Upgrade Tutoring 'levels the playing field' for students
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      Upgrade Tutoring understands that every student learns at a different rate and has programs to address those needs. Founded by Nancy Berger of Amherst, Upgrade Tutoring offers SAT prep courses, Regents test reviews, subject-specific tutoring, seminars and programs to address many areas of academi...
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Master Khechen raises funds for hospital, celebrates giving
by JILL SCHMELZER Ken-Ton Editor
      Master Khechen Tae Kwon-Do's third annual Kick for Life event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center at Erie Community College, 21 Oak St., Buffalo. Chairperson Michele-Elise Burnett-Reich said part of martial arts training is giving back to o...
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Tops Markets names appointments
      Tops Markets has made new leadership assignments for six company officials who will work to guide initiatives in Tops Markets' operations, stemming from its recent purchase by Morgan Stanley Private Equity.
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Meetings
      HOME offers humans rights scholarship Housing Opportunities Made Equal will award a $1,000 scholarship in honor of Joanne Champion Granger. The scholarship will be presented to a high school senior in Erie or Niagara county who, in addition to academic achievement, has demonstrated the commi...
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Business News
      Mandarin Kung Fu is holding a free trial week throughout January. Introduction classes are available afternoons & evenings from Monday through Friday at the Robert Binner Community Center, 777 Maryvale Drive, Cheektowaga.
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Political News
      The Erie County Democratic Party is holding a fundraiser for Dan Ward from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 at Loughran's, 4543 Main St., Snyder. Tickets are $40 per person, make checks payable to "Friends of Dan Ward." For information, call 691-6005.
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Six must-have features on today's cutting-edge lawn mowers
      Ask anybody who toiled in the back yard in the '60s, '70s or '80s: Mowing the grass used to be an exercise in frustration. People struggled with equipment limited by the technology of the day. They yanked the starting cord on less-than-reliable engines, trudged through the yard pushing tough-to-ma...
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