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Towns flush sewer problems
Clarence approves $400,000 sewer bill payment to Amherst
      After months of Scrooge-like behavior, the towns of Clarence and Amherst have finally flushed their discrepancies over the town
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VOLUNTEERISM
      Emily Willis of Williamsville and a student at Sacred Heart Academy reads a Christmas story to children at the Cantalician Center as part of a service project offered by the academy
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Town applies for bait and shoot permits
      The Town of Amherst is seeking permits from the Department of Environmental Conservation to continue to bait and shoot for deer. The town will also continue the Deer Vehicle Accident Management Plan due to the the number of collisions reported. Capt.
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New York State to require board training
      Beginning Jan. 1, New York State will implement training requirements for members of planning boards and zoning boards of appeal. (See editorial on page four) According to the publication
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Corrections
      The Dec. 20 edition of the Amherst Bee incorrectly stated the date of the next Amherst Town Board meeting. The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2 in town hall, 5833 Main St. The Dec. 20 edition of the Amherst Bee misidentified a Sweet Home boys indoor track photo. The runner pictured was Ryan Poley.
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Holidays affect Bee deadlines
      Deadlines for Bee Newspapers will be moved up the next two weeks because of the observance of Christmas and New Year
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School nurses are dealing with problems never addressed before
      Sara Wojcik, RN, and nurse in the Amherst School District said she is speaking on behalf of school nurses in the communities to share an updated picture of what school nursing involves.
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SABAH, Amherst Youth Hockey hold Skate-A-Thon
      Local athletes from two ice skating organizations recently participated in a Skate-A-Thon to boost enthusiasm and funding for their groups. SABAH ice skaters, who are challenged by disabilities, joined forces with Amherst Youth Hockey athletes in a five-hour event held at Amherst Pepsi Center.
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Snyder Fire Department installs 2007 officers, board members
      Firematic and administrative officers of the Snyder Fire Department were installed on Dec. 16 at a dinner held in the fire headquarters. Elected firematic captains for 2007 were Burton Bugbee, Michael Gugliuzza, Brian Januszkiewicz, Timothy Oliver and Anders Sorensen.
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Masterworks a la Carte presents Mozart's Requiem
      A winter Masterworks a la Carte will take place at Deerhurst Presbyterian Church, 257 Deerhurst Park Blvd., at Colvin Boulevard in Kenmore beginning Saturday, Jan, 20. Masterworks a la Carte creates an opportunity for musicians to come together and experience the joy of performing masterworks in a short time.
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FOOD DRIVE
      Food Drive Coordinator Patrick Galvin, left to right, Amherst Highway Superintendent Robert Anderson, Amherst Highway Employee Association President Chris O
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Kadimah School honors students of the month
      Benjamin Berger, Anna Pressman, Lewis Lenard, Daniel Dorfman, Emmanuella Kesaieva and Deanna Traub were nominated by their teachers and honored during Kadimah School of Buffalo
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Tips for installing natural gas generators
      As natural gas generators have become an item of interest in Western New York following the October snowstorm and power outage, National Fuel offers information and advise to those contemplating such a purchase. It is important for customers to ensure that their existing national gas line and meter are sufficient to provide the additional volume of natural gas that a generator will require.
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WORTH A LOOK
      A house on Wehrle Drive is brightly lit up in the night sky just a few days before the Christmas holiday. In addition to lights on the trees and house, scenes with animals are depicted on the lawn.
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Community News
      New York State Assemblyman Jim Hayes, R-Amherst, has announced two local theatres have been awarded grants from the New York State Council on the Arts. MusicalFare Theatre, based at Daemen College, will receive $25,000 to support the stabilization of the theatre.
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Community News
      Thomas Melendy of Getzville, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University at Buffalo was elected fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, the world
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Organization names officers
      The Eggertsville Community Organization has named its elected officers for 2007. Aaron Stanley, a licensed real estate agent with Hunt Reality, has been named president. Pat Lucey, a former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Amherst and current head of the board at the Amherst Museum, has been re-elected as the vice president.
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