Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:25 pm
On the last Sunday of the month, Trinity Church at 2100 Whitehaven Road will continue hosting a drive-thru food give-away. The next food drive takes place from 11a.m. to noon on Sunday, March 28, at the church's white building.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:20 pm
Nancy Lee Carlson "Momo" Hayes, age 86, entered into heaven peacefully on March 11, 2021. She leaves behind her beloved children, Peter C (Karie) Hayes II, Jodi (Bradley) Robinson, Karen (Barry) Smith, and Dana (Ross) Erickson.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:20 pm
Acquest Development CEO Michael Huntress on Monday restated to the Town Board his company's proposal for building a single 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility on its 145-acre site at 2780 Long Road.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:20 pm
Adrian's Custard & Beef opened for the season on March 16, and is gearing up and staffing up to reopen its dining room soon.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:15 pm
When Megan Shores learned the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping the Easter Bunny away from his usual Grand Island indoor retail stops for the second straight holiday, she became concerned for her two children and others on Grand Island that COVID was now about to take away another Easter tradition.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:15 pm
Grand Island High School's Academy of Finance is helping students become college, career and future ready through industry-specific curricula and work-based learning experiences, including internships. We work directly with companies to create internship programs that have a lasting impact on students, providing them with invaluable opportunities to explore career options. This year, our academy is in search of 13 paid internships for our Class of 2022 cohort.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
The pets at SPCA Serving Erie County will be getting an extra serving of treats, toys and comfort items, thanks to hard work and dedication March 13 by the Junior DECA team of Veronica Connor Middle School.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:10 pm
Fire destroyed a barn on Staley Road on March 12 and also resulted in a considerable loss of livestock who were trapped inside.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:05 pm
The Grand Island Police Department is finalizing with town attorneys a draft of its Police Reform Action Plan and will hold another public comment session before submitting the plan to the state by the April 1 deadline.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:05 pm
Members of the DeGlopper Memorial Expansion Committee enjoy talking about the many Town of Grand Island residents, businesses and organizations that have donated their time, resources or funds over the years to create what has been developed at the corner of Baseline Road and Grand Island Boulevard.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:00 pm
As the Island Dispatch turns 77 years old this month, the newspaper is proud to still be in touch with its very first subscriber, lifelong Grand Island resident Donald B. Loder.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 01:00 pm
Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Carrie Underwood will bring her new album, "My Savior," to life with "My Savior: Live From The Ryman," a virtual live concert performance from the iconic, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville (also known around the world as the "Mother Church of Country Music.")
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 12:45 pm
Republican Assemblyman Angelo Morinello joined members of the Senate and Assembly minority conferences on Monday for a press conference calling for the repeal of two of Gov. Cuomo's executive orders - 202.52 and 202.74 - which require customers to purchase food with any order of an alcoholic beverage, while forcing restaurants and bars to close at 11p.m.
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Tue, Mar 23rd 2021 12:45 pm
New York Sea Grant, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, announced funding is available for projects that engage youth under the age of 21 and address local watershed challenges and New York's Great Lakes Action Agenda priorities. A total of $200,000 - up to $25,000 per project - in New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants will be awarded.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 04:30 pm
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and State Budget Director Robert Mujica Jr. updated New Yorkers on the state's executive budget. Here is an excerpt from that conversation:
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 02:05 pm
Niagara County Legislature Chairwoman Becky Wydysh and Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton on Monday said they are in favor of allowing school districts that can meet the new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) safety measure to fully reopen - provided they continue to meet the other existing opening guidelines.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:45 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins is continuing to push for a full reopening of the border between the U.S. and Canada by July and encouraging a partial reopening, including additional exemptions to allow families to reunite, much sooner. Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the northern border closing to nonessential travel.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:45 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application window is scheduled to open April 8. The grant program will offer over $16 billion in federal funding to help performance venues struggling from the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:40 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the launch of the "Roll Up Your Sleeve" campaign to promote houses of worship of all faiths across the state to sign up as vaccination sites for their communities. Worship sites can begin to serve as points of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine starting in April, significantly increasing the number of doses they can administer.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:30 pm
Key 4Women will present "Know Your Voice," a free, one-hour virtual workshop at noon Wednesday, March 24. The event will highlight techniques based on classical singing, helping those who wish to enhance their public speaking skills by teaching them to harness the expressive power of their voices.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:20 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new guidance has been rolled out allowing pharmacies to vaccinate New Yorkers with comorbidities. Pharmacies were previously able to vaccinate New Yorkers over the age of 60 and teachers.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:15 pm
Composer, keyboardist and former Christian radio broadcaster Michael Canaan is set to release his solo debut, "Caught Up In The Clouds," on March 29. A trailblazer in the smooth Christian jazz genre, Canaan's seven-song EP is hallmarked by easy-listening grooves and peaceful melodies inspired by Scripture.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:15 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminded New Yorkers to avoid conflicts with bears by taking down bird feeders and securing garbage.
