Sat, Jun 15th 2024 07:00 am
On Saturday, June 8, a team of volunteers, headed by Grand Island residents, worked to make a 4-year-old's dream bedroom a reality!
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Sat, Jun 8th 2024 10:00 am
School resumed Thursday at Sidway Elementary School for 31 pre-kindergarten students, who lost their school as the result of Saturday's devastating fire at KinderKiddz Learning Center.
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Mon, Jun 3rd 2024 08:50 am
The afternoon of June 1, Grand Island Fire Co. firefighters received notification of a heat detector set off at 2710 Grand Island Blvd., at 12:47 p.m. Several Grand lsland units responded within minutes, initially reporting nothing showing upon arrival.
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Sat, Jun 1st 2024 01:55 pm
The Father's Day lawnmower race is a Grand Island tradition that began nearly 50 years ago with a boast between two West River Parkway residents over whose lawnmower was the fastest.
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Sat, Jun 1st 2024 01:55 pm
Relay For Life's "Carnival of Hope" is scheduled for Sunday at Town Commons. It will feature entertainment, a basket raffle, a luminaria ceremony to honor cancer survivors and to remember those no longer with us, as well as much more.
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Sat, May 25th 2024 11:25 am
Grand Island has a new plan to protect, preserve and responsibly develop its Niagara River waterfront and shoreline.
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Sat, May 25th 2024 11:20 am
Island voters approved the Grand Island Central School District's 2024-25 budget by the vote of 772-445 during a vote at the high school on Tuesday. Voters also approved a proposition authorizing the purchase of three buses to transport students and two vehicles for buildings and grounds by the vote of 763-453.
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Sat, May 18th 2024 07:00 am
The vote on the Grand Island Central School District's proposed 2024-25 budget, as well as an election of three trustees, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 21.
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Sat, May 11th 2024 07:00 am
"No Giant Warehouse" were the words on protesters' signs prior to the Aug. 28, 2023, Town Board meeting.
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Sat, May 11th 2024 07:00 am
Purple was the color of the day on the morning of May 4 as Relay For Life volunteers gathered to celebrate "Paint the Town Purple Day" at Town Commons. Volunteers tied purple ribbons to trees, signs and other posts to remember all who have been touched by cancer.
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Sat, May 11th 2024 07:00 am
A nonalcoholic margarita and a cookie or a cupcake were offered to people visiting the Island Shoppe at 1966 Whitehaven Road on May 5.
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Sat, May 4th 2024 07:35 am
Good news has come Grand Island's way in the form of a $39 million federal grant earmarked for New York state to improve the South Grand Island Bridges.
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Sat, May 4th 2024 07:30 am
Members of the 8U Grand Island Viking softball team said they enjoyed participating in the April 20 Islandwide cleanup, despite brisk winds and cool temperatures.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2024 07:00 am
April showers bring May flowers, but on Grand Island, more rain has the potential to bring more drainage problems.
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Sat, Apr 27th 2024 07:00 am
Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 14, which is the annual Grand Island Garden Walk!
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Fri, Apr 26th 2024 11:00 am
Early voting is underway at the Grand Island Welcome Center for the 26th Congressional District race between Democratic New York State Sen. Tim Kennedy and Republican Gary Dickson, West Seneca supervisor.
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Sat, Apr 20th 2024 07:00 am
The legacy of Dr. Brian Graham, Ed.D., now in his eighth school year as Grand Island's superintendent of schools, could easily be that of "The Great Communicator," as he truly believes communication is key to educating students and parents about issues in society today.
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Sat, Apr 20th 2024 07:00 am
There's no question that Adrian's Custard & Beef is a popular seasonal restaurant for Grand Islanders. In fact, plenty of customers wish they'd be open year-round.
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Sat, Apr 20th 2024 07:00 am
Grand Island's undeveloped land provides a home to a wide variety of wildlife, said Michelle Lockett, who has been coordinating events for the Grand Island Nature Alliance, a group formed a year ago.
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Sat, Apr 20th 2024 07:00 am
Plans are proceeding well in getting an Aldi supermarket on the south end of Grand Island, Supervisor Peter Marston recently said in an interview with the Island Dispatch.
