Wed, May 26th 2010 09:00 am
The Hard Rock Café is taking advantage of the newly opened Old Falls Street, presenting six free music events within the strip this summer. "Hard Rock at the Falls," Niagara County's newest free concert series, boasts five national headliners and a special performance by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Mon, May 24th 2010 03:00 pm
At the end of the whirlwind third season of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," Donald Trump revealed live last night that rocker Bret Michaels - who surprised fans by making it to the show's live finale after a recent illness - was named the winner over actress and humanitarian Holly Robinson Peete.
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Sun, May 23rd 2010 03:00 pm
Buy NFP photos online
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Sun, May 23rd 2010 02:00 pm
Lynn W. Catalano, executive director of the Mount St. Mary's Foundation, recently attended a meeting of the Lewiston/Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club and discussed the foundation's $1 million Campaign for Women's Health.
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Sun, May 23rd 2010 10:00 am
On May 24, "24" ends its remarkable run on Fox with a two-hour finale. In the episode, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) will look to right the wrongs of Day 8, actions that included the murder of his love interest, former FBI agent Renee Walker (Annie Wersching).
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 10:00 am
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 3-1 has announced that following limited attendance at its earlier session and with anticipated high boater activity this upcoming season, it will be holding another public education "About Boating Safely Course" on Saturday, June 12, at the Fort Niagara Officer's Club, 1 Scott Ave, in Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:30 am
The Lewiston/Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club has presented a $500 donation to the Lewiston Council on the Arts as a token of appreciation and support of community service to Lewiston and the Niagara Region. The Lewiston Council on the Arts and the Village of Lewiston have provided their stamp of approval to the Lewiston/Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club in their hosting of Art of Ribs 2010, which is going to be held in Academy Park the weekend of the 44th annual Lewiston Art Festival, Aug. 14-15. Rotary will donate proceeds from this fundraising event to the Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, Breast Care Center and Maternity Ward.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:30 am
Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte, D-Lewiston, reported this week she is continuing her fight to keep Wilson-Tuscarora and Joe Davis state parks open by pushing for passage of a bill that would keep them operating through the end of the fiscal year, ending March 31, 2011 (A.11013). Specifically, the measure would require the state Office for Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to use funding allocated to them in the budget extenders to maintain the same level of services provided as last year.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:30 am
Spend Memorial Day with soldiers from years past as Old Fort Niagara tells the story of its occupation from the colonial era through 1963 when the last military units were withdrawn. "Soldiers through the Ages" is Saturday, May 29, and Sunday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
Bright blue skies greeted race fans for Johnston's Restaurant night, Friday, May 14, at Ransomville Speedway. A total of 100 cars signed in pit side, making it the Big R's second straight event with car counts in the triple digits. A great crowd was also on hand to enjoy the side-by-side racing action.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
A preview day was held Thursday in Niagara Falls to give the public a taste of the Old Falls Street grand opening festival taking place Saturday, May 22.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
A limited number of foursomes, sponsorship opportunities and dinner openings are available for the 19th annual Niagara Cup Classic.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
Organizers of the Lewiston-Porter Community Ambassador Program held a reception and auction on Saturday, May 15 at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown. Lewiston-Porter High School junior Shannon McDonald was introduced as the 2010 Community Ambassador.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
The following activity occurred Monday, May 10, to Friday, May 14, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host "Meet Me at the Met," a six-part series of educational art history programs for its members focusing in the world-renowned collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
Students from the Lewiston Dance Center are letting loose after they completed a difficult and long rehearsal for their annual recital.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
Porter Town Board members for the most part held a low-key session on May 10, one that was absent complaints from residents, but also one that had some news.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
Lewiston-Porter voters spoke their minds Tuesday, approving the district's 2010-11 budget plan and cost control referendum, and electing candidates with a general focus on addressing spending and maintaining educational quality.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees will gather at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday for the annual end-of-the-year wrap-up. Chances are, though, that the other item on the special meeting agenda will draw more of an audience.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 09:00 am
The Niagara River Greenway Commission voted in favor of eight projects - four Lewiston-based and three in Youngstown - at a meeting held Tuesday in the Beaver Island Clubhouse on Grand Island.
