Garden Notes / News of area clubs and events
Garden Friends of Clarence will hold a perennial plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Clarence Town Park, large pavilion, 10405 Main St., Clarence. Open to the public....Orchard Park...
View ArticleJob growth in Buffalo Niagara stays slow but steady
The Buffalo Niagara region’s slow but steady job growth continued into April.The region added jobs at a 0.7 percent annual pace over the last year, pushing employment levels to their highest for any...
View ArticleCuts to special education in 2014-15 budget rile Lackawanna School Board...
Amid the backdrop of what some are calling an austerity budget that punishes special education students, one incumbent and two newcomers are vying for three open seats in the Lackawanna School Board...
View ArticleNo charges filed in Evans hit-run case
Unless police uncover some major new piece of evidence, no one will be criminally prosecuted for the hit-and-run incident that killed Evans resident Barry “Bob” Moss last December.After hearing...
View ArticleWhere we live: Southern Erie County
Southern Erie County A pair of principals in the Springville-Griffith Institute School District received tenure last Tuesday.The School Board voted unanimously to grant tenure to Marcole Feuz,...
View ArticleSilver Creek resident has ‘huge raccoon problem’
SILVER CREEK – A Silver Creek resident has what she calls “a huge raccoon problem.”Gina Hallmark has trapped six of the animals behind her Babcock Street home in the past two weeks. She said she has...
View ArticleSchool cuts top wide list of concerns of school board candidates
There is plenty on the minds of the 131 people running for school board seats in Erie and Niagara counties on Tuesday. Common Core learning standards. Declining enrollment. State aid. But talk to the...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Moving Miracles Dance Company will present its 16th annual dance performance at noon and 4 p.m. Sunday at East Aurora High School, 1003 Center St., East Aurora. More than 120 dancers with...
View ArticleOn the hunt for rescue dog lost in Buffalo
Lisa Yaeger and two of her dogs set out on a mission every day at 5:30 a.m. Yaeger rolls down her car windows, the pups stick their heads into the morning air, and they all look for Rosie Mae – the...
View ArticleSpringville voters to decide on makeup of school board
Springville-Griffiths voters will see familiar propositions on the ballot this week in the school district election, as they decide whether to change the school board members’ length of terms and add...
View ArticleDriver, 75, seriously injured in Concord crash
A Concord man suffered serious injuries after striking a house and tree on Fowlerville Road in Concord Saturday, Erie County sheriff’s deputies said. Nicholas Katrein Jr., 75, of Concord, was...
View ArticleErie County sheriff’s deputies log three arrests for DWI
Three people were arrested for driving while intoxicated Friday and Saturday.Josh Grega, 63, of Elma, was arrested in Elma at about 11:15 p.m. Friday. Deputy John Szczepanski also charged Grega with...
View ArticleGenesee County school district residents to vote on tax hikes
BATAVIA – Hold-the-line 2014-15 spending programs featuring modest property tax increases ranging from 1 1/3 to 3 percent, and several contested school board races, will be decided in Tuesday’s...
View ArticleWhere we live: Elma/Marilla/Wales
Elma/Marilla/Wales A public hearing will be held Tuesday before the Wales Zoning Board of Appeals on a request to build an addition and a new garage at 11141 Big Tree Road.The town code doesn’t allow...
View ArticleWhere we live: West Seneca
West Seneca Town Supervisor Sheila M. Meegan was among 63 women recognized as a “Woman of Distinction” by the state Senate last week in Albany.Meegan was chosen by state Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan,...
View ArticleWhere we live: Erie County
Erie County The first of five scheduled free clinics to immunize pets against rabies will be held Wednesday in Buffalo.The clinic will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Niagara Frontier Post 1041, American...
View ArticleWhere we live: Hamburg
Hamburg The Town Board has extended the moratorium on digital signs for another six months.The board placed a moratorium on the electronic variable signs in November while the Zoning Code Review...
View ArticleWhere we live: Lackawanna
Lackawanna Middle school students will celebrate “Steeler Service Day” on Thursday with free family programs and an art display at Lackawanna Public Library, 560 Ridge Road.The event will take place...
View ArticleWhere we live: Aurora/East Aurora
Aurora/East Aurora The Village Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday in Village Hall, 571 Main St.Also this week: • A Town Board work session begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Southside Municipal Center, 300 Gleed...
View ArticleWhere we Live: Orchard Park
Orchard Park The fruits of Orchard Park High School’s award-winning production of “Les Miserables” will be presented this week. Theater students were recognized last weekend at the 21st annual Kenny...
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