SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW
Illos retires, co-founder of Community Services
by JESSICA L. FINCH
      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.
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Kindel pushes idea of town manager
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      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. He said the purpose of a town manager would be to handle the day-to-day business of the town, including accounting, p...
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Leak in sewer siphon makes mess for village
by JILL SCHMELZER Reporter
      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. The engineers noticed a problem when tests showed the siphon continued to fill up with water after both ends of the pipes were...
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Residents can receive help with winter bills
      The Erie County Home Energy Assistance application specialists will be offering their services to the 14th district, represented by Legislator Thomas Loughran. The Outreach Team will begin at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst.
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New Orleans
Facing the long-term effects of Katrina
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      "It was like it was frozen in time. They didn't have time to prepare, just up and left," said Andrew J. Shaevel, Greater Buffalo Jewish Community Center board member, about a recent trip to the New Orleans YWCA. Along with more than 130 other JCC members from across the country, Shaevel gutted tha...
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EAST AMHERST
      Officers of the East Amherst Fire Department were officially sworn into office at last Saturday's annual installation banquet. Shown from left are Michael Secor, second assistant chief; James Quigley, first assistant chief; Michael Morris, chief; and Ken Rusin, president.
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