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2007 town budget totals $112 million
Tax rate to decrease 3 percent
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     Amherst Supervisor Satish Mohan reported last week that the 2007 budget will be approximately $112 million with a 3 percent tax rate decrease.
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ROLLOVER
     Main-Transit firefighters responded to a two-vehicle accident at Sheridan and International drives just before noon on Friday, Nov. 24. The driver of the SUV, Patrick Isenhart of Angola, had to be freed from his vehicle with hydraulic rescue tools. He was treated at the Erie County Medical Center fo
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Industrial fire damage not finalized
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor
     Total damage figures are still incomplete from a Thanksgiving Day fire at a sprawling Amherst ceramics manufacturing facility.
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Sweet Home hires new high school principal
Administrator Miller announces 2007 retirement
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor
     A former Sweet Home High School administrator will return as principal effective Monday, Dec. 11.
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Board admits budget process needs changing
Five-year plan sought
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     The Amherst Town Board appears to have accepted some of its faults and is looking to change the future.
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START THE CELEBRATION
     Santa Claus gave a cheer as the switch was thrown during the annual Harlem, Kensington, Cleveland Business Association Tree of Hope Lighting celebration held on Nov. 26.
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National coverage expected to generate tips in murder case
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
     "The extra eyes and ears out there that saw or heard something might be what turns this case for us," Amherst Police Capt. Timothy Green said about the ongoing investigation into the bike path rapist case.
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'TIS THE SEASON
     Denise Wagner and her sister Maria Lloyd took a break from shopping at the Boulevard Mall on Black Friday, Nov. 24. They were able to find a seat along a store front after all the benches were full of tired shoppers. The duo started their shopping trip at 8:30 a.m., hours after some stores open the
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Developers look to expand
Village Board accepts tote bid
by JILL SCHMELZER Reporter
     In the past two Village of Williamsville Board meetings, two expansion projects have been discussed among the mayor and trustees.
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STAR GAZERS
     Mark Percy, director of the planetarium at Williamsville North High School, presents the "Season of Light" star show to a full
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The Amherst Highway Department is planning to wrap up leaf collection at week's end, Friday Dec. 1. All Town residents are asked to have leaf piles brought to the Town right-of-ways as soon as possible. More...
Town Board needs to make serious changes
During the final seconds of Nov. 20 Amherst Town Hall resembled the More...
I wish we could believe that only the truth is spoken by our elected officials. While it is certainly understandable that our representatives make errors from time to time, when an elected official deliberately makes statements that are false, we have good reason to question his/her integrity. More...
(Editors note: The Bee's police blotter is a sampling of unusual, More...
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N. Helen Manzella, 100, of Eggertsville, a homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, in Harris More...
The following students were named to the honor and merit rolls at Casey Middle School for the first quarter of the 2006-07 school year: More...
Sweet Home ready for another journey
After falling by seven points to Peekskill in last year's Class A state finals, Sweet Home's ultimate goal this season is to head back to Glens Falls and win it all. More...
I "It's the most wonderful time of the year," and the Amherst Symphony Orchestra is ringing in the sounds of the holidays at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at Amherst Middle School, 55 Kings Highway in Snyder. More...
Amherst Community Band to perform Amherst Community Band will hold its Fall Band Concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road in Amherst. More...
Thursday, Nov. 30 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, presented by Starry Night Theatre Inc., Nov. 30-Dec. 17, the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda; $ 743-1614, www. starrynighttheatre. org More...
Holiday traditions find a special place in one's heart and those who consider seeing The Nutcracker a December pastime will have an opportunity to view it this weekend. More...
Dessert Deli in Williamsville recently held a pie baking contest and raised more than $1,600 for the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County. The contest was open to Dessert Deli employees and the three finalists were judged by customers who for a $3 More...
- LEGAL NOTICE - Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Jimmy Transit, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/11/06. Office at 5600 Harris Hill Road, Williamsville, Erie Co., NY. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process ag More...