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Community News The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum has elected its officers for 2008, including Treasurer Thomas M. Galdys of Getzville, a financial adviser and owner of Aurora Financial Inc. He previously served as associate treasurer of the History Museum. He is also a member of the... More ... Asbestos found during demolition at Plant 16 While performing filter equipment demolition activities at the Town of Amherst Water Pollution Control Facility on Dec. 7, town employees encountered a pipe that was later determined to contain asbestos fibers. The fibers were bound in a cement matrix and were considered to be nonfriable, or not ... More ... Amherst groups to share $1.4 million in federal funds Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds' request to fund Amherst groups was recently approved by the House and Senate. The Amherst Republican requested $1,426,480 in federal investments for improving health care, first responders' equipment, alternative energy, research foundations and infrastructure projects in... More ... Sentencing of Bike Path Rapist tops 2007 news Amherst represented at Super Bowl, Stanley Cup by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor The Amherst Bee has highlighted the following major stories from 2007: • Jan. 10 - "Wal-Mart - Town sued over rezoning decision." The Town of Amherst was sued by developer Anthony Cimato over the Town Board's decision to rezone 4300 Millersport Highway - a proposed site for a Wal-Mart. More ... Security cameras operational at Sweet Home High School by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor Installation of security cameras in common areas of Sweet Home High School has begun as part of an overall security and technology upgrade. Funding for the camera system - which will be implemented in all seven district buildings - was included in a bond issue approved by Sweet Home taxpayers i... More ... Parks group seeks donations by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter Garrison Park is about to get some much needed help. The organization Friends of Williamsville Parks is in the process of being formed to raise money for a new jungle-gym toy in Garrison Park. More ... Retired Teachers Association donates $9,000 to programs for the aging The New York State Retired Teachers Association Western Zone through the Founders Fund, recently donated more than $9,000 to support the Meals on Wheels program in Western New York. The Seneca Nation Office of the Aging is also receiving a grant. More ... Amherst School Board updated on literacy council by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter The Amherst Central School Board was updated on the district's literary council at the Dec. 18 business meeting. Tom Ferraina, the district's director of curriculum and staff development, told the board the main goal of the literacy council is to increase student achievement. More ...
A BUNDLE OF JOY - The granddaughters of former Lockport Memorial Hospital nurse Rosemary Ryan honored her memory with donations to Bundles for Babies, which was started six years ago by Mrs. Ryan and her granddaughters. The items are kept on hand to protect the newborns from varying weather conditi... More ...
SANTA CLAUS IN BUSINESS CASUAL - Employees of Tops Markets and Heritage Centers pack up gifts at Tops' corporate headquarters Dec. 20 on Main Street. Toys were donated by Tops employees, and the packages were delivered to area families in need of extra help this holiday season. Helping load a van, ... More ...
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor Robert S. McDow, former project administrator for the Buffalo Board of Education, has joined the Sweet Home Central School District. McDow has been named director of finance, succeeding Thomas Miller, who retired. During his five years with the Buffalo Board of Education, Mc- Dow oversaw the rec... More ... Kadimah student wins Geography Bee Joshua Fitt, a seventh-grader at Kadimah School of Buffalo, located in Amherst, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Dec. 21 and a chance at the $25,000 college scholarship. More ...
A HEARTWARMING GIFT - Jodi Kwarta, left, a graduate social work intern from the University at Buffalo, and Janice Bauchle, a Senior Center member and volunteer, prepare the center's donation to the Town of Amherst Warm Clothing Project, coordinated by the Youth Board. Members of the Senior Center c... More ... O'Loughlin ends career on Amherst Town Board by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor William A. O'Loughlin Jr. has served in his final Town of Amherst board meeting, having never missed one in his four-year term, he said. "It's been an honor to serve," he said, adding that he doesn't know what he plans to do next. More ... Planning Board alternates spark debate by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter A public hearing at the Monday, Dec. 17 meeting of the Williamsville Village Board on the potential addition of alternate members to the Williamsville Planning Board engendered a prickly discussion between Mayor Mary Lowther and trustees Jeff Kingsley and Brian Geary. More ...
AND THE WINNERS ARE ... - John Cardinal O'Hara Council No. 13661 Knights of Columbus recognized the winners of its annual "Keep Christ in Christmas" Poster Contest on Dec. 19. Grand Knight Anthony J. Gennaro presented certificates to the first place winners in each class. The winners were, front ro... More ... Amherst pipe band to play winter classic by KEN BARTOLOTTA Reporter On Jan. 1, as Orchard Park and Ralph Wilson Stadium become the center of the hockey universe, television viewers and attendees of the outdoor Winter Classic will be treated to a touch of Celtic spirit. More ... Ice Bowl' should feel similar to Bills games by CHRISTOPHER GORDON Orchard Park Editor If you don't count seeing a sea of blue and gold or Thomas Vanek skating near the 50 yard line at Ralph Wilson Stadium, then the Winter Classic - the first regular season National Hockey League outdoor game in the United States - should feel about the same as attending a Buffalo Bills game. More ... DEC launches magazine to connect children to nature New York is launching a new nature magazine for youths, filled with photos, articles and tips on activities designed to encourage children to reconnect with the outdoors and the natural world, said Pete Grannis, Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner. More ... Volunteers needed to provide companion care for people with dementia Helping Western New Yorkers afflicted by Alzheimer's disease can be as easy as volunteering two hours a month with a friend or family member. The Alzheimer's Association, WNY Chapter is seeking volunteers from Amherst and Getzville who may be interested in becoming a volunteer for the Association... More ... Striejewske earns Army promotion Chief Donald N. Striejewske has been selected to become the Chief of Fire Protection, Operations Division, US Army Installation Management Command, Northeast Region, Fort Monroe, Va. An Eggertsville native, he will be responsible for the overall program management of the fire protection, crash fi... More ... School Board approves new pact with CSEA Williamsville The Williamsville Board of Education has unanimously approved a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Civil Service Employees' Association Local 1000, CSEA, AFL-CIO, and the Williamsville Unit, Local 868, whose contract expired on June 30, 2006. More ... UB faculty members named Distinguished Professors Three University at Buffalo faculty members and a former dean, have been named SUNY distinguished professors - the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system - by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Of the eight distinguished professors appointed by the trustees, four have ties to UB. More ...
CANDY MANSION - Stephanie Mohr's gingerbread won first place in the student category at the annual "Gingerbread, Gifts, and Glitz" event held on Dec. 1 to benefit Gilda's Club of WNY. Mohr is a student at Amherst High School and in the culinary skills program of the Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career & T... More ...
An eleven year member of the United States Ski Team, Kelly Hilliman Hacker first went to Orthosports as a patient, after suffering a serious injury during the 2005 World Cup Competition in China. More ... |
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