Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago May 10, 1883 Last Thursday the Rough and Ready Fire Company recommended to the Village Trustees for appointment H.M. Long as chief engineer and C.H. Gotwalt as assistant engineer. Mr. George Steinbrenner, our enterprising butcher, purchased six fine steers, averaging 1,800 pound...
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Benderson agrees to modifications for Town Centre proposal
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      Standing on more than 60 years of shell casings and pieces of clay pigeons, a representative of Benderson Development said the company would limit the size of retail structures in its proposed Town Centre project. The announcement was made Thursday on the site of the former Buffalo Shooting Club ...
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SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW
Williamsville gym owner named Mr. Buffalo
by PATRICK J. NAGY, Reporter
      Williamsville resident Victor Dean has been involved in approximately 20 bodybuilding competitions since 1999, but none have meant more to him than winning the 2008 National Physique Committee Mr. Buffalo Bodybuilding Championship overall title.
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A century of service
Eggertsville Hose Company founded May 8, 1908
      The Eggertsville Hose Company, the oldest fire company in the Town of Amherst outside the Village of Williamsville, had its beginnings in 1906 in a corner meat market. A group of residents raised the then-vast sum of $113.13 in just 13 minutes at the old Sauter's Market at Main and Eggert.
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LEADERS HONORED
     LEADERS HONORED - Ed Lavery, center, was recognized Saturday for 50 years of active service with the Williamsville Fire Dept. With him are Robin Schott, left, exempt association president, and Peter Strobel, Hutchinson Hose president. Standing behind are David Kubiak, second assistant chief; Rich M...
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Powers endorsed by Democratic committees for Congress
by ANDREA KIMBRIEL Clarence Editor
      Jon Powers has received the endorsement of the Erie County Democratic Committee for New York State's 26th Congressional District. On April 29, Erie County joined the Democratic committees of the other six counties in the 26th district in backing Powers.
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Investigation launched into computer hacking at Williamsville school
      Amherst police continue to investigate a possible breach of the Williamsville Central School District's computer network that was reported on March 26. The district notified school employees possibly affected by unauthorized access to the network from inside one of the buildings.
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READING IS KEY
     READING IS KEY ... TO GETTING OUT OF 'JAIL' - Maplemere Elementary School Principal Ann Laudisio is "released" from lockup by Amherst Police Officer Cathy Onions. Laudisio spent the day locked in her office as part of the school's annual reading drive. The students had to reach their goal of readin...
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Russell's Tree & Shrub Farm helps Re-Tree WNY
      One of the largest nurseries in New York State has agreed to provide trees and other supplies for the reforesting of Western New York's storm-damaged areas. Russell's Tree & Shrub Farm, a 25-year-old company in East Amherst that specializes in trees and shrubs, is designating a percentage of cust...
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NEVER FORGET
     NEVER FORGET - Madeline Morse, a student at Kadimah School of Buffalo, lights a candle in memory of the lives lost during the Holocaust. The school held a remembrance ceremony on April 30, complete with prayers, the Kadimah Choir, presentations by the eighth-grade class, candle lightings and specia...
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Students win state competition, go onto nationals in Kansas City
      Three Amherst High School seniors have taken first-prize awards in a statewide competition and will represent New York in a nationwide competition this summer. Francisco Butera, Nicholas Green and Colton Miller were winners at the SkillsUSA New York State Conference held in Syracuse April 9-11.
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A high five and a hot lunch
Meals on Wheels is about comradery
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      Amherst Meals on Wheels volunteers say they get as much out of the program as the recipients. The volunteers look forward to knocking on the clients' doors just as the clients do to opening them. Unaffiliated with the city or county Meals on Wheels programs, the Amherst service relies greatly o...
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PTSA Council names Service to Youth Award winners
      Williamsville PTSA Council recently named the recipients of its 2008 Service to Youth Awards. Formerly known as the American Education Service to Youth Awards, they have been presented annually since 1958 to individuals who have shown sustained and extraordinary service to youth of the Williamsvi...
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Summer Camps
      YMCA Buffalo Niagara is hosting a free summer camp preview, YMCA Passport to Summer - Adventures Around the World, on Saturday, May 10. This event is free of charge, and participants will have a chance to speak to camp staff and see firsthand all of the summer camp programs the YMCA will be offe...
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PB AND SEEDS
     PB AND SEEDS - Andrea Dycha, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1097, helps Grace Mattle and Aiden Vitka with their peanut butter bird feeders on Saturday at Clearfield Library. The spring craft event also included creating glitter pinecone ornaments, Mother's Day gift bags or clothespin caterpillars. Th...
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People Inc. will not own Mennonite Meeting House
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      People Inc. President and CEO James Boles said the price of buying the Mennonite Meeting House from the town proved to be too much. The Town of Amherst and People Inc. are working out the details to void the contract for purchase.
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