Become part of the budget process
Bee Editorial
      If last year's budget process proved anything it's that the Town of Amherst needs to get started sooner. That means everyone involved. By failing to adopt the budget on time, departments may have been shortchanged and residents overcharged. Smart, creative solutions can help with the budget.
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Spindle items
      • CLOSE TO MY HEART - I have held the job of waitress at several restaurants, ride attendant at Darien Lake and babysitter for many families - all side jobs that got me through college. But there was one job that actually changed my life.
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Out of the Past
      Out 125 Years Ago Sept. 7, 1882 There is quite a feeling in this country on the very extraordinate prices of school books. Books that retailed before the war for thirty-five to fifty cents now sell at a dollar, though they cost no more to make now than they did then.
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Trip down south proves there's no place like home
      Some random thoughts on things that may or may not be making headlines as I ponder the meaning of life while sitting behind the steering wheel of a 2001 Ford Explorer.
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Rebate checks a good start; more relief still needed
      STAR property tax rebate checks are starting to appear in Amherst property taxpayers' mailboxes as a result of legislation passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Spitzer as part of the 2007-2008 New York State budget.
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