Eastern Suburbs
Kane named Cheektowaga school superintendent
Longtime Cheektowaga Central Schools administrator Dennis M. Kane has been named superintendent for the district. (Updated: 11/20/09 7:51 AM )
Alpha Kappa Alpha plans fashion show, luncheon
The local chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will raise money for its mentoring, leadership development, health education and other initiatives when it holds a fashion show, silent auction and luncheon at 1 p. m. Saturday in Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:07 AM )
Lancaster Walmart breaks ground after series of delays
After a series of lawsuits and neighbor protests that lasted almost a decade, ground was broken Tuesday for a new Walmart Supercenter on Transit Road in Lancaster. (Updated: 11/18/09 7:50 AM )
Gabryszak grant gives Special Olympics $5,000
Special Olympics New York received a grant of $5,000 recently from Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak, D-Cheektowaga, in a special presentation during the 2009 Western Regional Special Olympics Bowling Competition at Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga. (Updated: 11/16/09 7:07 AM )
Muslims, Jews attend each others’ services
What happened when the rabbi showed up at the mosque? (Updated: 11/16/09 7:38 AM )
Cantorial concert to honor memory of Susan A. Wehle
Temple Beth Tzedek, 621 Getzville Road, Amherst, will host a community-wide cantorial concert Sunday in memory of Susan A. Wehle, former cantor of Temple Beth Am in Amherst, who perished in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center in February. (Updated: 11/13/09 6:46 AM )
Kevin Guest House to hold 17th Affaire of the Heart
Gourmet food, a martini bar and music by gypsy jazz band Babik will highlight the 17th Kevin Guest House Affaire of the Heart at 7 p. m. today in Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, Lancaster. (Updated: 11/13/09 6:46 AM )
Cheektowaga workers go door to door to help residents
Patricia Chronister answered her door Thursday morning in a bathrobe and stocking feet and with a bemused look as a police officer, housing inspector and recreation worker asked if she had any problems. (Updated: 11/13/09 6:56 AM )
Canisius student wins Allen scholarship
When he was in middle school, Marquel Slaughter really wanted to be a video game creator/multimedia artist. That interest transformed into a focus on architecture, a passion that lasted until his junior year at Cleveland Hill High School in Cheektowaga. (Updated: 11/09/09 7:08 AM )
Student collecting used CDs, DVDs to send to troops
Cassie Miller, a junior at Depew High School, is collecting used DVDs and CDs for donation to members of the armed services. (Updated: 11/06/09 6:58 AM )
Depew schools near closing on projects
Closing out the contracts on Phases One and Two of the Depew School District’s capital building project could take six to eight weeks as the project manager and architects work on the final “punch lists” to assure that everything has been satisfactorily completed. (Updated: 11/05/09 7:23 AM )
Animals, children removed from filthy home
The stench of animal waste coming from a Cheektowaga home led to the arrest of a woman with almost a decade-long record of animal hoarding, authorities said Wednesday. (Updated: 11/05/09 11:58 AM )
Cheektowaga board members win
Three Democrat incumbents defeated Republican challengers Tuesday in races for four-year terms on the Cheektowaga Town Board. (Updated: 11/04/09 7:15 AM )
Cuomo gets support for reforms in pension system
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has been charging hard over the past several months, seeking major reforms in what he calls the “corrupt” management of the state’s $120 billion pension system. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:11 AM )
Cheektowaga budget hikes spending by 4 percent
The $81.7 million Cheektowaga budget for next year, which includes a 4 percent increase in spending, passed unanimously Monday without comment from the public or from the Town Board. (Updated: 11/03/09 7:52 AM )