Thu, Apr 10th 2025 11:00 am
Three years ago, Autumn and Joe Spinella were looking for a fun and affordable Eastertime activity for their three children.
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Wed, Apr 9th 2025 07:05 pm
In a unanimous vote, the Erie County Legislature passed a resolution urging New York state to reconsider its stance on traffic safety at a Grand Island intersection where 13-year-old Leah Mayer was fatally struck.
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Fri, Apr 4th 2025 11:00 am
The Grand Island Memorial Library invites families to celebrate the Easter season at the 2025 Easter Egg Trail, presented by the Grand Island Recreation Department, Grand Island Memorial Library and Miracle League of WNY.
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Fri, Apr 4th 2025 11:00 am
Grand Island's town and school boards held a joint forum Monday that participants said would be the envy of many other municipalities for its cooperative approach to progress on mutual goals.
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Thu, Apr 3rd 2025 11:00 am
The Grand Island Historical Society celebrated its 60th anniversary on March 16 with an open house featuring historic toys at its River Lea museum in Beaver Island State Park.
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Wed, Apr 2nd 2025 08:50 am
High on Marc Scibilia's to-do list when returning home to Grand Island this week was to settle a longstanding local debate.
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Fri, Mar 28th 2025 11:00 am
The grandfather of Leah Mayer, the eighth-grader killed in a traffic accident Sept. 11 near Kaegebein Elementary School, is advocating for greater safety measures at the intersection of Broadway and South Parkway where the accident occurred.
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Fri, Mar 28th 2025 10:55 am
On March 7, the Zonta Club of Grand Island awarded five women who live or work on Grand Island with the Yellow Rose Award. The women who were honored with the award were Amy Boutet, Cheryl Chamberlain, Jamie Mancuso-Dulak, Debra Harrison and Julia Hay. The ceremony was held at the Grand Island Welcome Center.
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Fri, Mar 28th 2025 10:55 am
The Grand Island Board of Education honored Brooke Christensen, senior track and field athlete, at its meeting held Tuesday at Grand Island High School.
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Fri, Mar 21st 2025 11:00 am
Grand Island Plaza owner Don Singh said he is cooperating with town officials to get repairs done to a portion of the plaza roof near M&T Bank. He also said he wants to renovate the plaza and fill vacancies.
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Fri, Mar 21st 2025 10:55 am
This winter was rough on Western New York roads, and Grand Island was no exception.
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Fri, Mar 21st 2025 07:00 am
May 10 is designated as Paint the Town Purple day, as well as the pickup day for the Krispy Kreme original dozen sale. Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be available for pickup at the Town Hall parking lot from 10 a.m. to noon or until they are gone.
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Fri, Mar 14th 2025 11:00 am
An update on the Grand Island Plaza.
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Thu, Mar 13th 2025 11:05 am
The Erie County Sheriff's Office is a vast organization that provides police services to over half of the county, operates two jails and manages the health care of about 800 incarcerated individuals each day.
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Fri, Mar 7th 2025 11:00 am
The intersection of Broadway and South State Parkway, where a fatal accident occurred last Sept. 11, will have increased traffic safety measures as a result of a state study.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2025 11:00 am
Dennis and Nicholas Bauman see contradictions in what the Town of Grand Island says, and what it does, while they face a June 1 eviction from their 25-acre Back Hills Farm at 951 Whitehaven Road, where they raise sheep and chickens.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2025 11:00 am
When Allison and Rob Graber decided to downsize from a home in North Tonawanda to a townhouse on Grand Island, they also decided to bring a whole new look to their new environment.
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Fri, Feb 28th 2025 11:00 am
Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey of Grand Island High School and assistant principals Jaime Peld and Adam Hernandez announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for February.
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Thu, Feb 27th 2025 03:05 pm
Dennis and Nicholas Bauman are fighting to keep their 25-acre Back Hills Farm in business at 951 Whitehaven Road, where they raise sheep, goats and chickens.
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Fri, Feb 21st 2025 11:00 am
A dozen local artists are bringing some color and verve to Western New York's winter landscape with the Island Art Exhibit this coming week.
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Fri, Feb 21st 2025 11:00 am
The Grand Island Nature Alliance is now offering a program for homeowners to encourage them to see their gardens as a native habitat for pollinators and other indigenous species of plants and animal, said GINA member Michelle Lockett.
