Thu, Oct 31st 2024 04:10 pm
YMCA Buffalo Niagara is proud to partner with FeedMore WNY this holiday season to combat hunger and food insecurity in the community.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2024 11:00 am
Halloween events and photos on Grand Island.
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Mon, Oct 28th 2024 06:05 pm
The Erie County Departments of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and Social Services, in partnership with the Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and Erie 1 BOCES, today joined Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz in welcoming the first 10 graduates of the new Erie Corps initiative at the Edward A. Rath county office building.
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Mon, Oct 28th 2024 06:00 pm
Erie County, the City of Buffalo and the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy have announced the official opening of the Delaware Park playground at Colvin Avenue and Amherst Street.
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Mon, Oct 28th 2024 05:55 pm
The Erie County Department of Social Services announced applications for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) regular benefits will be accepted beginning Friday, Nov. 1. The DSS is strongly encouraging applicants to apply online or to utilize remote channels to apply. As in previous years, interested applicants are encouraged to apply sooner rather than later.
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 02:25 pm
The Grand Island Fire Co. wants to form a Fire District that would transfer the responsibility of fire protection from the town to the fire company.
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 02:15 pm
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning announced 2024 municipal planning grant funding will be awarded to seven municipalities that applied for county funding to update comprehensive plans, zoning updates, and agriculture and farmland protection plans:
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 09:35 am
The 2024 edition of "Holiday Happenings," held Oct. 19 at the Golden Age Center at the Nike Base, featured crafts, lunch, a basket raffle and a bake sale.
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 09:30 am
Joelle Koti is creating an entire series of books to honor her dog, Frankie, who passed away almost a year ago.
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 09:30 am
A wide variety of products were offered for sale in the dining area at the Golden Age Center. If people were interested in buying something that they could take home and eat, they had the option of purchasing baked goods, jams and jellies or locally produced honey. The honey, which came in a variety of colors, was offered for sale by beekeeper Joe Mesmer.
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 09:30 am
The display at Pat Shaw's table included a variety of wreaths, as well as a quilt that was being raffled off.
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Fri, Oct 25th 2024 07:00 am
Full free edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for Oct. 25, 2024
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Thu, Oct 24th 2024 08:55 pm
On Thursday, New York State Sen. Sean Ryan announced he secured a $1,000,000 state grant for Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island. This funding will allow for the creation of three major projects: a new dog park; ADA beach access; and an additional, accessible playground.
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Thu, Oct 24th 2024 08:35 pm
Saturday, Oct. 26, marks the 27th annual National Drug Take Back Day hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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Thu, Oct 24th 2024 10:05 am
Restaurants from all corners of Western New York are invited to highlight the healthy, nutritious food on their menus by participating in the third annual Healthy Options Restaurant Week happening March 24-30, 2025.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2024 08:40 pm
Today, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, in partnership with the Erie County and Wendel Companies - architect and engineer of record - launched a public comment form, seeking public input on the organization's proposed expansion project.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2024 09:35 am
Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns and the Erie County Office for People with Disabilities will hold the semi-annual "DisAbility Awareness Day" from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the newly renovated Erie County Auto Bureau located in the Urbandale Plaza, 2122 George Urban Blvd., Depew. No appointment is required for this community outreach event.
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Wed, Oct 23rd 2024 09:35 am
Erie County's need for affordable housing remains a chief concern of the Poloncarz administration, and Tuesday's third-annual housing summit drew dozens of elected officials, affordable housing developers, members of local planning and zoning boards, and concerned citizens to the Alberta Place affordable senior housing complex in the Town of Amherst to discuss the issue and work together on solutions.
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Mon, Oct 21st 2024 02:00 pm
Erie County is excited to announce the launch of the "Arts in Public Places" 2024 call to artists, part of a new initiative designed to enhance the cultural landscape of our community through public art.
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Sat, Oct 19th 2024 07:00 am
A number of Grand Island businesses have found that showcasing the Buffalo Bills and Sabres helps them achieve goals and score success at the cash register.
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Sat, Oct 19th 2024 07:00 am
During the 2016 Buffalo Bills season, Kristen Kimmick hit a breaking point over the judgments and glass ceilings faced by women in sports and women fans of sports, especially the Bills and the National Football League. She grew tired of the inability to speak about the sport and team they love on most social media platforms without judgment.
