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Towns flush sewer problems Clarence approves $400,000 sewer bill payment to Amherst by KIMBERLY M. KARCHER Clarence Editor 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 ...
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’s seniors. More ...
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor 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. More ... New York State to require board training by JILL SCHMELZER Reporter 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 “Planning News,” the law was passed because cities, towns and villages have primary responsibility to regulat... More ... 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 pictu... More ... 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’s Day. The deadline for editorial material for the Jan. 3 edition will be 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 and classified advertising must be submitted by 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. More ... 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. “Gone are the days when a school nurse’s role was limited to maintaining health records, applying band-aids and ... More ...
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. More ... 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. More ... 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... More ...
Food Drive Coordinator Patrick Galvin, left to right, Amherst Highway Superintendent Robert Anderson, Amherst Highway Employee Association President Chris O’Neil and Eggertsville Fire Chief Mike Boehm complete the fire company’s annual food drive at the Eggertsville Hose Company Fire Hall. Food wa... More ... 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’s “Student of the Month” program held recently. The students were recognized for being good role models, having made grea... More ...
St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Alumni Association recently named brothers Michael DiStasio ’07 and Matthew DiStasio ’09 of Williamsville as the recipients of the Annual Alumni Endowment Award for the 2006-2007 school-year. This tuition award is given to a son or grandson of a St. Joseph’s Colleg... More ... 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 mete... More ...
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. More ... 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. More ... 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’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal, “Science. More ... 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 bee... More ... |
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