Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:30 pm
Buffalo native Sharon Anderson recently received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service award working for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic, located in San Diego, during a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:30 pm
Lake effect snowfall is one of nature's greatest snow machines: It happens when cold winds flow over warmer water, giving rise to intense bands of precipitation that can dump several feet of snow on a single location in a matter of days.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
About 50 parish volunteers, clergy, lay leaders and Catholic Charities' staff attended a volunteer training workshop following dinner Wednesday to help kick off the 2018 Appeal for Catholic Charities in western Niagara County.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
Cory Asbury's "Reckless Love" is available everywhere, marking his first effort with Bethel Music. The 10-track LP draws from the lessons learned in the sojourn from boyhood to manhood, and the organic, soulful discovery whole-hearted telling of an essential story in scripture: a father's desire for connection with the ones he made, knows and relentlessly loves.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will conduct a flu shot clinic from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Department of Environmental Conservation remind snowmobilers to ride responsibly and exercise caution while enjoying the state's abundant snowmobiling opportunities.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
Following his three Grammy wins Sunday night, Chris Stapleton announced the 2018 leg on his "All-American Road Show" Tour on Monday morning. He's taking along special guests Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 9. Stapleton has got a few festival and specialty dates before the trek kicks off June 16 in Brandon, Mississippi.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
With less than seven weeks until the Buffalo Philharmonic departs for Poland, a fundraising challenge has been set.
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 08:25 pm
"What if I told you God doesn't need you, he wants you?" asks Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North when talking about the band's No. 1 song "Control." "What if I told you that your loveliness to God doesn't rise and fall with your usefulness to God? God doesn't need us to be successful; he wants us to be surrendered."
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Thu, Feb 1st 2018 01:30 pm
For the third time in Jessica Camacho's career, the actor has been asked to bring new life - and a new character - to an established show. She joined FOX's "Sleepy Hollow" in season three, portraying FBI agent Sophie Foster. More notably, and most recently, she has been a recurring guest star on "The Flash." Camacho arrived in season three as the portal-popping Gypsy: a reluctant hero, metahuman bounty hunter from another dimension, and love interest for Cisco.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 10:05 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield and St. Joes played the most hyped up hockey game scheduled for Wednesday night, as the No. 6 ranked team in the state faced the No. 9 ranked team in the state, respectively. After 50 minutes of play, though, there was no winner and no loser.
The Falcons and Marauders tied, 1-1, Wednesday night at the Hockey Outlet. N-W and St. Joes came in as the second and third place teams in Division, respectively.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 05:20 pm
The board of directors of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame is now accepting applications for funding from its amateur sports development fund. The deadline to submit an application for funding is May 4. Applications can be accessed at the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame website at www.buffalosportshallfame.com.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 05:20 pm
Congressman Chris Collins, R-NY-27, and 17 colleagues sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army (Civil Works) R.D. James requesting sufficient funding for the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study (GLCRS) in the fiscal year 2019 budget. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed this study to coordinate a strategy across the Great Lakes states to efficiently and effectively manage and protect the Great Lakes coastline.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 05:20 pm
On Wednesday, It's On Us and the Biden Foundation invited college students from across the nation to nominate fellow peers, athletes, colleagues and students who have intervened when a peer was at risk of being sexually assaulted, called out language that perpetuate rape culture, or made a difference on their campus by educating and engaging their peers to be a part of the solution to end sexual violence.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 05:00 pm
NBC is proudly entering "The Gilded Age."
