In an effort to initialize a task force dedicated to marketing and promotion for Nik Wallenda’s
Video: Niagara Falls’ finest receive awards
March 16, 2012 By
Today’s Niagara Falls Poilce Department annual awards ceremony celebrated some fine work by our men in blue. The awards and their recipients are as follows:
- Leo Maj Memorial Award sponsored by the Niagara Falls Police Club for overall excellence to duty, community, co-workers, and family went to Officer Lisa Macneil
- Distinguished Junior Officer Award, in memory of Sergeant Aram Bass went to Officer Kevin Henderson
- Distinguished Senior Officer Award, sponsored by Steve’s Heating and Air was presented to Officer Christopher Calvano
- Outstanding Detective Award, sponsored by Whitenight Jewelers went to Detective Daniel Jones
- Distinguished Volunteer Service Award, sponsored by Robin Bax was received by Officer Scott Bax
- The Chief’s Award, sponsored by the Superintendent of Police was given to the trio of Detectives Christopher Clark, John Faso, and Stephen Reed.
- The Combat Cross recognizing an act of heroism in combat with an armed adversary was presented to Officers Shawn Watson and Joshua Miller
- The Gallantry Star presented to an officer for the arrest of a person who is a major threat to the welfare of the community went to Officers Ronald Cirrito, Jack Miljour, and Kevin Henderson
- Honorable Service Medal was awarded to Officer Michael Corcoran
- And Life Saving Medals were awarded to Officers Thomas Rutkowski, Daniel Haney, Michael Lee, John Petrishin,Ryan Adams, and Paul Kudela.
See our video interview with Officer Kudela as just one example of these heroes:
Video: GM Kern excited about Niagara Power season
March 13, 2012 By
The warm weather, not to mention some Spring Training highlights on ESPN, had us thinking baseball, so it was a great surprise to see Cal Kern of the Niagara Power drop by The Hub.
Kern chatted with us for this video, talking quickly about his team’s plans for the summer and the upcoming New York Collegiate Baseball League all-star game the team will host. His team is shaping up for the summer, and Kern has high hopes after the now six-year-old franchise reached the postseason for the first time last season.
He’s hoping that a crop of young stars, including Northwestern’s
Video: Falls native Bridges before winning the Oscar
February 27, 2012 By
Niagara County was represented on stage at the Academy Awards last night.
Falls native Mark Bridges celebrated after winning for costume design for the film “The Artist.”
This year’s nomination was Bridges’ first. He said prior to the show that he was ecstatic to be part of the festivities.
During his Oscar speech, Bridges even gave a shout out to his hometown, saying,
Video: Wild finish as Niagara tops Rider at Gallagher Center
February 11, 2012 By
Did it count, or didn’t it?
We don’t do much in terms of game coverage here at NiagaraHub.com, but Saturday’s wild finish at the Gallagher Center merits a quick story and a look at the final video highlights.
After trailing by double digits in the second half, the Purple Eagles used a barrage of 3-pointers to draw even, then took the lead on a great pass from freshman star Juan’ya Green.
The fun wasn’t over, though.
It looked like Rider star Ryan Thompson put a dagger in Niagara as he buried a three as the horn sounded.
But did he get rid of it before the clock hit double zero? And did the clock start on time?
Take a look yourself (and we apologize for the unsteady hand).
In the end, the officials ruled it no basket, and the Purple Eagles finished off a 2-0 weekend with an 84-82 victory.
Buffalo Guitar Heroes: Part I – A Retrospective by Tom Proctor
January 27, 2012 By
[The following is a guest submission for NiagaraHub.com – the content or opinion expressed within does not necessarily reflect the opinion of NiagaraHub.
Vernon James at the NiagaraHub
January 13, 2012 By
The NiagaraHub welcomes Vernon James, area sax man extraordinaire.