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Town budget
Chamber committee confirms overspending
     While those working in Amherst Town Hall haven't found a solution to the deficit problem, an Amherst Chamber of Commerce committee has completed its review of the 2006 budget.
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Sutton halts Rinewalt project to accommodate residents
     David Sutton bought the lot at 80 Rinewalt St., in the Village of Williamsville approximately one year ago with the intention of building two double-family homes.
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Gold medalist
     Steve Esler of Amherst shows the form that enabled him to win the gold medal in the open division of the men's decathlon at the Empire State Games last week in Rochester.
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Heavy rains saturate sections of town
     "Saturday we had 1 to 2 inches of rain in two hours. That is a 25to 50-year storm. Our storm system is designed to handle a 10-year storm," said Jeff Burroughs, Amherst town engineer. "We were outmatched to handle the volume of water we got."
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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW
Artist brings life to floral paintings
     The final days are approaching to view Linda Lucas' paintings at the Everything Tropical show, currently on display at the Sunset Imaging Gallery at 7166 Transit Road, across from Transitown Plaza.
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Soil mixture could save village trees
     The Williamsville Department of Public Works tore down several dead trees this past summer.
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BEDROOM FIRE
     Getzville firefighters stretch a hose line to the front door of a home at 366 Robinhill Drive shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, July 27 after residents reported a bedroom fire. Chief Ray Fiegl estimated damage at $70,000. Police reported that a
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Librar y
Rental collection program grows
     When the wait list for a particular popular book grows to more than 100 people, library patrons have a few options: continue to wait, go out and purchase the book, or, as part of a new library initiative, pay 50 cents to rent it.
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Six-month investigation leads to felony charges
     After a six-month investigation, Amherst police have charged an Amherst resident with six counts of possession of obscene materials involving a sex act by a child.
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+ Sally Bloom of Williamsville recently was awarded first place in her first photography competition. Her entry, "Pedicure" won first place at the Art Center Sarasota's third annual photography show, a statewide competition in Florida. More...
Put a lid on it, change the garbage code
Recently, a few Village of Williamsville residents complained to trustees that More...
Justification of tree removal Before a town board resolution is even considered who looks if civil constitutional and personal property laws are being violated? Attempting to legislate to erode citizen rights is becoming common place in town governments. More...
(Editors note: The Bee's police blotter is a sampling of unusual, More...
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Middle school principal visits, learns about Korea
South Korea was never considered a vacation stop for the Klein family but will be in the future thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime trip taken by Amherst Middle School Principal Diane Klein. More...
Western Region vaults past all others
Western Region scholastic women's coach Lisa Stumpf said heading into this year's Empire State Games that last year's six-point margin of victory was a fluke and couldn't happen again. More...
Tips for incoming college freshmen
t's about that time of year when recent high school graduates get ready for the "best years" of their lives. More...
Diana Gatewood, 64, a broker associate and top agent for MJ Peterson Real Estate, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, in her East More...
Thursday, Aug. 3 BUFFALO GATEWAY SHOW CHORUS, 7 p.m., West Seneca Bandshell, behind Town Hall, 1250 Union Road, West Seneca. More...
'Clerks II': The saga continues
As a former employee of a fast food restaurant and a regular server of the public for most of my college years, I've always carried a certain affinity for director Kevin Smith. More...
Western Division Federal Credit Union, the largest employer based credit union in Western New York, is the first area credit union to be awarded a multicounty community charter from the National Credit Union Administration. This means that anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers or attends sch More...