Fri, Nov 21st 2025 08:50 am
Two Timberberlink Drive residents spoke out in favor of a buffer zone between their homes and the planned Golfview subdivision. The project is a mixed-use housing development at Whitehaven and East River roads.
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Fri, Nov 14th 2025 07:55 am
Grand Island's "Hometown Heroes" military banner program is drawing praise and pride in its first year.
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Fri, Nov 14th 2025 07:00 am
At exactly 11 a.m., on a windy and snowy Nov. 11, a small group gathered at the Veterans Park Memorial Wall in Veterans Park, 1717 Bedell Road, to remember the service offered by veterans.
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Fri, Nov 14th 2025 07:00 am
As veterans and members of their families, led by a bagpiper, walked through school hallways, starting at the Veronica Connor Middle School library and ending at the Grand Viking Theater in the morning of Nov. 10, students and staff applauded and waved small flags.
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Fri, Nov 14th 2025 07:00 am
The Grand Island Lions are proud to present their new eyeglass and hearing aid collection receptacle in the Town Hall. Lions Dick Crawford and Tom Witkowski are shown depositing used items generously donated by citizens who know that, where there's a need, there's a Lion.
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Thu, Nov 13th 2025 01:35 pm
Highmark has announced the launch of "(un)Hungry," an annual community movement to address food insecurity during the holidays. With planning that began more than a year ago, the campaign represents a continuation of Highmark's deep and long-standing commitment to improving food insecurity across Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York.
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Fri, Nov 7th 2025 07:05 am
The Grand Island Town Board adopted its 2026 budget at the regular Monday night meeting. The spending plan was approved 3-1, with Council member Dan Kilmer casting the dissenting vote.
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Wed, Nov 5th 2025 07:15 am
Rhonda Diehl and Jose Garcia, on Tuesday, emerged as winners from a field of four candidates in a tight race for two seats on the Grand Island Town Board. The townwide referendum on a community center went down to defeat by nearly a 2-1 margin in the general election.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2025 07:00 am
There was considerable support voiced for a Grand Island community center during an information meeting Monday night at the Golden Age Center.
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Thu, Oct 30th 2025 07:35 pm
Grand Islanders have nine elective offices and two proposals on the ballot for Election Day, this Tuesday, Nov. 4.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:00 am
Several speakers at Monday's Grand Island Town Board meeting criticized the upcoming referendum that asks voters to decide if the town should buy the current Niagara Hyundai site at 1910 Alvin Road to be repurposed as the town community center. The dealership will be moving to Niagara Falls once a new facility is built there.
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Fri, Oct 17th 2025 07:15 am
On Nov. 4, voters get the final say on whether the Town of Grand Island will buy the current Niagara Hyundai site on Alvin Road for a community recreation center and other public uses.
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Fri, Oct 17th 2025 07:00 am
The event raised $15,000, meeting the goal to fund fireworks at Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World at Fantasy Island, 2400 Grand Island Blvd. Ehde said more than 100 people attended the event.
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Fri, Oct 17th 2025 07:00 am
Readers have chosen Anderson's Frozen Custard as the very first winner of NFP's "Savory Summer" contest in the "WNY's Best Milkshake" category.
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Fri, Oct 10th 2025 07:55 am
In the fall of 1973, the secretary to the general manager of Gibco, now Thermo Fisher Scientific, told her boss about the financial burden she was experiencing when her husband needed to have a leg amputated as a result of complications of diabetes.
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Thu, Oct 9th 2025 12:40 pm
The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights returns for its 21st season with dazzling new displays, expanded experiences, and tiered ticketing options designed to give guests flexibility in planning their holiday visit. Western New York's largest holiday light show features more than 70 drive-thru displays, festive tunnels and arches, a holiday market and walk-around attractions for all ages.
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Fri, Oct 3rd 2025 08:00 am
E-ZPass problems got easier to resolve for a couple hundred customers on Monday and Tuesday. Solutions were on hand for motorists who stopped by an E-ZPass outreach event held at the Grand Island Welcome Center.
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Fri, Oct 3rd 2025 08:00 am
Town of Grand Island Supervisor Peter Marston wants to set the record straight on the rollout of the new, high-tech water meters.
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Fri, Sep 26th 2025 08:05 am
Joe and Caitlin Paolucci's backyard, at 179 Windham Court, Grand Island, has a unique new look to it these days.
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Fri, Sep 26th 2025 08:00 am
Fans of fireworks on Grand Island want a hometown encore in 2026.