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
The Buffalo Sabres announced the team will partner with the Bald for Bucks initiative and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center throughout the month of February to raise funds to support critical cancer research and patient-care programs.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
Singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal has released a new official video for "City Song" - watch HERE. The free-spirited visual was filmed in the East and West Village in New York City, was directed by Brian Petchers, and shows Grace taking in and celebrating all the hustle and bustle of the city.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
Girl Scout summer camp registration is now open for all girls in grades K-12. Summer camp is a great way for girls to explore leadership, build skills and develop a deep appreciation for nature. Whether for a day, a week, or longer, Girl Scout camp gives girls an opportunity to grow, explore, and have fun in an all-girl environment under the guidance of caring, trained adults.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
AAA Western and Central New York has announced its Four Diamond hotel winners. Two new properties have been added, bringing the total to 19 hotels in the Western and Central New York region that have been awarded the distinction of Four Diamond status.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
The New York Power Authority and New York State Canal Corp. announced 145 entries have been received for a $2.5 million competition that seeks the best ideas to enable the state Canal System to become an engine for economic growth and a world-class tourism destination.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week, New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs urged the governor to reconsider a budget proposal that would delay the payment of brownfield and historic tax credits until 2021. In Cuomo's current executive budget proposal, all but three of the state's business tax credits would be deferred for the next three years. Some refundable credits would be deferred as long as five years.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 01:40 pm
Irish band Rend Collective released their latest album on Friday, Jan. 19, to critical acclaim. The widely praised "Good News" saw Rend Collective at the top of the charts, earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Christian and gospel chart, and No. 5 spot on Billboard's digital albums chart, hitting within the Top 20 on Billboard's top albums chart.
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Wed, Jan 31st 2018 09:10 am
A group of about 80 Lewiston-Porter elementary students received a special surprise Tuesday morning when reigning Peach Queen Jamie Hagerty visited to read the second chapter of "The Mouse and the Motorcycle."
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 10:00 pm
Niagara-Wheatfield and North Tonawanda's battle Tuesday night was a tale of two halves. One was strictly defense and another was strictly offense. In the end, the Lumberjacks used a big 30-13 second half run to put the Falcons away, 56-39.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 05:45 pm
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will join NBC Sports' comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl LII as a guest analyst, providing his opinion and insight during pre-game, halftime and postgame.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:50 pm
Sheriff James R. Voutour announces Niagara County law enforcement agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort this weekend.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:45 pm
The Buffalo Sabres announced a special edition Rick Jeanneret talking bobblehead presented by John W. Danforth will be available for purchase starting today. All proceeds will benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation and Kevin Guest House.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:35 pm
The Buffalo Sabres and Unyts have teamed up to host a community blood drive on Monday, Feb. 5, in the Lexus Club at KeyBank Center. Presenting donors who are willing to "give the gift of life" during this important time of the year will be rewarded with two tickets to an upcoming Buffalo Sabres home game, and have an opportunity to meet Sabretooth and Sabres alumni.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:30 pm
NBC Sports will surround Super Bowl week with its most comprehensive consumer engagement campaign ever to promote the network's coverage of Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 4 (6:30 p.m. ET from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis).
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 03:00 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins pointed to a new report released this week by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association as the latest reminder of the urgent need for a focus on a substantial federal commitment to infrastructure.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:25 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center announces The Greg Kihn Band & John Ford Coley on stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:25 pm
Audiences of all ages will delight in the comic antics of the "Potato People in School Daze" by the Canadian physical theater company Theatre Beyond Words.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:20 pm
Niagara Falls City Councilman Chris Voccio is hosting a breakfast roundtable discussion for business owners, managers and executives to get feedback on how the city can make it easier to do business here, foster business expansion and attract more investment and development.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:20 pm
"Saturday Night Live" cast member and Olympics super fan Leslie Jones will join NBC Olympics as a contributor on its coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 01:20 pm
Every year, more than half of Americans fail to use all their time off, creating a stockpile of 662 million unused vacation days. AAA, in collaboration with Project: Time Off, knows the most effective remedy for American workers who want to use more vacation days is better planning. Yet only 54 percent of households set aside time to plan the use of their vacation time each year.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
Kleinhans Music Hall will be a busy place in the weeks leading up to the BPO's Poland tour.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced Tom Tzetzo has been named the recipient of the 2018 J. Michael Duffett Memorial Award, presented each year to the coach or administrator whose contributions to amateur hockey in Western New York "best exemplify the knowledge, teaching, love of the game and gentle humanity of Mike."
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
Diane Dychtiar, R.N., has been appointed coordinator of bariatric services at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
Friends of the Ransomville Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 (with a bag sale from 3-4 p.m.). The event includes used books, videos, CDs, DVDs, and free refreshments.
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Tue, Jan 30th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Rotary will host a meat raffle to support Growing Readers, a program in the Grand Island Central School District to develop literacy among Grand Island youth.
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