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Town budget process in the 11th hour
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     The Town Board got an earful at Monday's work session when department heads were asked to voice their final budget concerns.
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Main Street motorists will see more green
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     Upon the completion of a traffic study on Main Street through the Village of Williamsville, the New York State Department of Transportation has decided to lengthen the traffic signals along Main Street.
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Respect
     World War II veteran Gus Gianiodis stands at attention during Saturday's Veterans Day ceremony at VFW Post 416, Rock and Spring streets in Williamsville.
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Amherst Youth Board
Bachovchin retires after 33 years
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     In 33 years as executive director of the Amherst Youth Board Joe Bachovchin has seen the town's Youth Department grow by leaps and bounds.
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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW
Promoting Catholic education comes easy
by DAVID F. SHERMAN
     When members of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo went in search of a director for the organization's Catholic School Development Program, they did not have to look far.
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Incumbents retain seats
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     The 2006 November election is now in the record books, with residents voting to keep their current congressman, assemblyman and state senator in office.
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In a letter sent to the Town of Amherst Supervisor Satish Mohan and Board Members, school district administrators from the three schools requested funding to maintain the New York State Office of Real Property Services be budgeted for 2007. More...
Speaking up was successful in budget process
Oftentimes a municipality's board will vote immediately following a public More...
Fortunate communities are served by politicians who can unite heart and head with common sense. Presently this behavior has been shown by the Amherst Town Board's unanimous support of the Williamsville Library. Anything else would have been disrespectful of the frequently voiced support for all of o More...
(Editors note: The Bee's police blotter is a sampling of unusual, More...
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Mildred M. Schalge, 87, of Williamsville, who was involved with Amherst Lutheran Church, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, in the Niagara Lutheran Home and Rehab Center. More...
East's dream season ends Lady Flames win section title, lose to Victor in regionals
One defensive mistake possibly kept Williamsville East's girls soccer from its first trip to the New York State semifinals. More...
50 for active, mature adults
F For most adults, once they reach 40, visiting the doctor begins to sound like a broken record, according to Diana Seifert, owner of Club 50 Fitness Centers. More...
Catholic Charities to participate in craft fair Ladies of Charity, an affiliate of Catholic Charities, will participate in the annual craft show at St. Gregory the Great Church on Maple Road in Williamsville at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 24 and 25. Call Carol Prowse at 934-4433. More...
Thursday, Nov. 16 ARTWORK OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA, More...
MusicalFare Theatre presents the high-powered song-and-dance filled Broadway musical retrospective "Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical," through Dec. 10. More...
- LEGAL NOTICE - NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPEAL NOTICE is hereby given of a public hearing to be held before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Amherst, Erie County, New York, at the Amherst Municipal Building, 5583 Main Street, in the Village of Williamsville, Erie County, New York, on Tuesd More...