Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 02:45 pm
Grand Island High School senior Kate Gilbert likes her chili medium hot, with some cheese, and Fritos Scoops corn chips.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 02:20 pm
Everything about "Les Misérables," the musical based on the epic Victor Hugo novel, is big, so it's only fitting that Grand Island High School is producing the show with its biggest cast ever.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 02:15 pm
Assessor Judy Tafelski sent out requests for proposals to contractors Monday "to start the process to do a reassessment project here on Grand Island," according to Tom Halter of the NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 02:05 pm
The overnight panelized deck replacement of the I-190 northbound South Grand Island Bridge bridge project was selected by the Association for Bridge Construction and Design as a 2010 award winner.
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Fri, Feb 3rd 2012 01:55 pm
At 2:36 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, Grand Island Fire Co. rescue personnel responded to a third-party caller's report of "persons in distress" at 20 River Oaks Drive.
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Mon, Jan 30th 2012 02:35 pm
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced that boaters who sign a slip rental agreement at Big Six Marina on Grand Island between Feb. 1 and April 15 will be entitled to a 10 percent discount off their 2012 rental.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 05:20 pm
Kallie Banker became Grand Island High School's all-time leading scorer in basketball during a win at Niagara Falls on Jan. 19.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 05:15 pm
Newly appointed Grand Island Councilman Chris Aronica signs paperwork after taking his oath of office from Grand Island Town Justice Mark Frentzel.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 05:10 pm
Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, the Grand Island Rotary Club has returned to a favorite fundraiser: a chili sale.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 05:00 pm
Erie County Legislature Chairperson Betty Jean Grant led the County Legislature Democratic majority and sponsoring a resolution strongly opposing the addition of a 63rd Senate seat to the New York State Senate at the Legislature's session on Thursday, Jan. 26.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 05:00 pm
Two Island students have been named the winners in a poster contest sponsored by Grand Island Knights of Columbus Mary Star of the Sea Council No. 4752.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 04:55 pm
At its regular Monday evening meeting, the Grand Island Board of Education approved a request for retirement from Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Loraine Ingrasci, effective March 30.
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Fri, Jan 27th 2012 04:55 pm
When the winter winds blow, Erie County residents know the painful cold of uncovered ears and hands - and the importance of a warm hat, scarf and gloves.
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Wed, Jan 25th 2012 11:20 am
The Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial VFW Post 9249 Ladies Auxiliary will host an "all you can eat" spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2121 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island.
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Mon, Jan 23rd 2012 03:55 pm
The GIHS edition of 'Les Misérables' opens Feb. 2.
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Mon, Jan 23rd 2012 03:50 pm
New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan administered the oaths of office to newly elected Grand Island Fire Co. officers at fire headquarters.
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Mon, Jan 23rd 2012 03:50 pm
Jenny Tran has chosen the Island for her new enterprise.
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Mon, Jan 23rd 2012 09:15 am
The new Niagara Frontier Publications website, www.wnypapers.com, posted its 5,000th article this morning!
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Sat, Jan 21st 2012 09:30 pm
Tonawanda shelter expects dogs to be adopted soon. Click the link for more information and a video of the basset hounds.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:35 pm
Approximately 20 students at Huth Road Elementary School have begun work on the next installment of the school's newspaper.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:35 pm
A Grand Island singer will perform in February in New York City with the best voices in America.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:35 pm
It's nomination time for the 46th annual Citizen of the Year dinner.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:30 pm
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce held swearing-in ceremonies for members of its executive board, president, directors and newly elected directors.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:25 pm
The Grand Island Highway Department has released its winter policies on mailbox replacement, plowing and parking.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:25 pm
The Grand Island Relay For Life is on the cusp of shattering the $1 million mark in funds raised this year.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:20 pm
Dunkin' Donuts restaurant owner and manager Paul Orsino didn't need fancy market research to tell him that opening a restaurant on Grand Island would work.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:20 pm
There's good news for the residents of Grand Island, who all have to comply with the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act, which went into effect on Jan. 1.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 08:00 pm
Chris Aronica will fill the vacant Grand Island Town Board seat after his appointment Tuesday.
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Fri, Jan 20th 2012 09:00 am
The Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial VFW Post 9249 Ladies Auxiliary will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the post, 2121 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island.
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Fri, Jan 13th 2012 06:00 pm
The Grand Island Board of Education considered a varied agenda Monday evening in the Veronica Connor Middle School Little Theater. Longer and more detailed meetings and public information forums will begin in earnest now that the 2012-13 budget process is under way.
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Fri, Jan 13th 2012 05:55 pm
Grand Island High School completed a three-peat of the Tech Wars competition Wednesday, winning for the third year in a row in the battle of school technology programs held at Niagara County Community College.
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Fri, Jan 13th 2012 05:55 pm
Monday, Jan. 9, began the formal start of legislative work in Albany, and marked the introduction of one of Grand Island's representatives.
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Fri, Jan 13th 2012 05:50 pm
Grand Island students are preparing to bring the international musical sensation "Les Misérables" (school edition) to life on the Grand Island stage.
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Fri, Jan 13th 2012 05:50 pm
Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick will once again serve on the Finance and Management Committee and oversee the administration of the county's $1 billion budget.
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Fri, Jan 13th 2012 05:45 pm
The Grand Island Board of Education held a meeting with Cannon Design and Campus Construction Management on Saturday to begin the next phase of work on its recently passed $51 million capital project.
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Tue, Jan 10th 2012 12:40 am
New York State Sen. Mark Grisanti is the first Western New York lawmaker to co-sponsor and support Sen. Jeffery Klein and his fellow members of the Independent Democrats Conference on legislation to crack down on cyber-bulling in New York state.
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Mon, Jan 9th 2012 12:20 pm
Volunteers from the Golden Age Center spent Thursday at work in a service that has saved their fellow town taxpayers thousands of dollars.
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Mon, Jan 9th 2012 12:20 pm
The Rossi Law Firm has announced that effective Jan. 1 its law offices relocated to 68 Niagara St., Buffalo.
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Mon, Jan 9th 2012 12:15 pm
Nearly 20 years ago to the day, the Grand Island Town Board faced an impasse on whom to appoint to a vacant council seat similar to the one experienced Monday night.
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Mon, Jan 9th 2012 12:15 pm
One Town Board seat remains vacant after the sitting four councilmembers deadlocked on appointing a fifth at Monday's reorganization meeting.
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