Mon, Sep 17th 2018 01:00 pm
Wildlife shows, conservation and science activities, and a glimpse of Tuscarora culture are just a few highlights of the New York Power Authority's 33rd annual Wildlife Festival, set for the weekend of Sept. 22-23 at the Niagara Power Vista visitor center and surrounding grounds in Lewiston.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 01:00 pm
The ninth annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit presented by Toyota will again showcase key figures in sports, business and entertainment.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 12:55 pm
Local leaders gathered over the weekend for the dedication of the Bailey Bridges and Bailey Peninsula Natural Habitat Park in Buffalo in honor of the late Sheriff Thomas F. Higgins, a law enforcement leader and U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 12:55 pm
AAA Western and Central New York is holding a career fair on Wednesday for candidates interested in joining AAA as full-time roadside assistance drivers, contact center associates and driver training associates. Those interested can stop by for an on-the-spot interview and are encouraged to apply online prior to attending the career fair for a speedier process.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 12:55 pm
Sony/Provident's Essential Records' pop artist Branan Murphy has released his self-titled debut EP at all digital outlets.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 12:55 pm
Provident Label Group/Sony Music and Grammy Award-winning artist Zach Williams has released a special EP titled "Survivor: Live From Harding Prison." The six-song project was recorded live earlier this summer from the Nashville-based prison where Williams and his band performed an acoustic set of his hits, along with Bethel Music's "No Longer Slaves," for 250 men who are currently incarcerated.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 12:50 pm
The television home of the Golden Globe Awards for the past 23 years, NBC has signed a new eight-year deal with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and dick clark productions that begins with the upcoming telecast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The three-hour telecast will air live on NBC coast to coast at 8 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2019. Nominations will be announced on Dec. 6.
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Mon, Sep 17th 2018 10:35 am
The Lewiston Community Lions Club is sponsoring a peace poster contest with the Village of Lewiston Recreation Department.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:50 pm
Capitol Christian Music Group artists and husband and wife Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes have released a special new song together, "Cover The Earth," available at all digital outlets. Click HERE to listen or purchase the single. On Thursday, they debuted the live music video of the standalone song. Originally written by Daniella Mason, this song has been made anew with a bridge written by Cody putting their unique spin on the popular song.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:50 pm
Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday morning in North Carolina with gusts of 90 mph. Forecasters warn this is a powerful, large hurricane with life-threatening storm surge and rainfall expected.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:45 pm
United Way of Greater Niagara is now receiving donations year-round for its disaster relief fund. This is a way you can donate money to major disasters happening locally, nationally or worldwide.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:15 pm
Last Saturday, golf croquet enthusiasts gathered at the Lewiston "White Gates" home of Bill and Barbara Vrooman for an afternoon "tournament of friends."
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:15 pm
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:10 pm
Students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Veronica E. Connor Middle School on Grand Island will get a chance to learn what school was like 50 years ago, as the building celebrates its golden anniversary on Sept. 17.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:10 pm
The 2018 Fall Father's Day Spectacular will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Park. Formerly the Father's Day Lawnmower Race, the event is a fundraiser for the Grand Island Relay For Life.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:05 pm
Brian Runions, left, general sales manager at Northtown Volvo, Porsche & Land Rover Buffalo, is a gold sponsor and supporter of the Grand Island Relay For Life and annual Fathers' Day Lawnmower Race. He's pictured with Floyd Doring, Lawnmower Race founder, presenting a gold sponsorship for the upcoming event, which will take place Saturday in Veterans Park.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:00 pm
Grace and Bill Yockey of Grand Island are celebrating their 68th year anniversary Sept. 16, 2018.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 12:00 pm
More than 20 area restaurants will showcase their culinary expertise during the seventh annual Taste of Grand Island, on the center streets and Town Commons of Grand Island.
