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March 28th, 2007
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Town pressed for time
Assessments
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      (This is the first part of a two-part series on the Town of Amherst attempting to return to a 100 percent reassessment program. Next week, Town Assessor Harry Williams will explain how lack of funding and time could jeopardize the attempt.
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National hockey championship hits the ice today
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      Young hockey players from around the country will take to the Pepsi Center ice this weekend in hopes of championship glory. It's been two years since Amherst was awarded the bid to host the 2007 National USA Hockey Youth Championships, and the event kicks off today with preliminary games in the Pe...
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My champ
      Marc Siegel congratulates his son Jacob after the Stars defeated the Black Sabres for the championship of the Mite Division in the Amherst Hockey Association's annual "Super Sunday" competition. Games marked the conclusion of house league play for the year.
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Arson suspected in residential fire
      A white man, described as approximately 18 years old and 5 feet 10 inches tall, was seen running from a home that was damaged by fire over the weekend. Police continue to search for him in connection to the blaze. Kathleen Kistner of 81 Lamont Drive reported that when she went to her kitchen early...
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 Local News
•Transit Road reconstruction underway
Motorists traveling on Transit Road between Main Street and Aero Drive will avoid delays this construction season, according to the New York State Department of Transportation, which recently began a three-year reconstruction project on the highly traveled thoroughfare. More...
•Spoth makes last-minute decision to remove herself from endorsement consideration for the 15th District
•Plant 16 undergoes replacement projects
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 Editorial
•Bee Editorial
We all know road construction causes time delays, frustration and an occasional beating of the steering wheel. And when it comes to a heavily traveled thoroughfare such as Transit Road we can only imagine the kind of blood, sweat and tears that motorists are going to suffer over the next three yea... More...
•Spindle items
•Spindle items
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 Letters to the Editor
•Center receives generous donation
The Eggertsville Youth and Community Center Fund Drive would like to say thank you to Bing's Restaurant and the Joseph Lang Foundation for the wonderful St. Joseph's Day Table event they coordinated on Sunday, March 11 at the Independent Health Youth and Family Center. The turnout at the event was ... More...
•Cutting of trees is too early
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 Police Blotter
•Man denied chance to gamble, calls police
(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, March 16 + A Harlem Road restaurant employee called police after spotting a bag ... More...
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 Bee Heard
•Full Story
(Editor's note: Call The Bee at 632-0390 and record a one-minute comment on our Bee Heard line. It gives readers an opportunity to comment quickly and candidly on items of local or regional interest. Callers do not have to identify themselves and no callers' names will be used. In the interest of f... More...
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 Obituaries
•John F. Doyle, Country Parkway Elementary teacher
John Francis Doyle, 65, of Williamsville, a physical education teacher at Country Parkway Elementary School in the Williamsville Central School District for the past 38 years, died Monday, March 19, 2007. Mr. Doyle grew up in Ossining, N.Y., and earned an undergraduate degree from Cortland State T... More...
•Howard F. Kramer, electrical engineer teacher
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 Education
•FROM OUTER SPACE
Mill Middle School science teacher Kenneth L. Huff, helps student Justin Sokolowski, 9, view lunar rocks through a microscope on March 19 at the planetarium moon presentation at North High School. Abby Vincent, 6, waits to observe the rocks which are on loan from Nasa. More...
•FINDING A TARGET
•Sweet Home School Board reviews new textbooks, athletic policies
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 Sports
•ECIC claims supremacy at Silver Hoops Classic
Which high school boys basketball league is the best in Western New York? Depew coach Larry Jones made his case why it should be the Erie County Interscholastic Conference after his ECIC team easily beat the Niagara Frontier League, 101-73, in the John Bellanti Memorial. More...
•All-Bee Team named; process explained
•2007 Girls All-Bee Team
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 Lifestyles
•Babies can learn
"A child's education starts nine months before birth." Those words were spoken by Dr. Sinichi Suzuki, a pedagogue of music education, to describe the unlimited learning potential of children. More...
•Bride escorted by son in candlelight ceremony
•Bride carried white, champagne roses
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 What's Going On
•What's Going On
Temple Beth Zion to hold adult education course Temple Beth Zion will hold adult education courses from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. For information, call 836-6565, ext. 12. NAMI to meet March 28 The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Family Su... More...
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 Bee There
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Thursday, March 29 BUFFALO NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL, 5-11 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. 692-2413, www. rivieratheatre. More...
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 Entertainment
•Theatre
fri. 30 Narnia The Musical Based on C. S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," this production is presented by the Love Joy Gospel Church and features members of the Lancaster Presbyterian Church as well as Love Joy Gospel Church. More...
•Art
•Family Activities
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 Business
•Business News
Museum of disABILITY History, in Amherst, recently named Elizabeth A. Marotta as education coordinator. She was previously employed by People Inc. and the Museum of disABILITY History as a research assistant. More...
•Business News
•Business News
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 Legal Notices
•Public Notices
- LEGAL NOTICE -   NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF   A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY   BNY EAC-I, LLC authority filed with the New York Secretary of State on October 27, 2006. Office location is Erie County. More...
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