Union contracts
Settlements not expected by year’s end
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
With four days remaining in 2006 and town employees and representatives off for the holidays, it appears three of the town’s major union contracts will not be settled by 2007. The Amherst Employees Association, Highway and Police unions will begin the new year under the existing contract if an agr... More ...
Police arrest suspects in credit union holdup, recover $70,000
Amherst police arrested three male suspects after they allegedly held up the Boulevard Credit Union on Friday. Police were called to the credit union located at 2787 Niagara Falls Boulevard at 10:30 a.m. The three suspects had entered the credit union with clothing or masks covering their faces.... More ...
Town Board meeting schedule for 2007 set
The Amherst Town Board has set the dates for the 2007 meetings: Jan. 2 and 16, Feb. 5 and 26, March 5 and 19, April 2 and 16, May 7 and 21, June 4 and 18, July 2 and 16, Aug. 6 and 20, Sept. 4 and 17, Oct. 1 and 15, Nov. 5 and 19, and Dec. 3 and 17. More ...
Sweet touch
Resident Anastasia Karolick puts the finishing touches on one of several gingerbread houses to be placed around the Dosberg Manor at Weinberg Campus on North Forest Road, Amherst. The holiday crafts were completed on Dec. 21. More ...
SONGS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Amherst Central High School students Danielle Chiz and Devon Borowski sing holiday songs at the Amherst Center for Senior Services on Dec. 20. More ...
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’s sewer bill. Whether it’s in the spirit of the season or not, the Town Board approved a motion, 5-0, to pay the Town of Amherst $400,000 in sewer dues. More... |
New York State makes right decision on training
We agree with New York State’s new standards for planning and zoning boards, which are to be implemented on Jan. 1. Members of planning boards and zoning boards of appeal are now required to receive a minimum of four hours of training in order to maintain their seats. More... |
In the Dec. 20 tree disaster meeting at the Amherst Museum, Deputy Highway Superintendent Joe Speth told us that the town trees — those between the sidewalk and the curb — were our trees, that they belong to the citizens of Amherst collectively. More... |
(Editors note: The Bee’s police blotter is a sampling of unusual, sometimes humorous calls received by the police department. It is not intended to be a complete record of all incidents reported.) Friday, Dec. 15 • Police were called to the Boulevard Mall regarding an altercation betw... More... |
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Robert V. Calhoun, 80, of Williamsville, a businessman and World War II veteran, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006. Born in Farrell, Pa., he moved to Buffalo in 1938 and earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Canisius College. Mr. Calhoun was vice president of Martin Fireproofing Corp, retiring in... More... |
The Williamsville School District’s North High School recently announced the following students were named to the honor and merit rolls for the first quarter of the 2006-2007 school year: Honor Roll Ninth Grade Rachelle S. Abelson, Bradley A. Anderson, Melissa L. Ansell, Margaret R. Antalek, A... More... |
All week Alex Esposito and the Sweet Home hockey team had been hearing they couldn’t beat Williamsville East. Last Thursday, Esposito scored the game-winning goal as the Panthers shut up their critics, defeating the Flames, 4-2, on the Amherst Pepsi Center’s Olympic Rink. More... |
SADD celebrates 25 years
In the fall of 1981, two Wayland High School students lost their lives in separate alcohol-related crashes within two weeks of each other. In response to this untimely loss, hockey coach Bob Anastas and a group of students at the Massachusetts school began an organization called Students Against... More... |
Senior travel club to hold membership tea The Amherst Senior Travel Club will hold its annual Holiday Membership Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 at the Amherst Center for Senior Services, 370 John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst. Membership dues are $7 for individual and $10 for couple... More... |
Thursday, Dec. 28 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 THE BUFFALO SOCIETY OF ARTISTS 110th annual Juried Catalog Exhibition, through Jan. 7, UB Anders... More... |
If you haven’t heard of the Patti Parks Band yet, then you certainly will in the coming months. The band, whose members include residents of Amherst, Lancaster and North Tonawanda, are the winners of the Memphis Bound Competition 2006, sponsored by the Western New York Blues Society. More... |
7800 Transit Road has been recreated into an indoor golfing, entertainment experience for the serious golfers to those out for an evening of fun. Frog Hair Indoor Golf Experience will open on Monday, Jan. 1 and features eight simulators each with several options for virtual rounds of golf. More... |
— LEGAL NOTICE — NOTICE is hereby given that a license, number (pending), for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at 5403 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221, for on-premise consump... More... |
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