Southern Suburbs
Boy Scouts celebrate century of service
Scouting taught David Lloyd a variety of skills, including how to administer first aid,
tie knots, build a campfire and use a compass. (Updated: 02/08/10 10:57 PM )
Proposed budget would increase taxes in Village of Hamburg
Many departmental expenses have been reduced to help offset an increase in employee retirement and health insurance costs in the proposed budget for the Village of Hamburg. (Updated: 02/09/10 6:39 AM )
Town of Aurora to study wind-energy code issue
For the next six months, the Town of Aurora will closely study wind energy and how the town should address the issue in its code. (Updated: 02/09/10 8:09 AM )
Bid for grant on dissolution contains caveat in E. Aurora
After fighting for nearly two months, East Aurora officials are seeking a $50,000 state grant to study the feasibility of dissolving village government. (Updated: 02/08/10 6:43 AM )
Renovations completed at Lackawanna's Senior Center
Lackawanna officials have announced the completion of a $200,000 overhaul of the city’s Senior Center. (Updated: 02/08/10 7:40 AM )
East Aurora budget projects 3.6% rise in tax rate as assessments fall
East Aurora residents could face a 3.6 percent tax rate increase under the village’s tentative $7.68 million budget for the fiscal year that will begin June 1. (Updated: 02/09/10 10:31 PM )
Families invited to meeting on Colombian adoptions
A meeting for local families interested in adopting school-age children from Colombia will be held at 6 p. m. Monday in the Baker-Victory Administration Building, 780 Ridge Road, Lackawanna. (Updated: 02/07/10 6:43 AM )
Lackawanna mother pleads guilty to killing newborn
A Lackawanna woman pleaded guilty Friday to suffocating her newborn daughter hours after she gave birth unassisted in her apartment April 18. (Updated: 02/05/10 11:53 PM )
Walters urges an end to ‘politicking’ in Hamburg
Hamburg Town Supervisor Steven J. Walters called for a return to bipartisanship and an end to “politicking” on the Town Board Friday. (Updated: 02/06/10 9:30 AM )
Meeting on Hamburg fitness center planned
Members of the Hamburg Fitness Center are planning to meet again with town officials on the future of the center, which had been in danger of closing. (Updated: 02/09/10 10:32 PM )
Senior housing plan supported
Orchard Park Town Board members said Wednesday night they would write a letter in support of a senior housing complex, but they noted that does not mean it has their final approval. (Updated: 02/05/10 6:44 AM )
$138,000 grant sought for Elma solar panel project
The Elma Town Board is hoping to win a $138,000 grant to finance a solar panel project at Town Hall on Bowen Road. (Updated: 02/05/10 8:04 AM )
Some residents call for superintendent to resign
A week after two financial propositions went down to stinging defeats in the Springville-Griffith Institute School District, some residents Tuesday night renewed their call for Superintendent Vicki Wright to resign. (Updated: 02/04/10 6:57 AM )
Resignation of King surprises Blasdell board
The resignation of Kathleen M. King, longtime head of Blasdell’s Parks & Recreation Department, surprised members of the Village Board at Wednesday night’s meeting. (Updated: 02/04/10 7:43 AM )
Residents again urge Wright to resign
A week after two financial propositions went down to stinging defeats in the Springville- Griffith Institute School District, some residents Tuesday night renewed their call for Superintendent Vicki Wright to resign. (Updated: 02/03/10 7:01 AM )