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7 hrs ago | Grand Island Pennysaver

Niagara County Industrial Development Agency rejects application from One Niagara

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board of directors today disapproved without prejudice an application for assistance from One Niagara LLC for a proposed $6 million renovation of the Niagara Falls landmark on 360 Rainbow Blvd.

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23 hrs ago | WisInfo

Travel: Future cloudy for Falls favorite Maid of the Mist

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Deliberations in Canada over the future of the Maid of the Mist sightseeing boats at Niagara Falls are being closely watched in the United States, where elected and tourism officials want to avoid disruptions to an iconic draw that brings millions of tourists to the Falls each year.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Sen. Grisanti and wife punched in fight

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Sources have confirmed that State Senator Mark Grisanti and his wife were involved in an altercation Friday night.

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Grand Island Pennysaver

If Wallenda walks, Hudak says he'll be there to watch

Ontario Opposition Leader Tim Hudak stopped short of telling the Niagara Parks Commission to approve the proposed wirewalk over the Horseshoe Falls by daredevil Nik Wallenda.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Buffalo News

Party toasts Gross prior to his latest prison stint

John J. Gross Jr., sentenced to his third stint in federal prison in January, was the toast of a party Friday night, an event organized by the Niagara Falls Republican Committee and supported by Laborers Local 91, the construction union once known for its intimidation and racketeering.

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WIVB-TV Buffalo

Wooing Wegmans to build in Lockport

LOCKPORT, NY - Lockport residents really want a Wegmans. The Lockport Sun Journal reports that town board members were presented with a petition on Wednesday night that included 8,000 signatures from people pleading for a Wegmans.

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Buffalo News

Classic Italian

"It's going to smell like chlorine," the Companion worried as we approached the entrance to Villella's Italian Restaurant in Niagara Falls.

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Observer

Joan E. Niedermeyer

Joan E. Niedermeyer, 76, of Niagara Falls died Thursday morning at the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Examiner.com

The Word Alive announce tour, will play Rapids Theatre on April 5

Fearless Records metalcore band The Word Alive recently announced a U.S. tour this spring with co-headliners Attack! Attack! and Escape The Fate.

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Buffalo News

Ontario official elected bridge commission chairman

Michael J. Goodale of Grimsby, Ont., assistant deputy minister of the corporate services division and chief administrative officer for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, has been elected to a one-year term as chairman of the eight-member Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.

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Buffalo News

City native will speak at Black History luncheon

Sonya M. Sconiers, a Niagara Falls native and health care researcher, will be the keynote speaker at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's annual Black History Month luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

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Grand Island Pennysaver

Cuts expected for base

In the wake of news last week that federal cuts are likely to mean the 107th Airlift Wing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will lose its aircraft, the Niagara Military Affairs Council already is concentrating on helping find a new mission for the Air National Guard unit.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Art Voice

Week in Review

In the aftermath of the report describing appalling practices at the Niagara County SPCA , leaders in the city of Niagara Falls have come together on an agreement to help coax positive change for the animals under care at the facility.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Historic NY stone chimney move deemed too costly

Moving a 250-year-old stone chimney in the city of Niagara Falls is proving to be much more expensive than originally thought.

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Business Journal

Niagara IDA rejects One Niagara incentive plan

Unresolved legal issues concerning One Niagara LLC's efforts to renovate and redevelop the "flash cube" building in Niagara Falls proved to be too much of a road block for the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency At issue is a challenge One Niagara has filed with the City of Niagara Falls over the assessed value of the Rainbow Boulevard ... (more)

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WGRZ-TV Buffalo

Missing Niagara Falls Woman's Body Found

The family of a missing Niagara Falls woman who were searching for her found her body in a wooded area off 102nd Street in the Love Canal section of the Falls.

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Oswegonian Online

GENIUS Olympiad environmental competition invites worldwide entries

The GENIUS Olympiad, SUNY Oswego's global environmental competition for high school-age scientists and artists near and far, has opened applications for a 2012 edition that also invites young writers and architects to submit projects.

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Buffalo News

State loses Medicaid suit, must pay $252,185

The state Health Department must pay Niagara County more than $252,000 in reimbursements for Medicaid mental health expenses incurred before 2006, a court ruled last week.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Buffalo News

Parenti eyes joining race to lead Democrats in Niagara County

As Nicholas J. Forster, former Niagara County Democratic Party chairman, officially announced Monday that he is running for his old post, a possible new rival appeared on the scene.

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WKBW

Niagara Falls Markets Winter Tourism

NIAGARA FALLS, NY Niagara Falls is looking to market itself as a year round destination, even if the Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds are closed over the winter.

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