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Sat, Oct 19th 2024 07:00 am
Grand Island gained a creative and unique shopping experience when the new store Leaf, Stone and Steel had its grand opening last month.
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Fri, Oct 18th 2024 04:35 pm
On Friday, New York State Sen. Sean Ryan and Assemblywoman Monica Wallace joined with local law enforcement and regional scrap metal recycling facility leaders, at a press conference at Niagara Metals in Cheektowaga, to push for legislation aimed at reducing the alarming rise in copper and catalytic converter theft.
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Fri, Oct 18th 2024 11:00 am
The Zonta Club of Grand Island begins its observance of the 16 Days of Activism on Monday, Nov. 25, and the event runs through Tuesday, Dec. 10.
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Fri, Oct 18th 2024 11:00 am
The Town of Grand Island cordially invites veterans, family members and friends to attend the Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Park Memorial Wall in Veterans Park, located at 1717 Bedell Road.
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Fri, Oct 18th 2024 10:00 am
Starting next week, the Grand Island Dispatch is merging with the Niagara County Tribune/Sentinel to become a "super paper" - a news outlet with regional reach and neighborhood news.
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Fri, Oct 18th 2024 07:00 am
The Town of Grand Island cordially invites veterans, family members and friends to attend the Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Park Memorial Wall in Veterans Park, located at 1717 Bedell Road.
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Wed, Oct 16th 2024 07:50 pm
Oct. 16 marks the annual World Restart a Heart Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and encouraging the public to learn hands-only CPR. This lifesaving skill can significantly increase the chances of survival for a person whose heart has stopped.
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Wed, Oct 16th 2024 07:50 pm
Erie County is excited to announce the launch of the "Arts in Public Places" 2024 call to artists, part of a new initiative designed to enhance the cultural landscape of our community through public art.
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Tue, Oct 15th 2024 04:25 pm
The Poloncarz administration today presented the proposed 2025 Erie County budget and accompanying four-year plan to the Erie County Legislature.
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Mon, Oct 14th 2024 02:45 pm
Election Day is less than one month away. It is important for everyone to be reminded about the options for casting your ballot for the general election scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5.
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Mon, Oct 14th 2024 02:40 pm
During Children's Health Month in October, the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is sharing information about environmental health and lead prevention in coordination with the WNY Children's Environmental Health Center.
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Sat, Oct 12th 2024 07:00 am
A tractor-trailer, loaded with 16 pallets of relief donations from Grand Island, began its trip from the Southern Tier town of Fillmore to Boone, North Carolina, on Oct. 7. It began its journey at Grand Island Town Hall two days earlier. The full trailer happened as the result of efforts by three men who live on the same street near Huth Road Elementary School.
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Sat, Oct 12th 2024 07:00 am
Charles N. DeGlopper VFW Auxiliary Post 9249 will host "Soup-A-Thon," featuring "delicious, homemade soups, all-you-can eat soup, salad and bread for $10" (and dessert is included). The event will run from 4-7 p.m. (or until gone) Saturday, Oct. 19. Pints to go will be available for $7 after 6 p.m.
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Sat, Oct 12th 2024 07:00 am
A couple of residents with concerns about Town Board issues livened up Monday's Town Board meeting.
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Fri, Oct 11th 2024 10:55 am
Crisis Services, Erie County's only 24-hour comprehensive crisis response center, is currently preparing for our biggest night of the year, "Men Who Cook!" The Oct. 16 event will raise funds to support our 24-hour operations and the crisis first responders who provide critical, unduplicated, and lifesaving services to Erie County.
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Tue, Oct 8th 2024 02:30 pm
Catholic Charities of Buffalo is joining with other Catholic organizations in observing World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10), and the National Catholic Mental Health Campaign (Oct. 10-18).
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Mon, Oct 7th 2024 04:25 pm
New York State Sen. Sean Ryan announced New York is launching a program to distribute $10 million in new eviction prevention funds to communities across upstate, including more than $1.5 million to Erie County.
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Sat, Oct 5th 2024 09:55 am
Pauline Y. "Polly" Smith, of Locke, New York - who lived on Grand Island for 50 years, becoming widely familiar in WNY as the wife of journalist Doug Smith - passed away quietly at home on Sept. 23, 2024. She was 88.
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Sat, Oct 5th 2024 07:00 am
Grand Islanders are calling for safety measures at an intersection where a Sept. 11 accident claimed one life, and a second crash this past Sunday sent three others to area hospitals.
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