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
The Grand Island Neighbors Foundation was the grateful recipient of $1,500 from the Maguire Family of Dealerships.
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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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Mon, Dec 30th 2024 07:00 am
Christmas this year may or may not feature a snowfall. As for the holiday spirit, Grand Island has been showing it for most of the month.
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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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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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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 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 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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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 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 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 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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Mon, Nov 18th 2024 09:00 pm
Every start to the winter season, we promise ourselves that this year will be different - that you'll be ready for whatever blizzard Mother Nature sends us.
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Fri, Nov 15th 2024 11:00 am
Wayne West lost the race for Grand Island Town Board on Election Day, but says he still wants to have a role in helping the community.
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Wed, Nov 6th 2024 09:25 am
GOP candidate Jose Garcia defeated his Democratic opponent, Wayne West, for the fifth seat on the Grand Island Town Board on Tuesday night.
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Fri, Nov 1st 2024 11:00 am
It's not just a presidential election year. Political pundits say nothing thing less than America's future as a democracy is at stake on Nov. 5.
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Thu, Oct 31st 2024 11:00 am
Halloween events and photos on Grand Island.
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