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by ELIZABETH TAUFA Amherst resident Holly Hubert always wanted a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigations. "I wanted to be in a position to help people," she said. "I wanted a job I would love. More ... Bee election policy Bee Group Newspapers will not publish letters to the editor, Bee Heard calls or political briefs on candidates or issues involved in the Nov. 6 general election after the Oct. 24/25 editions. The editorial deadline for those editions is Friday, Oct. 19. This election policy does not pertain to pai... More ...
License plate reader installed by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter The Amherst Police Department now has a new weapon for keeping offenders off the roads. In August, the police department obtained a mobile license plate reader camera, which has been attached to one patrol car. Since then, Capt. Patrick McKenna of the Traffic Bureau has been working with various... More ...
by KIMBERLY M. KARCHER Clarence Editor Eastern Hills Mall, First Niagara Bank and the American Red Cross, Greater Buffalo Chapter have come together to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the October storm with an event that will make you leave your home and "Storm the Mall. More ... Suspect strikes man with gun, leaves with cash At 8 p.m. Monday, Amherst police were called to DiBella's Old Fashioned Subs at Transit Road and Wehrle Drive for an armed robbery. According to the report, a man dressed in black entered the restaurant from the rear, striking the manager in the head with a handcuff before handcuffing him to a ch... More ... Out of the Past 125 Years Ago Oct. 5, 1882 Last Friday about midnight, the ice-house over Batt's brewery beer cellar caught fire and burned to the ground. Last Friday as Mr. Joseph Snyder was driving his team, attached to a load of hay, up the hill near the foot of Canal Street, one of the team, a bay horse,... More ...
HEAD-ON CRASH - Getzville firefighters worked for more than 35 minutes to free the driver of one of two cars involved in a head-on collision Monday afternoon at Campbell Boulevard and North Parrish Drive. Both drivers, Nancy Allan of Newfane and Geraldine Neff of North Tonawanda, were transported t... More ...
by HEIDI BAMFORD Regional archivist Exactly 50 years ago, the executive officers at the Union Carbide Company began planning for their new corporate headquarters in New York City. The company, previously known as Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, which had been founded in 1917, wanted a new structure to go with their new name. More ... ZBA denies variance request for Wal-Mart Residents prepare for lawsuit by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor Denial of a variance has complicated the process for Wal-Mart and its plans to build on North Bailey Road. During the Sept. 25 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, the board members voted 3-2 to deny a variance to the nonpermitted off-street parking rules. More ... Candidates' forum set The Eggertsville Community Organization will hold its biannual candidates' night forum at 7 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 9 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville. The forum was created to facilitate the members' knowledge of the candidates at the local level. More ... Seniors encouraged to apply for HEAP Erie County senior residents are invited to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program benefit as soon as possible. HEAP is a federally funded program designed to help eligible households with the cost of home heating. In August, NYS directly mailed applications for the upcoming 2007-08 season ... More ...
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter The Amherst Libraries hold approximately eight used-book sales every year. However, starting this fall, those sales will be accompanied by an ongoing sale housed in the libraries' main Audubon branch at 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst. More ...
RESTORING WNY - Re-Tree WNY volunteers John Kincaide, left, and Art Traver demonstrate the bare-root tree-planting method at Park School in Snyder on Saturday. Re-Tree was founded following the October 2006 storm. Sessions were open to the public to teach residents how to plant trees to reforest th... More ... Town requests appraisal of Mennonite building by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor Back and forth ... and back and forth has been the saga between People Inc. and the Amherst Town Board about the use of the Mennonite Meeting House. First, the lease between the two fell through, and now a proposal to buy it has opened several new doors. More ... Grantmakers workshop to focus on storytelling The Western New York Grantmakers Association will present the fourth annual Grantmakers Association and Grantseekers Conference from 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the University Inn Conference Center, 2402 N. Forest Road, Amherst. More ...
by KEATON T. DEPRIEST Cheektowaga Editor According to the New York State Attorney General's Office people over the age of 65 make up nearly 13 percent of the U.S. population. They also represent 30 percent of victim scams. On Sept. 27, representatives from the Buffalo regional office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo held a community for... More ... Roswell Park names department chair Candace S. Johnson, Ph.D., of Amherst, has been appointed chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. She has been a senior faculty member in the department and senior vice president, Translational Research, since 2002, and was endowed as the Robert Lew... More ... Absentee ballots available Anyone unable to get to the polls on Nov. 6 can request an absentee ballot from Dr. Barry A. Weinstein's office. The Erie County Legislator for the 15th District, Weinstein has applications available by calling his district office in Williamsville at 633-0617. Additionally, voter registration form... More ...
Members of the Amherst Conservation, Recreation and Parks Foundation discovered one of two recently installed gates to the park smashed during the week of Sept. 16. Investigators believe the damage was caused by a vehicle operating illegally inside the park. More ...
RETIRING FLAGS - Scouts from Troop 444, Cody Smith, Matthew Gibbon, Jarret Danni and Matt Heron, performed a flag retirement ceremony in conjunction with the Eggertsville Hose Company open house on Sunday. Scoutmaster Stephen Ostrye watches over the proceedings. More than 100 American flags were re... More ... Marchant donates $2,000 to SABAH programing Anaheim Ducks center Todd Marchant, a graduate of Williamsville East High School, has donated $2,000 to SABAH - Skating Athletes Bold at Heart. The donation will support the therapeutic ice skating organization, which serves individuals challenged by physical, cognitive and emotional disabilitie... More ... Reynolds denounces law that grants illegal immigrants driver's licenses Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, R-Amherst, held a press conference at the Department of Motor Vehicles at Erie County Community College, North campus, to denounce recent changes to New York State law that will allow illegal immigrants to obtain New York State driver's licenses in light of a new governmen... More ... Guide available to prevent tick bites, Lyme disease Spending time outside this fall, gardening, hiking, camping or hunting? Then a guide on preventing tick-borne diseases may be important to have on hand. More ... Political News Mark Manna has received the support of the Amherst Independence Party in his campaign for a seat on the Amherst Town Board. Manna's name will not appear on the Independence line on the Nov. 6 ballot because the party's endorsement was made past the deadline. He will be named on the Democratic, Co... More ... Carolina Kids opens Young America Signature Shop Carolina Kids Inc. continues to grow in Western New York with the Sept. 15 grand opening of its Young America Signature Shop, 3101 Sheridan Drive in Northtown Plaza. With the Young America Built to Grow concept, the shop aims to "furnish the rooms where children dream. More ...
Graham Ardnt of Amherst, an associate financial adviser with Jeffrey M. Goldfarb & Associates, has passed Level 1 of the Certified Financial Analyst program. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Western New York, the University at Buffalo Alumni Association and the Buffalo Society... More ...
THE RETURN - Williamsville residents Ginny Conway and her son, Scott, 10, take full advantage of the return of Mayer Brothers Cider at the Farmer's Market at the Williamsville Mill on Saturday. Market coordinators Ellie Grenauer and Lynn Schwab hope to have Mayer Brothers at the market through Octo... More ... |
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