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🌱 What did deputies handle on Grand Island last week?

Grand Island, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Grand Island! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What did deputies handle on Grand Island last week?
  • How Kaegebein’s fifth graders are becoming leaders this year
  • How new free training just made Grand Island a little safer

Also on today's calendar: Spilling the Cultural Tea and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 61 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Erie County Sheriff's Office report for Oct. 2, 2026 (wnypapers.com) — Grand Island saw a busy week of Erie County Sheriff activity, including traffic stops, a supermarket theft case, and a larceny from an unlocked vehicle. Deputies also responded to concerns about drivers passing stopped school buses and handled a parking lot crash, offering a snapshot of recent safety and enforcement issues around town.
   

2. Fifth graders discuss leadership opportunities at Kaegebein Elementary School (wnypapers.com) — Grand Island families may be glad to know Kaegebein Elementary fifth graders are stepping into leadership roles through the school’s safety patrol and announcers’ club. Students described helping keep classmates safe, running daily video announcements, and earning books from a new PTA-funded vending machine, all aimed at building confidence, responsibility, and a stronger school community.
   

3. 'Grand Island Cares' brings lifesaving training to community (wnypapers.com) — Grand Island residents recently gathered at Grand Island High School for the inaugural “Grand Island Cares” event, where neighbors received free CPR, airway rescue, and bleeding-control training. Local doctors, medical students, and emergency responders teamed up to teach hands-on lifesaving skills, aiming to make the town better prepared for medical emergencies and safer overall.
   

4. Ralph Lorigo: 'Senecas are correct; Mayor Ryan is not' (audacy.com) — A legal dispute over whether Buffalo land for a new Seneca Nation gas station is sovereign territory could influence how similar projects, including a recent land deal involving Grand Island and 200 acres gifted to the Senecas, are viewed. An attorney argues federal designations strongly favor the Senecas, while Buffalo’s mayor is weighing a court challenge that could shape future development and tax questions across the region.
   

5. Erie County approaching the century mark for $1 million-plus home sales (audacy.com) — A Grand Island home on East River Road just sold for $1.03 million, contributing to Erie County’s surge in $1 million-plus home sales this year. With nearly 100 such transactions already recorded, the county is on pace to set a new record, signaling a strong high-end housing market that now clearly includes Grand Island.
   

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  • Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative II in Grand Island. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in North Tonawanda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Island here.

Ok Grand Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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