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Fri, Apr 19th 2024 03:30 pm
Island Ship Center (ISC) celebrated its 18th anniversary on April 5.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
Good news for commuters! There's a "concrete" time frame for completion of the Thruway overpass at Exit 18B on Grand Island.
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Sat, Apr 13th 2024 07:00 am
On April 8, the sky was overcast, and it looked as if it would remain that way for the entire day. My nephew, Devin, who had brought his family to Grand Island from California to view the eclipse, was busy with his efforts to find the best place to view the eclipse. He checked the radar the day before the eclipse, and he recommended that we travel west toward Ohio.
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Wed, Apr 10th 2024 08:30 pm
Grand Island's close encounter with a total solar eclipse went very smoothly regarding traffic and safety, according to Town Supervisor Peter Marston and Highway Superintendent Dick Crawford.
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Fri, Apr 5th 2024 09:10 am
As Grand Island becomes more attractive as a destination for tourism and residential development, the town is undergoing some growing pains.
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Sat, Mar 30th 2024 07:00 am
The April 8 total solar eclipse is the second visible from North America since 20i7. The next one will not be seen until Aug. 23, 2044. The National Science Foundation considers this eclipse to be a "once-in-a-generation event of astronomical magnitude."
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Sat, Mar 23rd 2024 06:55 am
The academic top 10 of the Grand Island Central School District's graduating Class of 2026 was honored at the March 11 meeting of the Board of Education. Seven of the 10 students were at the meeting.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 09:30 am
Work has resumed on the Beaver Island Parkway overpass to the I-190 Thruway on Grand Island.
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Sat, Mar 9th 2024 07:00 am
Anti-crime activist Lindsey Cruz had nothing but praise this week for Grand Island law enforcement for their quick work in stopping a rise in car thefts and break-ins that plagued the first two months of 2024.
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 09:45 am
Town Hall had a packed house Monday as residents pleaded with the Town Board to say no to a rezoning request that would allow four apartment buildings in the proposed 65-acre Golfview development at Whitehaven and East River roads.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2024 07:00 am
A very special guest may make an appearance at St. Timothy Lutheran Church's first chili cook-off, scheduled for March 9 at the church, 1453 Staley Road.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2024 06:55 am
Lindsey Cruz of Grand Island was almost a crime victim when thieves tried, but failed, to steal her car from the driveway.
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Sat, Mar 2nd 2024 06:55 am
Have you ever attended a meat raffle event? They are a party combining tailgating and bidding on excellent meat, basket raffle and 50/50 chances. Get a group of your friends together and buy a table to have a party and support a good cause. Tickets are $10 per participant, a table is 10 seats. Bids on meat is a dollar a bid.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2024 09:30 am
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible in Erie County. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, with the most recent total solar eclipse happening in Western New York way back in 1925. The next total solar eclipse in the U.S. will not happen again until 2044. With Buffalo and Erie County in the path of totality, we expect large crowds and an influx in tourists to visit our region.
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Sat, Feb 24th 2024 07:05 am
Owls are unable to move their eyes in their head. If they want to see in another direction than forward, they must swivel their heads. Owl heads can swivel for at least 270 degrees. Owl eyes are huge, and owls are adapted to see well enough in the dark to hunt for mice, voles, and other small birds and animals. Owls are nearly colorblind because keen color vision is not essential for animals that are active mostly at night (nocturnal).
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Sat, Feb 24th 2024 07:00 am
As a Grand Island resident, Erie County Sheriff John Garcia takes personally the quest to end the rise in vehicle thefts in town - six total in 2024.
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Thu, Feb 22nd 2024 10:45 am
The Erie County Cancer Services Program (CSP) will hand out free FIT kits at 12 Tops Friendly Markets in March for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2024 07:00 am
A group of six Grand Island artists is launching an art show next week at the Buffalo Launch Club, 503 E. River Road.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2024 06:55 am
Grand Island has ramped up police patrols in response to a rise in car thefts over previous years, according to a letter Supervisor Peter Marston posted on the town's official website Feb. 8.
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Sat, Feb 17th 2024 06:55 am
The Grand Island Board of Education recognized junior varsity boys' volleyball coach Shaun Quinn at its Feb. 10 meeting, held at Grand Island High School.
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