School nurses aid students every day
      As president of the Western New York Association of School Nurses, I feel compelled to address the current situation with the Amherst school nurses. One cannot underestimate the professional assessment abilities of a nurse. It is difficult and unfair to say how many children a school needs in orde...
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Schools should hear town concerns
      As a graduate in education from the University at Buffalo, I was very disappointed in the actions of the Amherst School Board superintendent and president in the recent Amherst Bee article regarding the reduction of nurse staffing hours for our private schools.
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Town hypocrisy shown in citations
      I have lived on Markley Drive in Getzville for more than 19 years and had an independent contractor plow my driveway when it snows more than 3 inches. In those 19 years, the condition of my front sidewalk has never been an issue to me, my neighbors or the Building Department of the Town of Amherst...
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Volunteers owed trustees' apology
      Both trustees Brian Geary and Jeff Kingsley owe Sarah Sutcliff, Pat Siracuse and me a formal apology in The Amherst Bee for their misrepresentation about using committees in the village for our own political agendas (Feb. 13 edition).
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