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SLIDESHOW: Niagara Charter School
Niagara Charter School opened with an initial enrollment of 264 students in grades kindergarten through fourth. The school has added fifth and sixth grade students since then and this year has an enrollment of about 350 students. This year, staff members are preparing to prove to the State Education Department that it made the right choice in allowing them to open the doors back in 2006.
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Niagara USA Chamber hosts awards ceremony Thursday
Politicians, civic leaders, friends and family gathered to mingle over food and drinks, and recognize members of the small business community at the Niagara Falls Country Club on Thursday.
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A Festival of Lights making a comeback?
Move over Niagara Holiday Market.
Make way for the return of A Festival of Lights?
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Falls officials unveil new LaSalle Waterfront Park
John Mikula has been working for years to turn the prime piece of real estate on the upper Niagara River into a public recreation space residents of all ages can enjoy.
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Driver safety message driven home
The Grim Reaper paid a visit to Niagara Falls High School on Monday to illustrate a point about driver safety.
A student dressed up like death himself patrolled the scene of a mock traffic accident in the high school's rear parking lot as part of a program designed to send a message about the dangers of drinking while driving and distracted driving.
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City getting exercise stations for elderly at Hyde Park
Senior citizens will have a new way to stay fit in Hyde Park this summer.
Exercise stations specifically designed for the elderly and handicapped will be installed over the coming weeks, thanks to a $25,000 health and wellness grant from New York state. -
Relay for Life continues to grow in the Falls
Sometimes, you just need to smile.
That's the message 6-year-old Madisyn Tolfa delivered at the fourth-annual Niagara Falls Relay for Life event at Sal Maglie Stadium Friday.
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Falls' Relay For Life giving cancer the boot
If cancer is ever going to be beaten, there are some who believe it could be beaten by feet.
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Playing up Griffon Park in LaSalle
Mayor Paul Dyster announced plans for a new playground in Griffon Park to a small group of civic leaders and city employees Tuesday morning.
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Aquarium of Niagara: Newly arrived rescued harbor seal seems right at home
The little harbor seal couldn’t know how lucky she is.
Two years ago she was found off the coast of Masschusetts, frail and emaciated, and disoriented from an inner ear infection. She couldn’t feed herself and was near death.
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Charlie the Chimp on ‘How I Met Your Mother’ tonight
Niagara Falls’ own Charlie the Chimp will appear on tonight’s episode of “How I Met Your Mother” at 8 p.m. on CBS, channel 4, according to handler Carmen Presti.
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