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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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 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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Sat, Sep 28th 2024 09:25 am
Fashion through history was the theme on Sept. 8 at River Lea, the Grand Island Historical Society's museum located in Beaver Island State Park. One day earlier, the architecture of Ferry Village was the focus for a walking tour. The weather was less than ideal for the walking tour, as it intermittently rained.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2024 09:25 am
More than 125 cars were on display at the Sept. 18 car show at Elderwood-Grand Island, said Elderwood's activities director Katey Dulak.
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Sat, Sep 21st 2024 07:00 am
"I was standing in the kitchen, and all of a sudden, the whole house started to vibrate! ... I thought I was going to blow away with the house."
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Sat, Sep 21st 2024 06:55 am
Nautilus Solar Energy and its partner, EnergyMark, celebrated the opening of the Community Solar project with a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 3 at the 5.5-megawatt community solar farm at 2180 Alvin Road.
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Sat, Sep 14th 2024 07:00 am
When a tornado touched down along West River Road on Grand Island at 4:33 p.m. Sept. 9, it raised the questions, "Why us?" and "Why here?"
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Sat, Sep 14th 2024 06:55 am
As a result of the efforts of Eagle Scout Luke Gworek, the cupola from the former Grand Island Town Hall is now on permanent display in front of Town Hall, on the Baseline Road side of the building.
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Fri, Sep 13th 2024 11:45 am
Attached to Leah Mayer's locker in Veronica Connor Middle School is a sign with handwritten notes from other students. In big letters, the sign reads, "We love you, Leah."
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Fri, Sep 13th 2024 11:05 am
Our readers have spoken. They've chosen Adrian's Custard & Beef as the "Best Frozen Treat" in the "Savory Summer" food contest.
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Sat, Sep 7th 2024 07:00 am
A ribbon-cutting ceremony launched a new and unique Grand Island business Wednesday. Leaf, Stone and Steel sells familiar and exotic house plants, crystals from around the world, and wood and steel artwork.
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Sat, Sep 7th 2024 07:00 am
The Grand Island Town Board, at its Sept. 3 meeting, issued a proclamation to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Association of Women Business Owners Buffalo Niagara (NAWBO), which will occur on Sept. 11. The proclamation was accepted by Laura Zimberg, immediate past president of NAWBO Buffalo Niagara.
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Wed, Sep 4th 2024 04:25 pm
The Buffalo and Erie County Food Policy Council (FPC) has launched an "Emergency Eats Recipe Challenge" and encourages the public to participate by submitting simple and delicious ideas for meals and snacks for emergency situations.
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Sat, Aug 31st 2024 07:00 am
The DeGlopper Memorial expansion committee gathered on Monday, Aug. 26, to witness the installation of a Purple Heart monument that recognizes men and women who were wounded in battle, and a second monument that displays the poignant words of the taps song that is played at every military funeral. The monuments have been added to the DeGlopper Memorial site, located at the triangle of Baseline Road and Grand Island Boulevard.
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Sat, Aug 31st 2024 06:55 am
Tony Buscaglia, who displayed his MGA at the car show at St. Stephen R.C. Church's "Rockin' the Grounds" event Aug. 21, said the 1958 MGA, which is his second MGA, carries a lot of memories.
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Sat, Aug 31st 2024 06:55 am
Support the Grand Island High School PTSA and brighten up your garden with beautiful, 9-inch mums from Russel's Tree & Shrub Farm in red, orange, yellow, or purple!
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Sat, Aug 24th 2024 07:00 am
The new operator of the park formerly known as Fantasy Island is solidly behind a community effort to resume July 4 fireworks there next year.
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Sat, Aug 24th 2024 07:00 am
The Buffalo Launch Club invites you to experience a celebration of yesteryear as the 45th annual Antique and Classic Boat Show returns to Grand Island on Saturday, Sept. 7.
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Sat, Aug 17th 2024 07:00 am
Most communities have fireworks on July 4. What could be more natural and all-American?
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Sat, Aug 17th 2024 06:55 am
The race was not to the swift. The prizes went to boaters with the best poker hands on Saturday in the Buffalo Poker Run.
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Sat, Aug 17th 2024 06:55 am
In February, Kim Schopp Kalman traveled to Kentucky to visit her bone marrow recipient, Stu Fugate.
