Judgment calls will always be a factor in development
Bee Editorial
      In a recent Town Board meeting a resident said if a development proposal was a good one, then it would be approved - not be stalled for seven years. But the fact is, as long as the board is run by humans there are always going to be judgment calls. The prime example is the Comprehensive Master P...
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • MY FIRST HOUSE- this month, I finally made my first gingerbread house. Although I didn't bake or assemble the house, I decorated it "all on my own.
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago Dec. 14, 1882 Last Friday evening as John Ernst of Amherst and Wm. Smith of Lancaster were returning from a party at Buffalo Plains, they stopped at Mr. A. Krumholtz. While in his place a train came along, frightening the horse, causing the animal to break the strap and run away.
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Still waiting for reform from Erie County Legislature
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      Looking for true reform? Hoping to see some real change to how things have been done in the past? Dreaming of seeing the elimination of the status quo?
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Success defines school year; budget development continues
HOWARD S. SMITH Williamsville School Superintendent
      As 2007 comes to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on a very successful, and very busy, first half of the school year. In October, Casey Middle School was named a national Blue Ribbon School, one of the most prestigious education awards in the country.
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County executive reflects on accomplishments
JOEL GIAMBRA Erie County Executive
      This will be my final opportunity to share my thoughts with you as Erie County executive. First, let me wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. Since taking office in 2000, we have worked tirelessly to implement our "cut, coordinate and grow" agenda. We enacted a 31 per...
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