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Term limits
Eight years is the max
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     Eight years. That is all the time future council members, supervisors, clerks and highway superintendents will be allowed to serve consecutively.
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Piper
     Jason Warren, a member of the local musical group Celtic Spirit, warms up for the annual Scottish Festival held last Saturday at the Amherst Museum. Photo by Joe Eberle
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Hendel to return to Sweet Home High
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor
     A familiar face will be back at Sweet Home High School when classes resume Sept. 6.
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Three men arrested for alleged affiliation with terrorist group
     Three subjects were arrested Sunday at 190 Shetland Drive, Amherst, in connection with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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Officers recognized for achievements
     for achievements Sometimes while on duty a police officer is faced with a situation that requires quick, responsible decision making. Those who rise to the challenge are honored by the Amherst Police Department and the spring 2006 Merit Award honorees were officers Robert McMahon and Kyle Schraufst
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Mohan's residence inspected for code compliance
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     Supervisor Satish Mohan could soon be squared away with the Town of Amherst Building Department.
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Community News
     Jason Buckley of Williamsville placed first in America's Fair turkey leg eating contest held Aug. 15 at the fairgrounds in Hamburg. He finished first beating out nine other contestants and won a prize pack including a gift certificate to Medieval Times in Toronto and fair memorabilia. The event was
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Budget process is the real issue
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     It was a poor budget process that put the Town of Amherst in its current predicament, the committee that reviewed the 2006 budget told the Town Board.
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West Nile virus found in Amherst
     Two mosquito pools in Amherst tested positive for the West Nile virus, Erie County Health Commissioner Anthony J. Billittier IV said.
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SHED, CONTENTS DESTROYED
     SHED, CONTENTS DESTROYED - A resident uses a garden hose in an attempt to halt the spread of flames from a detached shed at 116 Ranch Trail Drive. The fire, which broke out just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, caused a total of $6,000 damage to the shed, its contents and a wood deck at the rear o...
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Medals awarded to WNY transplant athletes
     Team Western New York (Transplant Athletes of Buffalo and WNY) did Western New Yorkers proud once again as 10 different athletes brought home a total of 20 medals, including seven gold medals, from the National Kidney Foundation 2006 U.S. Transplant Games held in June in Louisville, Ky.
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Erie County Clerk David J. Swarts is reminding Amherst residents there is another option for DMV processing. More...
Lately, the Williamsville Village Board has been lenient during the suspension of More...
I am fortunate to have lived in Amherst for more than 30 years. There are many reasons I feel this way: my children attended excellent local schools, I work, shop and enjoy recreational activities in the community, and my friends live good, solid lives here. More...
(Editors note: The Bee's police blotter is a sampling of unusual, More...
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Francis F. "Bud" White, 70, of East Amherst, retired owner of White Shoe Store in the Mill-Pine Plaza in Niagara Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, in Sisters Hospital. More...
He has sparkling blue eyes, blazing red hair, and the personality of a circus clown. He also has a specially made wheelchair, leg braces, a feeding tube in his stomach and surgical scars. He is just 6 years old. More...
With the start of the 2006-07 school year just around the corner, high school sports won't be too far behind. Consequently, the Bee will begin running preview articles for the fall varsity sports teams next week, starting with the football team. Previews for other fall sports will follow throughout More...
The Women's Golf Committee of the Westwood Country Club will hold the annual Susan B. Komen Rally for a Cure Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 772 N. Forest Road in Williamsville. More...
ANDY WARHOL REMEMBERED: "Uncle Andy's Carousel Horses" through Dec. 29, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda. 693-1885, www. carrouselmuseum. org More...
Elizabeth DiStasio-Waddell, director of the Royal Academy of Ballet and Dance, is proud to announce the 60-year anniversary of Royal Academy of Ballet, teaching Western New York grace, poise and confidence. More...
New York's innovative Build Now-NY initiative recently named Muir Woods and CrossPoint Business Park, both in the Town of Amherst, as beneficiaries of a $2 million grant. More...
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