RECOUNT
Winner not yet declared in town highway election
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
The Erie County Board of Elections is recounting the votes from the Nov. 6 election for Town of Amherst highway superintendent after results left a margin of only 393 votes. In all, 30,131 votes were cast in the race in which challenger Kathy Kaminski, a crew chief in the department, received mor... More ...
Generations of soldiers honor Veterans Day
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
When Ed Szymanski thinks of Veterans Day he remembers being a mile from Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. Chester Wawrzynek remembers his comrades that were killed in battle while serving in the U.S. Navy during the 1940s. And James Waters, 24, reflects on his 11 months and 18 days treating patie... More ...
Crime scene training brings agencies together
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
When investigators and detectives walk into crime scenes around Western New York they will be more prepared for the task in front of them. (See editorial on page four) Fourteen agencies from three counties attended the Crime Scene Investigation course at Amherst police headquarters earlier this ... More ...
Manna, Marlette, Weinstein elected to board
Kindel voted out of office
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
The Amherst Town Board will change members for the first time in two years. The three elected board members, Mark Manna, Guy Marlette, and Dr. Barry Weinstein, have each said one of their main goals is to make changes to the dysfunctional Town Board. More ...
Voters deny propositions
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
All three propositions on the town's Nov. 6 ballot were defeated. The first, the open space bond resolution for $12 million, failed by a vote of 8,268 to 13,618. The second, a bond resolution for $3.1 million for the Audubon Golf Course, failed, 7,343 votes to 13,683. More ...
Hayes schedules townwide meeting
Assemblyman Jim Hayes has scheduled a town meeting for all Amherst residents. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Eggertsville Fire Hall, 1880 Eggert Road. More ...
125 Years Ago Nov. 16, 1882 One of the most pleasant pictures in life is the gathering of children, grandchildren, friends and relatives around parents in their evening of their life, in remembering with hearty good will their anniversaries. Such a joyful occasion was celebrated at the residen... More... |
The Amherst Police Department continues to shine as a leader in public safety. As new technologies become available, Amherst is finding a way to bring the best equipment and training to town. More... |
I am so glad the green space proposal did not pass. I was so worried that I would never again be able to watch land being leveled out to build more office buildings and patio homes. Watching the destruction of nature is fascinating. More... |
(Editor's 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, Nov. More... |
(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. More... |
Joan Hoffman, first president of the Amherst Girls Softball League, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. Mrs. Hoffman, 74, was a retired employee of both The Amherst Bee and the Amherst Engineering Department. While the town had a girls softball league in the '70s, it was for older players. Little leagu... More... |
LA JOURNÉE DE CRÊPES - Amherst High School celebrated National French Week, from Nov. 5 to 9, with a different activity each day, including croissants for breakfast, portraying their favorite French person, a cake-walk and watching the movie "Ratatouille." Pictured is Madame Victoria D... More... |
Aquinas' ability to run the football and Sweet Home's inability to stop them was the biggest reason why the Panthers' season ended last Friday at Paetec Park. Aquinas, the No. 1 Class A team in New York State, had six different rushers combine for 319 yards in the Little Irish's 28-7 victory over... More... |
I t took Kenneth Metzger about a year to put together his first book but only 10 minutes to come up with the story. The Clarence resident's inspirations for "The Potter's Perfect Piece" were verses in the Bible and his own battle with cancer. More... |
The Williamsville North Drama Club will present Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" as its fall production, to be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17 in the school's auditorium, 1595 Hopkins Road, Williamsville. The drama is a turn-around from last year's production, Neil Simon's "Rumors. More... |
In its third attempt in four years, an all-woman student team from the University at Buffalo's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has won the National Community Pharmacists Association Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. More... |
- LEGAL NOTICE - NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MEK LLC, has been formed as a limited liability company (LLC), with an office located in West Seneca, New York by filing Articles of Organization with the New York Secretary of State (NYSS) on August 28, 2007. More... |
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