Fri, Mar 30th 2018 09:20 am
The New York State Thruway reminds motorists cashless tolling is now live at the Grand Island toll plazas. To minimize impact to traffic, the official switch took place during the overnight hours. As of this morning's commute, the Grand Island toll plazas will no longer accept cash payment.
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Wed, Mar 28th 2018 06:25 pm
On Wednesday, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz signed a new local law (Intro. No. 1-2, 2018) establishing a new Erie County code of ethics for elected officials, officers and employees of the county.
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Tue, Mar 27th 2018 04:05 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz has announced his appointment of Marie Cannon as commissioner of the Erie County Department of Social Services.
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Mon, Mar 26th 2018 04:30 pm
In 2009, the Erie County Agricultural Society inaugurated its award-winning Fair Camp program as a way to stimulate an interest in agriculture, a passion for learning and foster a love of the Erie County Fair. In the 10 years of its existence, more than 300 children and their parents have slept overnight in a barn, assisted with farm chores, showed animals in a livestock competition and worked inside a fair food concession.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2018 07:00 am
The lights were low and the gamblers were focused on winning big at the blackjack table and the roulette wheel. These were high stakes games. There was the potential for a big payout. It was a matter of life and death.
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Sat, Mar 24th 2018 07:00 am
With many citing a need to protect the Island environment, members of the public spoke at a hearing in support of a local law that would ban travel plazas townwide.
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Fri, Mar 23rd 2018 06:40 pm
The Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee on Friday announced seven new awards totaling approximately $2 million for beautification and improvement projects along the Buffalo and Erie County greenway.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce has selected the recipients of the 52nd annual Citizen of the Year Awards. They will be recognized at a dinner to be held at the Radisson Grand Island on April 26.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Town Board is slated to discuss the waste treatment plans for the Western New York Welcome Center when it meets Monday at Town Hall.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Grand Island Central School District officials tried to assure residents on Monday that reports of a student threat to harm the school were greatly exaggerated.
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Sat, Mar 17th 2018 07:00 am
Rebekah Thompson remembers the first time she ever entered an Island Dispatch coloring contest. She didn't win a prize, but her older sister won a gift card, and that just ignited an artistic and competitive fire.
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Fri, Mar 16th 2018 09:00 pm
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, Grand Island Fire Co. rescue personnel responded to a two-vehicle collision in the southbound lane of the I-190 on the North Grand Island Bridge.
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Thu, Mar 15th 2018 03:55 pm
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced cashless tolling will go live at the Grand Island toll barriers on Thursday, March 29 (weather-dependent). As of the morning commute on Friday, March 30, the toll plazas at the north and south Grand Island bridges will no longer accept cash payment.
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Thu, Mar 15th 2018 02:00 pm
Erie County Legislature Chairman Peter J. Savage III was joined by Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn to announce his support for passage of the Child Victims Act. The bill would empower survivors of childhood sexual abuse to confront their abusers as adults, and provide law enforcement with the means to bring child predators to justice.
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Sat, Mar 10th 2018 07:00 am
The Zonta Club of Grand Island has selected 10 outstanding women to receive the 2018 Yellow Rose award for leadership and service to the community.
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Sat, Mar 10th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Town Board Monday set a public hearing for 8 p.m. March 19 to receive input on proposed local law intro No. 1 of 2018 banning travel plazas on Grand Island.
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Sat, Mar 10th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Knights of Columbus Mary Star of the Sea Council No. 4752 inducted nine new members on March 4. The ceremony took place at the Knights' hall at 1841 Whitehaven Road with District Deputy Anthony Pirrone present.
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Sat, Mar 10th 2018 07:00 am
Citing statistics that show the number of deaths in Erie County from opioid abuse has tripled in the last four years, the Rev. Earle King of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
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Fri, Mar 9th 2018 08:45 pm
The Grand Island Rotary Club meat raffle fundraiser on March 3 sold out the Knights of Columbus Star of the Sea Council Hall on Whitehaven Road. The event, in support of the Growing Readers program in the Grand Island Central School District, saw participants bidding on meat packages and putting tickets in raffles.
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Mon, Mar 5th 2018 07:00 am
The days are getting longer and the temperature is warming. This means Daylight Savings Time will soon begin, and New Yorkers will set their clocks forward one hour (on March 11).