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Sat, Sep 15th 2018 07:00 am
On Thursday afternoon, coworkers and local elected leaders joined Ellicott Development CEO William Paladino as he broke ground on property overlooking a new plaza project. His company, in 2012, purchased a 4.1-acre parcel of land at Center, North Eighth and Onondaga streets. Three buildings offering a mix of commercial and culinary tenants, as well as rental spaces, are expected to open in the next year.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:30 pm
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:30 pm
Grammy Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock luminaries The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their highly anticipated new "Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun." Recorded at Shangri La Studios with legendary producer Rick Rubin, the LP is the band's first in over 18 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, plus longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder. The LP will be released Nov. 16.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:30 pm
For the 18th season of "Hell's Kitchen," premiering Friday, Sept. 28 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on FOX, Gordon Ramsay's hit cooking competition series returns with a twist: pitting veteran contestants against rookies. For the first time in the show's history, eight accomplished chefs who have competed in previous seasons - and lost - will be brought back for a shot at redemption and tested like never before, as they go up against eight ambitious rookies.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:30 pm
Parks & Trails New York and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, with support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, announced the fourth round of $500,000 in competitive grants through the NYS Park and Trail Partnership Program funded through the NYS Environmental Protection Fund. The grants are available to organizations that support parks, trails, historic sites and public lands, and are administered by PTNY, in partnership with OPRHP.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:30 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced $1,828,253 in federal funding for improvements to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:30 pm
A new mural titled "Peaces" can now be seen in the International Peace Garden at 476 Center St., Lewiston. This work of art is the latest creation by artist Thomas P. Asklar. He was assisted by artists Matthew Conroy, Zach Carlson, Matthew LeBoeuf and a few local high school art students.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:25 pm
John Legend, who this past weekend earned coveted EGOT status after winning an Emmy Award as a producer for "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert," will serve as a coach on the upcoming spring cycle of NBC's four-time Emmy-winning musical competition series "The Voice." Legend will be joined by returning music superstar coaches Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, and host Carson Daly.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 04:25 pm
The Erie County Attorney's office submitted a motion to file an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York to provide the court with additional information in regard to the actions of Tonawanda Coke, which is said continues to operate in a manner that harms the citizens of Erie County.
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Fri, Sep 14th 2018 08:25 am
Vagabond Bowties founders Michael Beam and Duke Adams (pictured, from left) are participating in the Adopt-a-Highway program. The two "style miesters" took on a portion of Route 104, just past Niagara University on the way to DeVeaux. They will maintain this portion of state-owned Lewiston roadway.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 10:50 pm
It wasn't the best start for the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons football team Thursday night, but in the end, the team prevailed in its first road game of the season.
The Falcons rolled over the Hamburg Bulldogs, 35-12, Thursday night at Howe Field on the Hamburg High School campus.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 07:25 pm
Gene Simmons might be a demon on stage as the leader of KISS, but in person Thursday he was a real saint.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 07:25 pm
At this year's Peach Festival, Santana Sawma was crowned the new Peach Queen. She steps in place of 2017-18 Niagara County Peach Queen Jamie Hagerty, who raised $4,000 for Hillside Family of Agencies through multiple fundraisers, as well as volunteering for numerous causes in Niagara County.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:50 pm
The Tonawanda ECG Lions Club, in cooperation with Niagara Falls Medical Center and Windsong Radiology, will be bringing the Mobile Breast Screening Unit to the Valu Plaza, 1365 Nash Road, North Tonawanda, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:45 pm
As a personal care aide with HANCI, a person can join one of the five fastest-growing jobs according to AARP. One can also earn a good living with benefits, work flexible hours and change lives for the better.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:45 pm
North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas announced Friday that North Tonawanda Special Waste Drop-Off Day will be held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Department of Public Works facility, 758 Erie Ave., North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:40 pm
Join Niagara County Community College and the Niagara Orleans Counselors Association as they host the 24th annual college fair from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, on the NCCC campus.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:30 pm
Orleans/Niagara BOCES District Superintendent Dr. Clark Godshall recently received a check from New York State Sen. Robert Ortt for $50,000.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:20 pm
The Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons girls soccer team is special, with the ability to score at a steady pace, but keep opposing teams off the board as well.
The team is coming off a stellar 14-2 regular season last year, but they were ousted in the semifinals of the Section VI Class AA tournament.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:15 pm
On Saturday, before Niagara-Wheatfield's football game versus Frontier, the team and members of the Niagara-Wheatfield football family represented the Michael Ziegler "Heart of a Falcon" Scholarship award in the Out of the Darkness walk at Delaware Park in Buffalo.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:10 pm
After more than 60 years of supporting individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, the Niagara County chapter of NYSARC Inc., Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Inc., and the NYSARC Inc. Cattaraugus County chapter, an affiliate of The ReHabilitation Center, announced that the board of directors of both agencies have approved the merger of the two organizations.
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Thu, Sep 13th 2018 12:00 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield girls tennis coach Kristin Janese always says year in and year out, "I want to improve off of last season's record." This year, that's tough to do, because her squad last season went 14-0. Nevertheless, she hopes for much of the same in 2018.
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