Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Students from Grand Island High School gave back to their community Tuesday by lending a hand to the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation Christmas food drive.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Dec. 3 and 16.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Dr. Christella Gress of Niagara Hospice is shown at the annual Light-a-Life tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 5 at the Wheatfield Community Center. Local residents were invited to celebrate and honor the lives of loved ones this holiday season by having their names displayed on the Light-A-Life tree. (photos by Walt Bissett)
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
ElderWood Health Care at Crestwood in Wheatfield got into the holiday spirit by holding a Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 18 for children and grandchildren of residents and staff. Shown are Sherry Livergood, Santa and Jackson Livergood.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Niagara Charter School's second-grade classes recently exchanged gifts, song and smiles with the residents of Woodlands Senior Village in Wheatfield.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 12:00 pm
Tina Seager's first-grade class greets a special visitor to Colonial Village Elementary School. The children had a photo taken with Santa and received a holiday gift from the Colonial Village Parent-Teacher & Community Group. (photos by Marc Carpenter)
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 11:00 am
Gleason's Gymnastics' Niagara Frontier Level Five Team recently participated in its first meet of the season, the Candy Cane Classic Meet at Brockport College. The team took fourth place.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 11:00 am
Joseph Diamond, a Holocaust survivor and current vice president of the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo, was the guest speaker at the Niagara County Patriot's Nov. 22 meeting.
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 11:00 am
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Thu, Dec 23rd 2010 11:00 am
The high honor, honor and merit rolls for the first marking period at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School have been announced.
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Wed, Dec 22nd 2010 01:00 pm
The "Late Show with David Letterman" celebrates the holidays with time-honored show traditions, featuring actor Jay Thomas and musician Darlene Love, on the broadcast Thursday, Dec. 23 (11:35 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Tue, Dec 21st 2010 05:00 pm
"Survivor: Redemption Island," the 22nd edition of television's longest-running reality competition series, premieres Wednesday, Feb.16, 2011 (8 p.m. ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.
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Mon, Dec 20th 2010 03:00 pm
Special online holiday store offers key gifts from network comedies "Community," "The Office," "30 Rock," "Outsourced" and "Parks & Rec"
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Mon, Dec 20th 2010 01:00 pm
Just in time for the holiday giving season, Niagara Hospice has published its first "Pet Visit Volunteer Calendar."
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Mon, Dec 20th 2010 01:00 pm
A "Blue Christmas" Worship Service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 100 Church St., in Youngstown.
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Mon, Dec 20th 2010 01:00 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce reports two new area businesses have opened their doors over past days.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:10 pm
Border Community SERVICE of Niagara University will host a free CERT training course beginning on Jan. 11, 2011, at the Newfane Community Center, 2737 Main St., in Newfane.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:05 pm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District issued an e-mail advisory this week that it continues to seek public input on addressing future options for the Interim Waste Containment Structure at the Niagara Falls Storage Site.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
The following activity occurred Monday, Dec. 6, to Sunday, Dec. 12, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. A total of 86 calls were answered by LPD during this period.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
Students from the Lewiston Dance Center have been very busy this holiday season. The studio is involved in a number of community activities with its newly established Dance Performance Group.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
In past weeks, members of the Lewiston Garden Club have been busy putting together gifts, food baskets and wreaths to assist families the Garden Club adopted for the Community Missions.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
DiMino's Lewiston Tops has announced the winners of its 2010 Christmas Coloring Contest. Sponsored in part by Niagara Frontier Publications, a variety of prizes were awarded to the top four winners in three age groups.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 01:00 pm
Terri and John Bednarczyk, owners of The Bee Hive Ceramic and Craft Studio in the Village of Lewiston, presented a $200 check this week to John Reardon, COO of Niagara Cerebral Palsy, and Joseph O. Mineo, NCP executive director/CEO.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 12:00 pm
NBC's promising new competition series "The Voice" (working title) announces open auditions in cities across America beginning Jan. 14, 2011. As previously announced, NBC has teamed up with hit-making reality show pioneers John de Mol, Mark Burnett and Warner Horizon Television to bring Holland's top-rated vocal talent discovery show, "The Voice of Holland," to America in spring 2011.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 10:00 am
Video game composer Tommy Tallarico is proud to say that his vegan diet has given him an extra life. That's why the Video Games Live founder has teamed up with peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights group, for a brand-new vegan testimonial print public service announcement in which he proclaims, "I'm Tommy Tallarico, and I'm vegan."
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 10:00 am
Fresh off preventing a large tax increase in a difficult budget year by forcing a series of tough-minded budget cuts through the County Legislature, Majority Caucus lawmakers met Wednesday night to elect their leadership team for 2011 at their annual organizational dinner at the Shamus in Lockport.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 10:00 am
New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys will perform together live from Times Square on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011," Friday, Dec. 31 on ABC. They join previously announced acts Ke$ha and Taio Cruz in Times Square, as well as Los Angeles-based performers including Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne, Drake, Jason Derulo, La Roux, Mike Posner, Natasha Bedingfield, Far East Movement and Train.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 09:00 am
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 09:00 am
Dog behavior, boats and windmills - items of interest that occupied significant discussion at an otherwise routine Town of Porter Town Board session Monday night.
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Sat, Dec 18th 2010 09:00 am
The Village of Lewiston will begin the new year in a familiar place: New York State Supreme Court.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 02:00 pm
Grand Island Board of Education members continued their ongoing review of building conditions in the district with a 20-minute tour of Veronica Connor Middle School Monday.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 02:00 pm
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters responded to a Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Metro bus fire at 2850 Grand Island Blvd. Nineteen passengers made their way to safety and were provided with temporary shelter at the nearby Riverwood Health Care Center, according to GIFC Chief Greg Butcher.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 02:00 pm
The Grand Island Central School District is making the last call for volunteers on its ad hoc 2011 facility committee.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 12:40 pm
Grand Island's entry into Section VI Federation hockey began with a 4-1 loss to Amherst Saturday at the Northtown Center in Amherst.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 12:00 pm
The Trinity United Methodist Church's "Holiday Pops Concert" on Dec. 12 included holiday music of the Trinity Chancel Choir, as well as the Trinity Tollers, Trinity Tollers Quintet, the Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and Trinity Orchestra.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 12:00 pm
At its annual holiday party on Dec. 7, the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce elected seven directors to the board of directors.
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Fri, Dec 17th 2010 10:50 am
As the season of giving to loved ones nears, The North American Pet Health Insurance Association announces "Ernie the Puppy Steals Owners Hearts and also Diamond Earring" as the winner of the 2010 Favorite Pet Story to highlight the need of pet health insurance.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 05:00 pm
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
Patrick House, a 28-year-old sales representative from Vicksburg, Miss., won NBC's "The Biggest Loser" and $250,000 at the live season 10 finale of the popular series. Patrick began season ten weighing 400 lbs. and lost 181 lbs. Weighing in at finale at 219 lbs., Patrick lost 45.25 percent of his body weight to claim the prize.
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Thu, Dec 16th 2010 10:00 am
Spirits were high for the Town of Wheatfield Senior Christmas Party and Dance held Dec. 11.
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