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Sat, May 22nd 2010 08:00 am
Lewiston's Jerald I. Wolfgang recently received a mark of distinction for his honorary work in the community at the 2010 Small Business Matchmaker Awards Luncheon. He was awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration Buffalo District Director's Small Business Week Special Award of Distinction and Achievement.
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Fri, May 21st 2010 09:00 am
Island voters elected two newcomers to the Grand Island Board of Education Tuesday, while approving a $51 million budget for 2010-11.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 06:00 pm
The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation's 26th annual Niagara Open Golf Tournament to benefit people with developmental disabilities will take place Monday, June 14, at the Niagara Frontier Country Club, 1058 Lake Road in the Town of Porter. The four-person scramble tournament, sponsored by Upstate Pharmacy Ltd., begins at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 06:00 pm
Amy Tran describes herself as "a busy woman."
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:50 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District voters on Tuesday gave thumbs up to the district's $69.19 million school budget for 2010-11.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:00 pm
The Town of Niagara is planning a June Bulk Clean Up Month, according to Michael J. Moyer, highway superintendent.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:00 pm
A ribbon was cut and speeches made as Viatran celebrated its official grand opening Monday at its new headquarters in Calamar's mixed-used Woodlands Corporate Center East in Wheatfield.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 05:00 pm
The Town of Niagara's plans to acquire by eminent domain a strip of land along the entrance of Veterans Memorial Park on Lockport Road met a stumbling block at Tuesday's public hearing on the matter.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 09:00 am
The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between May 10 and 16. During that week, 121 incidents were investigated.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 09:00 am
Registration for this summer's 2010 Empire State Games is now under way online at www.empirestategames.org.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 09:00 am
Dancers from Time to Dance in the Town of Niagara recently competed at the Hall of Fame Dance Challenge at The Niagara Falls Conference Center.
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Thu, May 20th 2010 09:00 am
A new program is being offered by the Orleans/Niagara BOCES Niagara Career and Technical Education Center this summer. A weeklong summer camp will expose students entering the fifth to eighth grades to different career opportunities.
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Wed, May 19th 2010 02:15 pm
Leonard Nimoy promises answers are coming in the "Fringe" season two finale. The actor behind the alternate universe's enigmatic scientist William Bell says his character's motives will finally be explained.
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Mon, May 17th 2010 02:00 pm
Despite her rather stellar showing on tasks in "The Celebrity Apprentice," Donald Trump fired former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis after she made a comment about contestant Curtis Stone and his, ahem, bowel movements.
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Sat, May 15th 2010 09:00 am
Vicky Beeching has cool hair ... and even cooler musical chops.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 12:50 pm
On Earth Day last week, officials from Lafarge North America met with Town of Niagara residents who live near its quarry off Lockport Road to assure them things will be different when the facility reopens this season.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 12:45 pm
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, in conjunction with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and area chambers of commerce, is seeking input from the business community to participate in an online survey regarding the Niagara Falls International Airport.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 12:00 pm
The Rev. Bob Heisner is asking local residents and other clergy to join him for a Community Day of Prayer at noon Thursday, May 6, at the gazebo near the flagpole on the Wheatfield Town Hall campus.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 12:00 pm
On Earth Day last week, officials from Lafarge North America met with Town of Niagara residents who live near its quarry off Lockport Road to assure them things will be different when the facility reopens this season.
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Mon, May 10th 2010 12:00 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Kiwanis Club served more than 120 hot, delicious, real-maple-syrup-dripping pancakes on March 21, in conjunction with the state's Maple Syrup Weekend. Proceeds of the successful second annual breakfast went to the club's new scholarship program. The scholarships are open to all graduating high school seniors that are current residents of the towns of Niagara and Wheatfield. Applications must be postmarked by May 7 with forms available at area high schools.
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