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Mon, Mar 22nd 2021 01:15 pm
Enhances first-in-nation online training academy for aging services professionals in NYS
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), in partnership with the New York State Development Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC), and Boston University School of Social Work's Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER), have announced a new online course designed to help the aging network workforce better understand what intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are, and how they impact a person's life from birth to older age.
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Sun, Mar 21st 2021 11:45 am
Members resolved to rebuild, after fire tore through the Niagara Sailing Club, at 3619 E. River Road, on Saturday. The Grand Island club's flag was spared, and later hoisted up alongside the American flag.
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Sat, Mar 20th 2021 10:25 pm
Members gathered together to console one another Saturday, as fire tore through the Niagara Sailing Club at 3619 E. River Road, Grand Island. The club flag was spared, and later hoisted up alongside the American flag.
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Sat, Mar 20th 2021 07:00 am
The Village of Lewiston Recreation Department is offering a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny in Marilyn Toohey Park, outside the Red Brick Municipal Building, at 145 N. Fourth St. From noon until 2 p.m. Saturday, April 3, children can have their photo taken and get a take-home bunny-themed craft and treats.
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Sat, Mar 20th 2021 07:00 am
St. Paul's Lutheran Church will host a free community outdoor Easter egg hunt from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at 220 Young St., Wilson.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 06:15 pm
Full edition: The Tribune-Sentinel for March 19, 2021.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:55 pm
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer and multiinstrumentalist Harry Connick Jr released his new album, "Alone With My Faith," via Universal Music's Verve and Capitol CMG. It is available everywhere now.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:50 pm
Red Rocks Worship released a new six-song EP, "Things of Heaven (Where We Come From)" (Essential Worship/Provident Label Group), which is the first installment of two-part EP with part two releasing later this year. Both "Things of Heaven" EPs offer songs for the listener that focus on the here-and-now of the kingdom, reminding worshipers that, if the presence of God is here, so is heaven.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:45 pm
In an unlikely fusion of two musical greats, the iconic John Oates of Daryl Hall & John Oates has teamed up with the viral sax-playing star Saxsquatch to transform the original chart-topping hit "Maneater" into an electro-spun classic. Injected with club-inspired grooves and dance-floor worthy basslines, the duo put a modern spin on the Daryl Hall & John Oates No. 1 record, fit for new audiences across eras and genres.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:40 pm
The National Hockey League announced Friday that, as a result of four additional Boston Bruins Players entering the NHL's COVID-19 protocols earlier in the day, the team's games Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres and Tuesday versus the New York Islanders will be postponed.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:35 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the University at Buffalo on Friday announced the grand opening of UB's new business incubator in downtown Buffalo. The Incubator at the Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences is designed as a collaborative and diverse network that provides entrepreneurs with the support and tools needed to move from concept to formation to profit.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:25 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Reimagine New York Commission announced the launch of ConnectED NY, an emergency fund to provide approximately 50,000 students in economically disadvantaged school districts with free internet access through June 2022.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:25 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced construction began on the Empire State Line, a $180 million project to upgrade the energy transmission system serving Western New York with a new 345-kilovolt transmission line across 20 miles in Erie County and Niagara County.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:15 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal in anticipation of opening applications for the much-anticipated critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:10 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the "New York Forward" COVID-safe offices partnership with major commercial real estate partners to expand access to COVID-19 testing for employers. As part of the initiative, 21 participating landlords have committed to provide space and facilitate access to testing services for tenants interested in conducting regular diagnostic testing of their employees.
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:05 pm
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted "Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention."
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Fri, Mar 19th 2021 05:05 pm
On Friday, New York State Budget Director Robert F. Mujica Jr. stated, "At the governor's direction, the Department of Tax and Finance will be extending the New York state income tax deadline to May 17 to align with the federal decision to do the same. This 30-day extension provides New Yorkers still coping with the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic ample time to file. This will shift approximately $6 billion of revenue from April to May, and the state will make any necessary adjustments to cash flow."
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