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Sat, Aug 10th 2024 10:55 am
The Rotary Club of Grand Island recently presented a check for $2,115 to the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation, which is supported by the generosity and goodwill of the Grand Island community.
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Sat, Aug 10th 2024 10:55 am
In 2004, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution, setting Aug. 16 as National Airborne Day. The town issues a proclamation annually in honor of National Airborne Day, with the most recent proclamation issued at the Aug. 5 Grand Island Town Board meeting.
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Sat, Aug 10th 2024 07:00 am
The IKE Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to Norfolk, Virginia, after a historic nine-month combat deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet on July 14. On-board was Grand Island native Lt. Carlee Conway. She was part of Fighter Strike squadron, VFA-32, the "Fighting Swordsmen."
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 11:00 am
Thunder on the Niagara lived up to its name, with loud, fast and exhilarating action in hydroplane races this past weekend.
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Mon, Aug 5th 2024 03:00 pm
Look up in the sky from Aug. 12-21 in Erie County, and you might see low-flying planes or helicopters in your neighborhood, part of a nationwide effort to protect wildlife against rabies, a disease that is 100% fatal to animals and humans.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2024 07:00 am
Late in November of 2022, Islander Kim Kalman traveled to Washington, D.C., to donate her bone marrow to someone she had never met. The actual donation occurred on Nov. 23, the day before Thanksgiving. After having been on Be The Match's donor list since 2009, she got the call that she was a match with a 62-year-old man who was "suffering from Myelodysplastic syndrome, which is a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow don't mature and become healthy blood," Kalman explained.
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Sat, Aug 3rd 2024 06:55 am
Comfortable yet sophisticated. That's the vibe projected by the new Town Tavern at 2241 Grand Island Blvd.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2024 07:00 am
Fairy gardens, bees buzzing around native plants, and a she shed with a "The Wizard of Oz" theme were some of the treats greeting visitors to the 10 gardens that were open to the public during the recent Grand Island Garden Walk.
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Sat, Jul 27th 2024 07:00 am
In 1986, Lynnette Grisanti participated in the Empire State Games by running a marathon around Grand Island, said her daughter, Renee Fraser Gugino.
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Sat, Jul 20th 2024 07:00 am
Why would you "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" when you can join "Paddles Up" on Grand Island?
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Sat, Jul 13th 2024 07:00 am
The walkway at Veterans Park was lined with luminaria on Monday evening, during the Relay For Life ceremony. Each one was a reminder of the struggles of friends and family who have battled cancer. The luminaria honors the survivors, and they remember loved ones who are no longer with us.
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Sat, Jul 13th 2024 06:55 am
Grand Island celebrated Independence Day with a variety-packed parade, filled with musicians, dancers, a classic fire truck, a parade of Corvettes and more. Close to 800 runners celebrated by participating in the 48th annual Dick Bessel Independence Day run, held prior to the parade.
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Fri, Jul 12th 2024 07:00 am
The annual chicken barbecue at St. Martin-in-the Fields Church is scheduled for 3-7 p.m. Saturday at 2587 Baseline Road. The event will feature a basket raffle, face painting and balloon animals.
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Sat, Jul 6th 2024 07:00 am
The Walk for World Peace ended Sunday, with the walkers' planting trees at Wat Prodketchettharam of America, a Buddhist temple located at 2660 Bedell Road. Immediately after the tree planting, the walkers participated in a celebration of the temple's fifth anniversary on Grand Island.
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Sat, Jul 6th 2024 07:00 am
In 1961, Guy Rizzuto's father purchased a 1916 Ford Model T.
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Thu, Jul 4th 2024 07:00 am
The 18th annual Paddles Up Niagara is set for Saturday, July 27, starting from Grand Island's Beaver Island State Park (check in at shelter 2B).
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Sat, Jun 29th 2024 07:00 am
The Buffalo Bisons announced World War II veteran and 94-year old Buffalo-native Joe Synakowski will throw the ceremonial first pitch prior to the team's 28th annual KeyBank Independence Day eve celebration on Wednesday, July 3, against the Rochester Red Wings (6:05 p.m.).
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Sat, Jun 22nd 2024 07:00 am
The Town Board on Monday adopted a new law redefining existing town legislation on term limits for elected town officials. The law will go before voters in the Nov. 5 general election.
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