Fri, Dec 20th 2024 03:25 pm
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, parts of Erie County saw its first significant snowfall of the season. Since then, additional lake-effect snow systems have passed through our region, with the southern and central parts of the county receiving significant accumulation.
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Fri, Dec 20th 2024 01:20 pm
Thanks to the Grand Island Recreation Department, a large assortment of holiday characters is on display bordering the town's municipal building on Whitehaven Road and Grand Island Boulevard. Find everyone from Santa to Snoopy to Bumble to Bluey - and so many more!
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Fri, Dec 20th 2024 01:15 pm
Congratulations to this year's winners of the annual Grand Island/Dispatch holiday coloring contest.
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Fri, Dec 20th 2024 11:15 am
The new art exhibit at the Grand Island Memorial Library features a unique galaxy of creativity.
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Fri, Dec 20th 2024 11:10 am
An alternate plan that Town Supervisor Peter Marston proposed to developers two weeks ago was the topic of a discussion about the Golfview project during Monday's Town Board workshop before the regular meeting.
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Fri, Dec 20th 2024 11:05 am
As the year draws to a close, residents, businesses and local governments alike turn their attention to finalizing priorities and setting the stage for the year ahead. In Erie County, this process takes on added significance as leaders navigate the 2025 budget process, focusing on fiscal responsibility, service delivery, and investments to strengthen the region's future.
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Thu, Dec 19th 2024 03:40 pm
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Grand Island will hold a meeting and public hearings on the matters set forth below on January 2, 2025 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall.
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Mon, Dec 16th 2024 11:00 am
As Erie County clerk, responsible for overseeing auto bureau operations, it is time to remind everyone this holiday season to not drink and drive or ride with anyone who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you have had too much to drink - for everyone's sake - please do not get behind the wheel of your car.
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Sat, Dec 14th 2024 11:20 pm
On Dec. 14, at 4:25 a.m., Deputy Bull observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation in the area of Schultz Road in the Town of Wheatfield.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2024 11:00 am
Grand Island Historical Society's open house from Dec. 6-8 featured a museum decorated for the Christmas season with a plethora of ornaments on Christmas trees, as well as refreshments and tours of River Lea, the society's museum located in Beaver Island State Park.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2024 10:55 am
The afternoon of Dec. 6 was cold and windy and the water was a chilly 45 degrees when a group of Grand Island High School students, teachers and friends plunged into Lake Erie at Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2024 07:00 am
The Grand Island Neighbors Foundation was the grateful recipient of $500 from the Grand Island Lions Club. Pictured, from left: Neighbors Foundation board member Annie Carlson and Tom Rusert of the Grand Island Lions Club.
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Fri, Dec 13th 2024 07:00 am
As your Erie County sheriff, I take the responsibility to be efficient with your tax dollars very seriously. Earlier this month, our partners in the legislature passed a budget that will allow the Erie County Sheriff's Office to continue doing just that.
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Thu, Dec 12th 2024 10:45 am
Grand Island High School choral students will travel to Florida this week to participate in Disney World's candlelight processional as part of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. GIHS students will head to Florida from Friday, Dec. 13, to Monday, Dec. 16.
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Wed, Dec 11th 2024 11:55 pm
The Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, at home in its new east side facility on Sycamore Street in Buffalo, will be helping more students and adults seeking career advancement thanks to a $189,350 Erie County cultural capital grant that funded information technology equipment at the site.
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Wed, Dec 11th 2024 09:15 am
ECMC's medical intensive care units (MICU) north and south were each recently recognized by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) with a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence. With this accomplishment, ECMC is 1 of 2 level 1 trauma centers in New York with more than 1 Gold Beacon unit, 1 of 7 hospitals in the state with more than one Gold Beacon unit, and one of two hospitals in Western New York with more than one Gold Beacon unit.
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Tue, Dec 10th 2024 10:30 am
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Buffalo Field Office is announcing current Trusted Traveler Program appointment availability at our Niagara Falls enrollment center.
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Mon, Dec 9th 2024 05:35 pm
The Buffalo History Museum is introducing memory café, a program for people with changes in their memory or thinking and the people who care for them. At each memory café, participants will view museum exhibits and artifacts, create arts and crafts, and socialize with one another. Each session will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and includes lunch and coffee.
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Mon, Dec 9th 2024 12:50 pm
SOHO Live, the Tokyo-based live music company specializing in creating and presenting live concerts of the most memorable video game and anime music, is excited to announce that hit farming sim Stardew Valley is heading to Shea's Buffalo Theatre at 8 p.m. Oct. 21, 2025, during its second international concert tour.
