Sat, Feb 20th 2016 10:30 am
The Grand Island Relay For Life will look to "Give Cancer the Boot" when the fundraising season kicks into high gear.
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Sat, Feb 20th 2016 10:00 am
For some time, the Traffic Safety Advisory Board has been submitting grants to obtain a traffic speed monitor. This would assist drivers to become more aware of their speed by checking their speedometers more often. It would also help them avoid going too fast, especially in populated areas, and also avoid costly tickets.
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Sat, Feb 20th 2016 09:35 am
From Feb. 21 to March 6, chefs from all around Western New York will battle it out on Buffalo's West Side.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:30 am
This year, the president of the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce, Eric Fiebelkorn, will chair the 50th annual Citizen of the Year Awards, Thursday, April 28, to be held at Byblos Niagara Resort & Spa, with the support of the entire Board of Directors participating in order to make it the best year ever.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:25 am
Rich Gurbacki of Grand Island reports the Diaper Drive he conducted at St. Stephen R.C. Church has expanded off the Island.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:20 am
"Conversation with Two Bishops: A Discover Sunday Event," will be co-hosted by Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and Bishop R. William Franklin of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at St. Joseph Cathedral, 50 Franklin St., in downtown Buffalo.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:20 am
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to support the youth in the Christian education program.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:15 am
Jennifer Mislin and Joseph Darin were married June 6, 2015, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at an outdoor wedding on the beautiful grounds of the Mansion of Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in Brewster overlooking Cape Cod Bay. A reception followed in the historic Carriage House.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:15 am
Cheryl and Joseph Zito of Grand Island are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nikki Ann, to Michael Jason Hattersley, son of Jackie and John Hattersley of Skaneateles, New York.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:15 am
Beth and Eric Boron of Grand Island proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline, to Michael Honsberger, son of Jodee and Paul Honsberger of Fairport, New York.
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Fri, Feb 19th 2016 10:15 am
Kenneth R. Hoover entered into rest Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016.
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Sat, Feb 13th 2016 07:00 am
This February, Grand Island students in grades 9 through 12 are being trained in bystander CPR and use of automated external defibrillators through the American Heart Association's Hands-Only CPR program.
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Sat, Feb 13th 2016 07:00 am
Scout Sunday (for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts) was celebrated at the 9 a.m. Mass, Feb. 7, at St. Stephen R.C. Church on Grand Island.
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Sat, Feb 13th 2016 07:00 am
A ban on trapping on public land on Grand Island doesn't have the support to pass the five-member Grand Island Town Board, Town Supervisor Nathan McMurray said Monday, but he added a compromise is in the works.
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Fri, Feb 12th 2016 08:15 pm
Board of Education trustees heard the first news on the 2016-17 budget for the Grand Island Central School District on Monday.
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Fri, Feb 12th 2016 08:15 pm
The town government met again Monday to discuss the proposal by Corey McGowan to hold the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament June 11 and 12.
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Fri, Feb 12th 2016 08:05 pm
The Kenmore/Grand Island girls hockey team made it to the championship game of the 2016 New York State Girls Varsity Final Four in Albany last weekend.
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Fri, Feb 12th 2016 10:30 am
Dr. James J. Mezhir, 42, of Coralville, Iowa, passed away Feb. 3, 2016, after a nearly two-year battle with gastric cancer at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic.
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Wed, Feb 10th 2016 05:40 pm
"Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Days" will be held Saturday, May 7, at the ECC North Campus in Williamsville (enter from Wehrle Drive), and Saturday, June 18, at the ECC South Campus in Orchard Park (enter from Big Tree Road/Route 20A).
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Wed, Feb 10th 2016 05:35 pm
There were nine opioid overdose-related deaths over a seven-day period.
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Wed, Feb 10th 2016 04:40 pm
The first meeting of the Erie County New Americans Advisory Committee was held this week, bringing together representatives from numerous immigrant communities, service and legal agencies working with immigrants and refugees, and various Erie County departments.
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Wed, Feb 10th 2016 04:40 pm
Erie County Acting District Attorney Michael J. Flaherty, Jr. has appointed veteran broadcast journalist Joanna Pasceri as the office's first ever public information officer.
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Sat, Feb 6th 2016 07:00 am
The Grand Island Ministerium will present the 2016 Lenten Luncheons each Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2100 Whitehaven Road. All are welcome.
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Fri, Feb 5th 2016 08:10 pm
In just their first year of play in the Western New York Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation, Grand Islanders will compete for a state championship this weekend.
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Fri, Feb 5th 2016 07:45 pm
No one came right out and told Jill Anderson during auditions for the Grand Island High School musical that she would be flying across the Grand Viking Theater.
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Fri, Feb 5th 2016 07:45 pm
The Grand Island Town Board is happy with the turnout for candidates to help run its town government.
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Fri, Feb 5th 2016 07:45 pm
Even as mild winter weather continues, the Grand Island Highway Department is reminding property owners of the town's winter parking rules.
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Fri, Feb 5th 2016 07:00 am
Judith A. Nolan Powell, a retired executive from HSBC Bank and a long-time supporter of Catholic schools, received the Bishop's Medal Jan. 28 for her dedication to Catholic education.
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Thu, Feb 4th 2016 05:10 pm
Buffalo has been named the host city for the 2017 Gaelic Games Association Continental Youth Championships. A weekend tournament of Gaelic football and hurling competitions involving more than 3,000 youth athletes and up to 250 teams will take place at the West Seneca Soccer Complex July 26-31.
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Wed, Feb 3rd 2016 01:30 pm
Local leaders have recognized Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz for his efforts to improve water quality.
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Mon, Feb 1st 2016 03:10 pm
The Erie County opiate epidemic task force, created by Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz through an executive order last month, met today for the first time to organize participants into committees focused on addressing the county's epidemic of opioid abuse.
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Mon, Feb 1st 2016 12:25 pm
Vote for your favorite fish fry as part of Niagara Frontier Publications' annual "Best Fish Fry" contest. The place with the most votes will receive a full write-up in the Tribune, Dispatch and Sentinel, plus additional photos and a video online at www.wnypapers.com.
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Mon, Feb 1st 2016 11:15 am
The Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board has announced a policy change to increase available training funds and supportive services for eligible individuals in Erie County seeking WIB assistance in upgrading job skills and finding employment.
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Sat, Jan 30th 2016 07:00 am
A possible second edition of the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Tournament may tip off on Grand Island Boulevard in June.
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Sat, Jan 30th 2016 07:00 am
Patricia Covley said that she was "very excited about the opportunity" to work as the director of the Grand Island Memorial Library.
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Sat, Jan 30th 2016 07:00 am
The Grand Island Citizen of the Year Awards Committee is planning its 50th annual awards dinner to recognize individuals and businesses that have given greatly to the community and made it a better place to live, work and play.
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Sat, Jan 30th 2016 07:00 am
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Eley from Grand Island, serving aboard the USS Bulkeley, earned Junior Sailor of the Year for 2015.
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Sat, Jan 30th 2016 07:00 am
Teachers and administrators say a new teaching project underway in Grand Island Central School District is having a transformational impact on students in second grade.
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Fri, Jan 29th 2016 05:25 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins is backing a federal grant application submitted by the Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition (NITTEC), in partnership with the City of Buffalo, Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC) and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority for the U.S. Department of Transportation's "Beyond Traffic: The SMART City Challenge."
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Fri, Jan 29th 2016 04:15 pm
Mary Lorraine "Lorry" Kehoe passed away Jan. 22, 2016.
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