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School District teams up with FBI for Internet Safety Program
      The Williamsville Central School District has teamed up with the Buffalo Office of the FBI to present a special program Wednesday, April 5 focused on protecting children from on-line predators. Read on for more information.
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Town of Amherst
Planning officials recommend rezoning Wal-Mart site, other Millersport parcels
     Amherst planning officials are recommending the Town Board rezone several parcels along Millersport Highway - including the proposed 67.4-acre Wal-Mart site - to better conform with the Bicentennial Comprehensive Plan.
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Super span
     This past week CAT Construction workers laid down 12, 90-foot concrete structural beams for the Glen Avenue bridge, located on Glen Avenue in the village. After several delays, the bridge is back on schedule and expected to be completed by July 4 weekend. Workers are currently filling in the banks a
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Guidance counselors stretched thin at Sweet Home
     With counselors each having to help shape the future of 280 students, Sweet Home High School%27s guidance department is stretched
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Ex-boyfriend shoots woman, then self
     Denine Reese was trying to make a fresh start. She was attending classes at Canisius College%27s Amherst campus and had dreams of moving south and starting over.
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Town, village work on rat problem
     Liz Ward and her neighbors on Buckeye Road are tired of rats.
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TOE PICK -
     Tess Lucas, 15, of Amherst, and Bert Simon, 16, of
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Town officials may halt building in North Amherst
     Future development in Amherst%27s 100-year floodplain is about to hit a brick wall.
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Town studies Wal-Mart's environmental impact
     Bill Walter%27s 3-year-old child attends day care at Amherst Baby and Child Care, yards from where a Wal-Mart Supercenter is proposed for Millersport Highway.
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Mayor and trustee run for re-election to village board
     Mayor Mary Lowther thinks there is still a lot more she can do for the Village of Williamsville.
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Village of Williamsville board members have been working hard to create a plan of action for the Williamsville Water Mill. More...
Residents need to speak up for what they believe in
Village of Williamsville residents need to take a lesson in civic involvement from More...
Good government takes time. There is no way around it. Sure, Amherst%27s (March 20) Town Board meeting lasted seven hours and fifteen minutes. More...
(Editors note: The Bee%27s police blotter is a sampling of unusual, sometimes humorous calls received by the police department. It is not intended to be a complete record of all incidents reported.) More...
(Editor%27s note: Call The Bee at 632-0390 and record a one-minute comment on our Bee Heard line. It gives readers an opportunity to comment quickly and candidly on items of local or regional interest. Callers do not have to identify themselves and no callers%27 names will be used. In the interest o More...
State budget aid still a mystery
Until New York State adopts its 2006-07 budget, the Amherst Central School District%27s budget is in limbo. The state budget is due April 1. More...
Lipsitz, ECIC North make statement versus ECIC South
Williamsville North%27s Max Lipsitz wanted his team to make an impact in the John Bellanti Memorial, and he and his teammates did not disappoint. More...
Amherst Symphony Orchestra to perform last concert of 60th season
The Amherst Symphony Orchestra%27s 60th season will come to a close Sunday, April 2 at Amherst Middle School, 55 Kings Highway, Snyder. More...
Gliding Stars to present %27Storytime on Ice%27 Gliding Stars will present "Storytime on Ice" at the Amherst Pepsi Arena at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7 and at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8. Tickets cost $7, call 608-8345. More...
Thursday, March 30 ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (ABRIDGED), More...
The Friends of Harmony will present "Travelin Comedy" at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at Sweet Home High School, 1901 Sweet Home Road. The cost will be $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. Call 662-5192. More...
Hardwood floor company offers dozens of options
With a showroom floor so detailed and gleaming one may be cautious of stepping on it, M.P. Caroll Hardwood welcomes patrons to its new facility. More...