The town’s decision Monday to approve the rezoning of 196 and 214 Casey Road, which will allow a patio home development to be built on the property, is a benefit to the community. More...

• MATCHED IN A BOX — Following Monday’s Town Board meeting, I briefly spoke with Councilmembers Guy Marlette and Jay Anderson who both commented on my attire — a purple shirt, purple tie and black pants.   More...

125 Years Ago   Aug. 20, 1885   The Williamsville Cooperative Brewing Co. has appointed Milton J. Hoffman book-keeper.   Buffalo people use 30,000 bottles of beer daily.   The wheel of the yacht John R. More...

(Editor’s note: The Bee’s police blotter is a sampling of unusual, sometimes humorous calls received by the police department. It is not intended to be a complete record of all incidents reported.)   Tuesday, Aug. 10   More...

I would like to thank Assemblyman Jim Hayes for sponsoring such an informative and helpful event every year at the Amherst Senior Center.   I had been aware of his health fair for quite some time, but this year was the first time I attended. More...

The following students at Amherst High School were named to the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2009-10 academic year:   Grade 12   More...

Williamsville Central Schools have scheduled orientation programs in August for incoming freshmen, new students and their parents.   The following is a list of high schools, times and dates when orientation programs will be offered. More...

Daniel Cohen of Amherst was named to the dean’s list at the University at Albany for the spring 2010 semester. He also had an internship with Rich Products this summer.   More...

David Leggio has played hockey literally all over the world. More...

The Williamsville girls district golf team will begin its fifth season of competition at 3:15 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, at Audubon Golf Course, 500 Maple Road, Williamsville.   More...

The richest Buffalo City Open Doubles Tennis Championships were held at Miller Tennis Center this past weekend. Sponsored by Twin City Recycling, the $5,000 tournament, featured, perhaps the strongest field in recent memory.   More...

Computer viruses are the bane of the Internet age. Easy to acquire, costly and complicated to undo, they make novice computer users wary of exploration on the Web and even veteran computer users uneasy. More...

Reads Laundry and Dry Cleaning is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Its location was formerly a Ford dealership founded in 1927 by the late Lawrence E. Read. More...

Empire State sets public sessions on programs   More...