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Fri, Sep 26th 2025 07:50 am
Residents at Elderwood Grand Island and their families had the opportunity to enjoy some outdoor time together at the nursing home's annual car show, held on a warm, sunny Sept. 10, said Activities Director Katey Dulak.
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Fri, Sep 19th 2025 07:55 am
Anderson's Frozen Custard opened its Grand Island restaurant in June; but last week Tuesday, it set aside a special day to salute its busy first season. A ribbon-cutting and a community celebration marked the happy occasion.
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Fri, Sep 19th 2025 07:55 am
What do Islanders want from the town in the way of new recreation opportunities?
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Thu, Sep 18th 2025 09:20 pm
Grand Island's Haunted Market, which introduced this year's spooky season, attracted a crowd to the Town Commons on Sept. 13.
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Fri, Sep 12th 2025 08:05 am
A pair of roundabouts - not a four-way stop - are the newest solution suggested for the intersection near Kaegebein School where a 13-year-old girl was fatally injured while trying to cross the road.
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Fri, Sep 12th 2025 08:00 am
A sign hand-painted by Tom Proctor, an Island sign maker, is now a prominent sight at the entrance to Eco Island Nature Center, a 49-acre nature education facility at 3265 Staley Road owned by the Grand Island Central School District.
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Fri, Sep 12th 2025 07:55 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 58th annual Citizen of the Year Awards Dinner from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Niagara Falls. It's a ticketed event that is open to the public. Islander Scott Swagler is general manager of the DoubleTree.
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Fri, Sep 5th 2025 08:00 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 58th annual Citizen of the Year Awards Dinner from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Niagara Falls. It's a ticketed event that is open to the public. Islander Scott Swagler is general manager of the DoubleTree.
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Fri, Sep 5th 2025 07:00 am
The VFW's upcoming lobster fest, scheduled for Sept. 13, is advertised in color and images on the post's new LED digital messaging sign. The images are visible on both sides of the sign.
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Tue, Sep 2nd 2025 08:55 pm
Niagara Frontier Antique & Classic Boats (NFACB) presents the 46th annual Antique & Classic Boat Show, one of the largest gatherings of vintage watercraft in the nation. This year's event will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, bringing together antique boats, classic cars, and community spirit along the Niagara River.
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:00 am
It's an event full of Grand Island pride, and a celebration of people who've made our community great.
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:00 am
Early in the afternoon of Aug. 16, a parade of boats, led by the Grand Island Fire Co.'s fireboat, left the Buffalo Launch Club, headed down the Niagara River and the Erie Canal, and arrived at the Tonawandas Gateway Harbor Park.
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Fri, Aug 22nd 2025 08:00 am
Thermo Fisher Scientific came to the Town Board on Tuesday night seeking site plan approval for a heat pump recovery plant. It got the OK. But company representatives also got an earful from Staley Road residents who blame company workers for trashing their road.
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Fri, Aug 15th 2025 08:00 am
The 2025 version of National Night Out, held Aug. 5 at Town Commons, offered opportunities for children and adults to interact with first responders. There was even a dunk tank, with volunteers who were willing to get wet.
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Wed, Aug 13th 2025 09:50 am
The New York Department of State announced the completion and approval of the Town of Grand Island's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The new LWRP provides a framework for the town to implement the community's vision for a vibrant, accessible and resilient waterfront along the Niagara River and its tributaries.
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Fri, Aug 8th 2025 11:00 am
Town Supervisor Peter Marston broke the news that there may be a suitable site at 1910 Alvin Road for consideration as a new community center for Grand Island.
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Fri, Aug 8th 2025 08:00 am
The Grand Island Lions Club has awarded two 2025 service scholarships and one outstanding character and effort scholarship to three recent Grand Island High School graduates.
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Fri, Aug 8th 2025 07:00 am
Mental health is a passion of Skye Dreher, a graduate of Grand Island High School, who earned the Girl Scout's Gold Award by creating a project with the theme, "You are never alone."
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Mon, Aug 4th 2025 10:30 am
The Grand Island Neighbors Foundation was the grateful recipient of $17,000 from the fifth annual Pinnacle Island Golf Tournament, presented by Pinnacle Travel Staffing and sponsored by Vienna Laurendi, associate broker with Howard Hanna.
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Fri, Aug 1st 2025 10:55 am
Mike Billoni wants the Grand Island Linear Bike Path named after his late wife, Debbie. She was an avid bicyclist who worked on developing the path for the Grand Island community.
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