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2018 07:00 am
Employees throughout the Grand Island Central School District had a personal connection when they donated to the Erie County Medical Center Trauma Center/Emergency Department Capital Project.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2018 07:00 am
After 18 months of meetings and public input sessions, consultants helping the Town of Grand Island develop a new comprehensive master plan presented the first update to the public Wednesday.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2018 07:00 am
Dana Papaj, a Grand Island resident who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in June, will be the beneficiary of a fundraiser in her honor.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 2018 07:00 am
The New York State Thruway Authority announced Tuesday E-ZPass On-the-Go tags are available for purchase at all cash lanes at the Grand Island toll barriers. E-ZPass On-the-Go allows travelers to open an E-ZPass account without filling out an application or waiting in line.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2018 07:25 pm
Fantasy Island is hiring 500 friendly, outgoing and energetic team members to make 2018 the best year ever for guests.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2018 06:55 pm
Rev. Dr. Sung Ho Lee of Trinity United Methodist Church gives the thumbs-up sign during the Lenten Luncheon at Trinity Wednesday. Lee explained how the thumbs-up sign means something different in American than in his native Korea. He discussed cultural differences in his discussion titled "Justice Among People with Various Cultures."
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2018 06:50 pm
The week of Feb. 5-9, Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick's resolution transferring surplus property from Erie County's warehouse to the Town of Grand Island was approved by the Erie County Legislature. The items no longer served a purpose to Erie County, and were requested by municipal officials in Grand Island.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 2018 06:10 pm
Medicaid recipients in Erie County will shortly begin to receive notices regarding a new way to renew their Medicaid coverage. These notices will come from the New York State of Health, and will inform recipients, "You and/or members of your household need to renew your coverage through NY State of Health."
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Thu, Mar 1st 2018 01:15 pm
The Erie County Agricultural Society will present up to $20,000 in scholarship opportunities to students who participate in the Erie County Fair. Scholarships will be awarded based on general fair participation and those involved in agricultural-related activities.
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Tue, Feb 27th 2018 10:55 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz on Tuesday joined county Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein to review the latest county data on the opioid epidemic and fatalities associated with it, noting the Erie County Medical Examiner's office has confirmed 233 opioid overdose fatalities for 2017, with another 35 cases suspected but still pending confirmation. In 2016, 301 individuals died of an opioid overdose in Erie County.
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Sat, Feb 24th 2018 07:00 am
Oliver Gross of Grand Island opposes the proposed Love's Travel Stop not because he's one of those NIMBY people, who say "Not In My Back Yard" to everything.
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Sat, Feb 24th 2018 07:00 am
The Grand Island Lions Club, in conjunction with Lions S.E.E. and Lions Kidsight USA, is hosting free vision screenings for children 6 months to 6 years old. Screenings will be held in the conference room at the Grand Island Memorial Library on Thursday, March 1, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m.
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Fri, Feb 23rd 2018 07:00 am
The fifth annual Pasta Sauce-Off will take place from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the LaSalle Yacht Club, 73 S. 68th St., Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Feb 23rd 2018 07:00 am
Islanders enjoying the first Lenten Luncheon of the season Wednesday heard about plans to build a facility to counsel Island victims of domestic violence.
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Thu, Feb 22nd 2018 02:50 pm
The Erie County Department of Senior Services is seeking nominees for Erie County Senior of the Year. The honor will go to a resident over the age of 60 whose community involvement has made a difference to others - improving the quality of life in and around Erie County - and putting to use his or her knowledge, skills, values and motivation to enable that difference.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
State Sen. Chris Jacobs told the state's public process in closing the West River Parkway and turning into a multi-modal connector trail "flawed."
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Sat, Feb 17th 2018 07:00 am
What began as an exchange between two college friends reminiscing on the anniversary of their late mothers' passing became an epiphany which set forth an intention to change the way we think about March 4.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 07:05 pm
The Grand Island Ministerium has announced that the annual Lenten Luncheons will begin at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2100 Whitehaven Road. This series has been ongoing for more than three decades.
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Fri, Feb 16th 2018 06:50 pm
On the heels of the first public presentation regarding development by an Oklahoma company of a multi-million dollar truck stop on Whitehaven Road, Town Supervisor Nathan McMurray said he will propose a new law Friday that will ban "travel plazas" on Grand Island.
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Thu, Feb 15th 2018 05:15 pm
Grand Island's own Marc Scibilia recorded a cover of the hit song "Rather Be" (originally by Clean Bandit). The song was featured in the movie "Peter Rabbit," which debuted in theaters last weekend.
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