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Fri, Feb 14th 2025 11:55 am
Maguire Automotive Group recently completed the sale of its Hyundai of Grand Island franchise to Niagara Hyundai, a division of Joe Cecconi's Chrysler Complex of Niagara Falls.
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Fri, Feb 14th 2025 11:00 am
Floyd Doring considers himself a Grand Islander - after all, he moved to the Island more than 60 years ago.
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Fri, Feb 7th 2025 11:00 am
Grand Island High School will present, as its 2025 musical, "Something Rotten," a comedy based on the book by John O'Farrell, with lyrics and music by Karey and Wayne Fitzpatrick.
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Fri, Feb 7th 2025 10:55 am
It's a new beginning for two family-owned businesses: Adrian's Custard & Beef is set to be sold to Anderson's Frozen Custard.
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Fri, Feb 7th 2025 10:50 am
On Thursday, Nov. 21, we were blessed with a surprise visit from the Education Foundation of the diocese and the Education Department. They came for a special visit to award our principal, Mrs. Lynn Ortiz, with the Distinguished Principal Award for the diocese, in a special assembly in which all our students, faculty, staff, Mrs. Ortiz, her family, and our parish staff were able to join in on this momentous presentation.
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Fri, Jan 31st 2025 11:00 am
Grand Island Fire Co. attorney Mark Butler administered the oath of office to the elected GIFC officers on Saturday, Jan. 11, at fire headquarters. Both firematic and administrative officers were sworn to uphold their 2025 community protection duties.
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Fri, Jan 31st 2025 07:00 am
The pilot project to fit three Grand Island school buses with stop arm cameras is now tentatively scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 18, not the end of March, as was reported in last week's newspaper.
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Fri, Jan 24th 2025 07:00 am
At the age of 94, Joe Synakowski is considered to be among the youngest surviving World War II veterans. Synakowski joined the U.S. Army in 1945 and was part of the Occupation Forces in Europe after the end of the war.
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Fri, Jan 24th 2025 06:55 am
Grand Island escaped the brunt of the snowstorm that snarled the Southtowns and slowed traffic through the Tonawandas, but town highway crews still had a big job ahead of them Tuesday afternoon.
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Fri, Jan 17th 2025 11:00 am
The walking trail at Veterans Park was covered with snow on the morning of Jan. 11 when a group of Relay For Life volunteers took the first lap.
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Thu, Jan 16th 2025 03:00 pm
The Western New York Land Conservancy has permanently protected an additional 38.3 acres on Grand Island. The property will be maintained by the Land Conservancy and be known as the Jim and Edna Braddell Preserve. Funding for the purchase comes from the Greenway Ecological Standing Committee (GESC), which awarded the Land Conservancy a grant to protect the important bird habitat.
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Wed, Jan 15th 2025 08:00 pm
The Erie County Department of Health is alerting the community that recent toxicology testing detected carfentanil in the local unregulated drug supply.
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Fri, Jan 10th 2025 07:00 am
A staunch community advocate, proud Grand Island son, and strong newspaper champion has died.
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Fri, Jan 10th 2025 07:00 am
It took eight months to design and build the stand for the cupola for the former Town Hall, said Eagle Scout Luke Gworek.
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Fri, Jan 10th 2025 07:00 am
Principal Hillary Kretz-Harvey and assistant principals Jaime Peld and Adam Hernandez of Grand Island High School have announced the Viking Values Students of the Month for December 2024.
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Fri, Jan 10th 2025 06:55 am
Local author Budd Bailey gave a presentation Jan. 4 at the Grand Island Memorial Library. Here, he holds two of the Buffalo sports books he has written.
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Mon, Jan 6th 2025 09:25 am
Colder weather means that people are spending time indoors together - perfect conditions for respiratory illnesses like influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), pertussis (whooping cough) and COVID-19 to spread within households, schools and workplaces.
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Fri, Jan 3rd 2025 07:00 am
Both students and teachers agreed that giving back and supporting neighbors were their motivations as they put together donation bags for the Neighbors Foundation on Dec. 13 in the gym at Sidway Elementary School.
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Fri, Jan 3rd 2025 07:00 am
The Grand Island Neighbors Foundation was the grateful recipient of $1,500 from the Maguire Family of Dealerships.
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