Get in shape, shop with Walk the Villages
      The mission of the Walk the Villages program is to encourage walking for health and wellness, while promoting intercommunity visitation and access to neighborhoods and businesses. It is a great way to learn more about your own community as well as the ones surrounding your neighborhood.
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      + AND BABY MAKES THREE - Three years ago, when serving as Cheektowaga Bee editor I wrote a Spindle about Father's Day and how my brother in-law was expecting to be a dad a second time around. Well it's time again for a similar Spindle.
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago June 15, 1882 A tramp called at Mr. P.J. Zent's house last Sunday, asked for something to eat, and was given a good dinner. On passing through the hall, he rewarded the hospitality by stealing Mr. Zent's hat. Mr. Zent thought going bare-headed a poor scheme, and therefore started...
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On brink of bankruptcy, county shows lack of leadership
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      One of my favorite teachers from high school used to often repeat a simple phrase whenever one of his students received a less than stellar grade on a particular test or homework assignment: "People don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan.
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Superintendent thanks voters; reflects on school year
HOWARD S. SMITH Williamsville School Superintendent
      Iwould like to take this opportunity to thank our community for the resounding support of the district's 2007-08 budget and facility propositions. As I have said in the past, a successful budget vote is not a single-day triumph.
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Paying tribute to EMS providers
JOEL GIAMBRA Erie County Executive
      Iwas honored last month to be a part of proclaiming the third week of May as Emergency Medical Services Week in Erie County. Emergency Medical Services is a vital public service that provides area residents access to quality care, which in turn dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate ...
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Amherst Task Force asks, have you seen it yet?
      Of course, I am talking about the award-winning video - "Now It's Your Turn." We, here in Amherst, should consider ourselves fortunate for so many reasons. We live in a great place, we have wonderful schools, an excellent police department, caring government officials, outstanding young people an...
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