Most residents should expect small tax decrease
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
The 2008 town budget is done, amounting to $115.8 million. The Amherst Town Board adopted the official budget on Oct. 22 without knowing the final tally. Since that meeting the comptroller and supervisor have been totaling the budget as amended by Town Board resolutions. More ...
Business owners, residents rally against Walgreens
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
"Everyone thinks Walgreens is a done deal, but it's not," Karen Coia said of rumors circulating about plans for the southwest corner of Hopkins and Klein roads. Coia, who opposes the building of a 14,000-square-foot Walgreens Pharmacy at that location, is rallying to inform residents of what they... More ...
HOLIDAY SHARING - Olivia Quenneville, left, Lauren Kahl, Katie Flaschner, Mikele King, Becca Reemschik and Jordan Kowalski, members of the Williamsville East Youth Leadership Class, More ...
Amherst resident churns out fifth book
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW
by TERRI MEDINA
Are you frustrated because you're the low man on the totem pole even though you've been working your whole life? Do you get angry because the harder you work the more you're beaten down? Are you tired of working 65-hour work weeks and getting paid for only 40? More ...
Audits shows district in 'sound financial state'
Williamsville
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
Working with a more than $145 million budget, the Williamsville Central School District has lots of checks and balances to track, and it's doing it well. According to the annual audit, presented by Kristen Anderson of Lumsden & McCormick LLP, the district is in "a very good financial position. More ...
FALL FLURRY - Dave Braunscheidel and his son Tim pile the leaves at the curb near their home on Reist Street this past Saturday. Photo by Joe Eberle Purchase color photos at www.BeeNews.com More ...
First teacher in space to speak at Williamsville school
This past August Barbara Morgan became the first teacher astronaut in space. She was a mission specialist for the space shuttle STS-118 Endeavor's mission. She will talk about her experiences from the past two decades with NASA from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Mill Middle School Auditorium,... More ...
Williamsville Junior Girl Scout Troop 413 recently planted new trees in Buffalo's Martin Luther King Park for the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. They joined with other groups which included representatives from M&T Bank and Independent Health to plant the 39 trees. More... |
There is a huge difference between the Williamsville Board of Education and the Amherst Town Board meetings. It's like night and day - which is also how to describe the two groups relationship in the Amherst Utility Cooperative. More... |
Justice thankful for support I want to thank the residents of the Town of Amherst for their support in re-electing me to the position of Amherst town justice. More... |
Prank leads to report of stolen vehicle (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. 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... |
Marjorie Elaine Skarin, 78, of Williamsville, formerly of Kenmore, died on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 at Hospice of Western New York. More... |
The Williamsville Special Education Parent Teacher Student Association will hold a workshop at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 in the district offices, 105 Casey Road, East Amherst. Roger Nellist, executive director of WNY Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled, will discuss the Committee on Specia... More... |
For the final time of her high school career, Casey Matthews is the queen of New York State 1-meter diving. The Williamsville North senior won her third New York State diving title in four years at last weekend's New York State Championships at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in Hempstead, Lon... More... |
While most college students spend their winter breaks relaxing and hanging out with friends, a group of Daemen College students will be spending a week giving medical aid to residents of a third-world country. More... |
Prostate cancer support group meets monthly Us, Too! prostate cancer support group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Veterans Hospital, 3495 Bailey Ave., Room 1109 C, Buffalo. The group meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. For more information, call 834-9200, ext. 5169, from 1... More... |
Margo Davis, a Buffalo teacher, was looking for something to inspire her students. She then came across a play written by a young Canadian playwright and presented it to her students. What happened next was the start of something special. More... |
The Better Business Bureau serving the Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany regions recently launched a re-energized brand to benefit consumers and announced a change to the way businesses affiliated with the organization are designated, from "BBB Member" to "BBB Accredited Business. 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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