying course at the BNAR headquarters on John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 03:45 pm
Time to Dance hosts a free "Family Fun Night" on Monday, Feb. 21. The event is open to anyone and everyone, and will be held at the dance studio, 5000 Saunders Settlement Road, bay 3, just past the corner of Military Road.
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Tue, Feb 8th 2011 03:25 pm
Niagara County Legislator Jason J. Cafarella, D-Niagara Falls, who represented the downtown-dominated 3rd District, which included much of the city's historically Italian Pine Avenue corridor, resigned from the Legislature effective March 31.
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 04:40 pm
The CW will present the series finale of "Smallville" as an epic two-hour television event on Friday, May 13 (8 p.m. ET.)
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 02:45 pm
Super Bowl XLV MVP and Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers talks about his team's thrilling victory in Sunday's big game when he visits the "Late Show with David Letterman," Monday, Feb. 7 (11:35 p.m. ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 02:35 pm
Eighty-third Academy Awards telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced the artists who will perform the nominated songs on the Kodak Theatre stage on Oscar Night:
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 02:25 pm
Calling all house-hunters: "LIVE! with Regis and Kelly" is kicking off a coast-to-coast search for someone deserving of a dream home with "Regis & Kelly's Dream Home Giveaway." Hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa announced that "LIVE" is partnering with Stanley Steemer to give away a beautiful house to a special person or family in need of a home or who simply wants to relocate to a new address.
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 02:25 pm
Corbin Bernsen ("The Young and the Restless," "Psych"), Rebecca Budig ("All My Children"), Cameron Mathison ("All My Children") and Jane Seymour ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman") will guest star on "Castle" for a soap opera-themed storyline to air in March (date TBA). "Castle" airs Mondays (10 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 02:15 pm
NBC will take viewers behind the scenes of the most anticipated royal wedding of the century - the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton - in "Inside the Royal Wedding," an exclusive documentary special hosted by NBC "Today's" Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira, on Wednesday, April 27 (8 p.m. ET).
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 01:30 pm
The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation, the official tourism promotion agency for Niagara Falls and Niagara County, recently announced its board members and officers for 2011. They include:
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 01:00 pm
John Bis, a Youngstown resident and member of the Lewiston Writers' Group, recently won first place in the mystery/crime fiction category of the Writers' Digest Popular Fiction Awards. His prize for this highly competitive contest consists of a $500 cash award plus publication of his story, "Return to Calumet Creek."
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 10:25 am
Looking for another option for your auto service needs? Coppins gift cards are now available for purchase.
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Mon, Feb 7th 2011 09:30 am
Simon Cowell, Sony Music, FremantleMedia North America and Fox announced today that the highly anticipated singing competition series "The X Factor" will award the show's winner with a record-breaking $5 million record deal - the largest guaranteed prize in television history - with Syco, a joint venture between Sony Music and Cowell.
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Sun, Feb 6th 2011 02:00 pm
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania and its long-standing partner, Smithfield, are proud to bring "Paula Deen Live!" to Buffalo on April 20. Deen will host a two-hour interactive cooking show, live on-stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center.
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Sat, Feb 5th 2011 05:00 pm
Village of Lewiston trustees plan to use their next four work session meetings to discuss several of the larger issues looming over the municipality. At 6 p.m. on Mondays, Feb. 7, March 7, April 4 and May 2, the Village Board will address topics including food collections, festivals on Center Street, the Piper Law Office Welcome Center, right-of-ways, the Water Pollution Control Center, the upper plateau and the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.
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Sat, Feb 5th 2011 05:00 pm
Forecasts of a monstrous, paralyzing snowstorm Tuesday by the National Weather Service and on local newscasts, which resulted in massive closings and cancellations Wednesday in Erie and Niagara counties, for the most part failed to materialize.
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Sat, Feb 5th 2011 05:00 pm
Lewiston-Porter School District students, like tens of thousands of others in Erie and Niagara counties, were treated to a day off Wednesday, as Lew-Port school officials opted to heed the warnings posted by the National Weather Service of a monstrous winter storm, one that was well forecasted, but never materialized.
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Sat, Feb 5th 2011 04:15 pm
Children ages 8-13 will have the opportunity to step back in time during Old Fort Niagara's fourth annual "Winter Camp for Kids" Feb. 22-24.
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Sat, Feb 5th 2011 04:00 pm
State Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-138th District, and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-62nd District, were among those on hand for the Jan. 29 grand opening ceremony of the Black Willow Winery. The family-owned-and-operated winery is located in the heart of the Niagara Wine Trail at 5565 West Lake Road in Burt.
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