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Fri, Dec 6th 2024 11:00 am
Ironically, for all of the positive changes the Greater Niagara Ballet Company has implemented into its annual production of "The Nutcracker" in recent years, the public response now mirrors what it was almost 50 years ago when Beverley Feder first produced the timeless tale.
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Fri, Dec 6th 2024 11:00 am
The Town Board on Monday gave thumbs up to two measures that are expected to enhance recreational opportunities for Grand Islanders young, old and in-between.
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Fri, Dec 6th 2024 11:00 am
This year's edition of the Light Up the Boulevard Electric Light Parade and Festival, scheduled for Saturday at Grand Island's Town Hall, will feature more activities for both children and adults than previous versions of the same event.
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Fri, Dec 6th 2024 07:00 am
Locally created products were the centerpiece of Small Business Saturday, held Nov. 30.
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Fri, Dec 6th 2024 07:00 am
Jose Garcia, who was sworn in as Grand Island's newest council member on Nov. 25 at a ceremony in Town Hall, said his hope is "to help this Town Board push along and perfect the projects that are facing the town to include our sewer improvements and water upgrades. My goal is to try and come up with a standard of how people should expect their town to look like."
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Thu, Dec 5th 2024 02:35 pm
The Grand Island Historical Society will host a holiday boutique from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8. This event is free to attend. Follow the signs to River Lea in Beaver Island State Park.
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Thu, Dec 5th 2024 01:20 pm
On Wednesday, the board of directors for the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens announced the unanimous appointment of Erin Grajek as president and CEO, effective immediately. Grajek has served as interim president and CEO since the passing of Mark Mortenson in September. Prior to this role, she was the organization's COO beginning in 2021 and has held various progressive leadership positions at the Botanical Gardens since 2006.
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Thu, Dec 5th 2024 01:15 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $100 million to enhance the resiliency of state highways in 70 locations across New York impacted by extreme weather. With project support from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, a total of 551 lane miles of state highways in every region of the state will be repaved.
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Thu, Dec 5th 2024 01:15 pm
Erie County will host its first free rabies vaccine clinic in 2025, inviting pet owners to take advantage of this public health service to protect dogs, cats and ferrets from this 100% fatal disease.
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Wed, Dec 4th 2024 10:15 am
Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia is requesting the public's assistance in locating David Brem, age 66, of Grand Island. Brem was last seen at approximately 10 p.m. Nov. 29. At the time, Brem did not have a cell phone with him and was not operating his personal vehicle.
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Tue, Dec 3rd 2024 05:00 pm
Last Thursday, 14,000 runners and walkers trotted down Delaware Avenue in celebration of the 129th annual YMCA Turkey Trot. This time-honored tradition is the longest consecutively run footrace in the world.
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Mon, Dec 2nd 2024 08:35 pm
Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns reminds snowmobilers to register their sleds "locally" through the Erie County Auto Bureau. This is an effort to keep vital revenues right here in Erie County.
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Fri, Nov 29th 2024 07:00 am
On Nov. 16, for the fifth year, Hunt Real Estate, 2098 Grand Island Blvd., collected nonperishable food for the Neighbors Foundation. Hunt Real Estate began collecting donations on Nov. 1.
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Fri, Nov 29th 2024 07:00 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will host Light Up the Boulevard on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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Thu, Nov 28th 2024 07:00 am
Everything you need to shop Small Business Saturday
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Wed, Nov 27th 2024 07:00 am
Let me be the first to wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving! As we head into the holiday season, I want to remind everyone to consider shopping at local businesses, starting with Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30.
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Fri, Nov 22nd 2024 11:00 am
The month of November is a significant one for the Zonta Club of Grand Island.
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Fri, Nov 22nd 2024 11:00 am
The Saturday after Thanksgiving isn't just the second day of the Christmas shopping season. It also is Small Business Saturday, a day for shoppers to show appreciation for the small businesses that are considered the backbone of this nation's economy.
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Fri, Nov 22nd 2024 10:55 am
Consistency and creativity are two of the most notable features of food served at 773 North, said Christy Zippier, who has co-owned the eatery at 2749 Grand Island Blvd., with her husband, Jason Zippier, for almost seven years.
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Fri, Nov 22nd 2024 07:00 am
As the holiday season approaches, the Neighbors Foundation of Grand Island is once again rallying to help local families facing food insecurity.
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Thu, Nov 21st 2024 09:30 pm
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corp. on Thursday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
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