When he needed assistance the most, Tony Illos found it wasn't there. More than 40 years ago he discovered there were very few facilities to assist his daughter, who was born with Down syndrome. More...

The future plans for the Town of Amherst should be the main goal of the supervisor - not paying bills, Council Member Bill Kindel said about creating the position of town manager. More...

Bob Lannon of CRA Engineering has been working diligently with engineers to determine the location of a leak in the southeast siphon of the Village of Williamsville sewer. More...

(Editor's 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, Feb. More...

On the evening of Feb. 11, I was shopping at Quality Market and overheard that an employee was told by a customer that "Larry" was to be removed from the store. I am very upset by this event. More...

I am the Western New York district manager of the Postal Service. I oversee the mail delivery and processing for the 140-149 ZIP Code area. Our district serves 3.6 million customers at 1.4 million business and residential addresses. More...

Amherst Middle School has added the following students to the high honor roll for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: sixth grade: Shannon Moore, Nicholas Myszkiewicz, James Stites, Reilly Sullivan. Seventh grade: Isadora Bevan. More...

Sacred Heart Academy students Chelsea Dziekan, 11th grade; Athena Kennedy, 11th grade; and Julia Wu, 12th grade, display pieces from the third annual Arts for Peace show that was on display at the beginning of February. More...

Discussions concerning which administrative structure to use at Smallwood Drive Elementary next year continued at the Feb. 13 Amherst Central School Board meeting. More...

A sh Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the period that prepares Christians for Easter - the day Jesus Christ is believed to have risen from the dead. More...

Anne Marie Hogenkamp married Daniel Robertson Bray in a candlelight ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at the Orchard Park Country Club. The Honorable John R. Bray, father of the groom, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. More...

Melissa Gorley married Erik Reinhart in an afternoon ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church in Brighton, N.Y. The Rev. Philip Benier officiated. More...

Royalite Lighting in Amherst has been named a member of Lighting One, a cooperative retail organization consisting of more than 140 member-owned retail lighting stores throughout the United States. More...

The Amherst Chamber of Commerce recently unveiled its 2007 legislative agenda highlighting the organization's local, state and federal priorities. More...

Hugh Hartzberg has been named the REALTOR of the Year 2007 by the Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS. The award honors a REALTOR member who has shown outstanding service and participation in the local, state and national associations. More...