Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 02:00 pm
Don't catch a chill, chill out at the Aquarium of Niagara throughout February. It's time for the annual storytellers' visits, sponsored by Target.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 01:00 pm
Several county leaders celebrated the success of town of Niagara businesses at the Town of Niagara Business & Professional association's annual dinner and awards ceremony Jan. 26 at the LaSalle Yacht Club.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:55 pm
NBC's popular reality series "The Biggest Loser" is launching a 13-city, cross-country search to find new contestants for the next edition of the hit show. Individuals and teams of two who have at least 100 lbs. to lose are encouraged to apply for the new season, which will air in the fall of 2011.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
On Friday, Feb. 4, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) offers viewers a healthy companion to their Super Bowl experience with New York Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada and ESPN analyst/former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Merril Hoge.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Current Grammy nominees Drake and Rihanna will perform together, and Cee Lo Green will be joined by Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow and the Jim Henson Company Puppets in a once-in-a-lifetime performance as the latest additions to the superstar line-up for The 53rd annual Grammy Awards.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Three iconic stars who played pivotal roles in the original version of "Dallas" have joined two next-generation talents in the cast for TNT's pilot of an update of the famed series.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Carson Daly, host of NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly," will host NBC's compelling new vocal competition series "The Voice," from the hit-making reality show pioneers John de Mol, Mark Burnett and Warner Horizon Television. The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, executive vice president of alternative programming and production.
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Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 12:00 pm
Mark Valley says he has a copy of the first season of "Human Target" on his shelf. That's not the kind of thing every actor would admit to, but the star of the FOX series says he's proud of what the cast and crew accomplished last year.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 03:00 pm
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 02:35 pm
Nominations for the "46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards," a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions, were announced live this morning by country superstars Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville, and broadcast live on "The Early Show."
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:35 am
This year's spring musical comedy at Grand Island High School is heavy on the laughs.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
The budget process for Grand Island schools began in earnest Monday evening at the Board of Education meeting.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
Tonawanda's Winterfest Weekend at Lincoln Park and the Ronald McDonald House got an extra lift on Sunday, Jan. 16, while kids also got a lift on snowmobiles provided by the Grand Island Snowmobile Club.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
Shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20, Grand Island firefighters responded to a report of fire and heavy smoke inside a Schwegler Road home. Smoke detectors reportedly alerted two family members, who rushed downstairs to the first floor where they discovered a dining room table engulfed in flames.
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Tue, Feb 1st 2011 11:00 am
Niagara County Community College President James P. Klyczek announced Jan. 19 the selection of Cannon Design for architectural and engineering services for the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute and Hospitality and Tourism Center.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
A community outreach program leading to a Certificate of Applied Urban Ministry will be offered at Niagara University beginning March 1. Designed by representatives of faith communities in Niagara Falls and Buffalo in cooperation with the university, the interdenominational program is intended to help pastors and lay people become more effective leaders in their respective churches and communities.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present The Levon Helm Band on Sunday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group and Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today that they will publish "Thank You Notes," a series of two books by NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" host Jimmy Fallon. The books are based on the popular "Thank You Notes" segments, which air every Friday night on Fallon's hit show. The first "Thank You Notes" will be published as a trade paperback original and will hit store shelves on May 23.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
Local members of the New York State Legislature have joined Erie County Executive Chris Collins to support legislation that would give local governments some control over Medicaid spending.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 04:00 pm
Freshman State Sen. Mark Grisanti has established a Grand Island field office.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:40 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced applications for the lottery to establish a waiting list for 2011 seasonal slips at Big Six Mile Creek Marina and Beaver Island Marina are now available.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:40 pm
Niagara Feline Friends hosts its next low cost spay/neuter clinic for cats on Sunday, Feb. 20. The clinic is open to anyone regardless of income. The $75 fee also includes distemper and rabies shots.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:05 pm
Free income tax preparations are again being offered to northern Niagara County residents this tax season.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:00 pm
A new service that makes quality prenatal care more accessible and helps ensure area women deliver healthy babies has opened at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:00 pm
Jimmy Rowe can help you stand on your own two feet. Literally.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:00 pm
The North Tonawanda History Museum will hold a Winter Used Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the museum, 54 Webster St.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 03:00 pm
CBS's Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of "The Lost Valentine" won its time period in viewers with the largest audience for a Hallmark movie in four years, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Jan. 30.
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Mon, Jan 31st 2011 02:00 pm
Jerry Wolfgang, host of LCTV's "Happening in Niagara," recently interviewed Maureen Kellick, marketing director at Artpark (www.artpark.net), and Eva Nicklas, artistic director of Lewiston Council on the Arts (www.artcouncil.org). They talked about some of the upcoming events that are being planned for the 2011 season of entertainment and family-friendly activities in Lewiston.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 05:00 pm
Jennifer Love Hewitt is underrated.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 03:00 pm
Due to Charlie Sheen's decision to enter a rehabilitation center, CBS, Warner Bros. Television and executive producer Chuck Lorre are placing "Two and a Half Men" on production hiatus.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 03:00 pm
On Thursday, representatives from Niagara Falls, Niagara County, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and the government of Canada celebrated the completion of the central plaza building at the Queenston-Lewiston International Bridge.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 03:00 pm
Lewiston Police are continuing their investigations into an accident that occurred Wednesday morning on the 2700 block of Ridge Road and claimed the life of a Lewiston resident.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:25 pm
The following incidents occurred Sunday, Jan. 2, to Saturday, Jan. 15, as reported by the Youngstown Police Department.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:10 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reports that registration for the 2011 summer camp programs is under way. Parents may submit applications postmarked no earlier than Jan. 29.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:00 pm
Town of Lewiston Board members heard concerns on a stalled development and discussed future projects at its brief, but active regular session Monday night.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:00 pm
"Winter happens, and it happens a lot in this part," Barton Hill Hotel & Spa owner Diane Finkbeiner says. "Lewiston residents now have the advantage of 'Winter at the Waterfront.' "
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:00 pm
Fire company inductions are usually very enjoyable affairs where fire company members, friends and family assemble to socialize, recognize the service of dedicated volunteers, extend appreciation, pay tribute.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:00 pm
The Friends of the Ransomville Library, at 3733 Ransomville Road, will hold its annual used book sale on Friday, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Included is a $1 bag sale from 3 to 4 p.m. during the Saturday sale.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:00 pm
The following incidents occurred Monday, Jan. 17, to Sunday, Jan. 23, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. A total of 98 calls were answered by LPD during this period.
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Sat, Jan 29th 2011 02:00 pm
Auditions for "Jesus Christ Superstar" will be held on Monday, Feb. 7, and Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 100 Church St., in Youngstown.
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