February 16, 2012 RSS feed / Local News

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Longtime football coach wins award

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Bob Mullen, the defensive coordinator for the Nichols School varsity football team, has been named the 2011 assistant coach of the year by Crosstraining Football. More...

Lancaster reviews tax cap, enrollment projections

School news
by JOLENE ZANGHI Reporter

The Lancaster Board of Education is faced with two options this budget season: to exceed the state’s property tax cap or remain below it. More...

Bulman to retire as head of Village of Lancaster DPW

by MIKE MIGLIORE Reporter

After spending nearly a year as superintendent of the Village of Lancaster’s Public Works Department, Richard Bulman has decided to step away. More...

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THANK YOU — A retirement dinner was recently held in honor of Richard Gessert to celebrate his long time support of the Lancaster Public Library. More...

State: hunter safety increasing

The 2011 hunting season tied 2009 for New York’s safest year of hunting on record, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. More...

Fire grants available

The state Department of Homeland Security is currently accepting applications for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants. More...

Officials: Relief from mandates, Medicaid, needed

by PAUL OLCZAK East Aurora Editor

Local and state government officials debated mandate relief, Medicaid reform, school aid and the merits of raising the minimum wage at a breakfast presented by the Western New York Chamber Alliance on Friday morning at the Creekside Banquet Facility More...

Town Board hires former member as legal counsel

Cheektowaga
by MATT KRUEGER Cheektowaga Editor

The Cheektowaga Town Board hired an old friend to continue dealing with contract negotiations Monday night. More...

LEAF plans family fun day

The nonprofit Lancaster Educational and Alumni Foundation, which benefits Lancaster schools and students, will host its second annual Family Fun Day at Chuck E. Cheese’s, 4408 Milestrip Road, Buffalo, from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. More...

Town hosting seminar for landlords

As the Cheektowaga Town Board continues to work on drafting a landlord licensing policy, Supervisor Mary Holtz has arranged a seminar designed to empower landlords in dealing with unruly tenants. More...

News brief

The Lancaster Town Board will hold its next regular meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. The meeting was originally scheduled for Feb. 20, but since the Town Hall will be closed in observance of Presidents Day, the meeting was moved to Feb. 21. More...

Depew district plans second meeting on proposed policy changes

by COLLEEN M. FARRELL Editor

The Depew Board of Education subcommittee in charge of examining the district’s public forum policy will meet this week. More...

News brief

The Depew Union Free School District is soliciting names of alumni to be added to its Wall of Fame. In fall 2011, the district developed the program in order to recognize the outstanding achievements of its graduates. More...

In Brief

Depew Village Hall, Lancaster Town Hall, and Lancaster Village Hall will be closed Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents Day. More...

Tree and shrub seedlings available through county

Order forms for the 2012 Conservation Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale are now available from the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District. More...

County lawmakers meet with area school leaders

Education reform
by ANDREA KIMBRIEL Clarence Editor

Mandate relief was once again a topic of consideration at the 2012 Erie County Association of School Boards Legislative Breakfast, held Saturday at the Protocol Restaurant on Transit Road More...

News brief

Diners at Applebee’s on Transit Road in Lancaster can help support the Lancaster Fire Department. From 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. More...

Town releases the hounds

by MATT KRUEGER Cheektowaga Editor

The Cheektowaga Town Board approved a resolution Feb. 6 to permanently open 15 of the 17 town parks to dogs. More...

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