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Membership fees for the Amherst Senior Center is $50 for individuals and $75 for couples/households. To register, visit or call 716-636-3051. Silver Pride Tea: 10 a.m.-noon Friday, April 4. This is ...
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I agree with last week’s caller who was wondering where the Amherst Police have been? You do not see them on patrol nor do you see anybody pulled over as there is constant running through red lights, ...
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Amherst police were called to Main Street after multiple callers reported a vehicle crossed into oncoming lanes of traffic, collided with the curb and trees, hit multiple signs, and fled the scene.
As election season gears up again, it’s important to understand some election laws involving campaigning and campaign finance. Coming up in June, the Village of Williamsville will have elections for t ...
As a parent of a school-aged child in the Amherst Central School District, I have become increasingly alarmed by the statements and actions of the current presidential administration that marginalize ...
Erie County has joined a group of leaders known as the “Niagara 8,” which represents American and Canadian municipalities bordering lakes Erie and Ontario. Other American members include the City of ...
James “Jimmy” Smothermon Jr., 70, a former resident of Williamsville and Cheektowaga, died March 2, 2025. Born Dec. 31, 1954, he graduated from Williamsville North High School, was a U.S. Air Force ...
Maybe it’s a sign of good things to come, but the Williamsville East flag football team won its season opener for the first time in the three years it has held the sport, beating Amherst, 19-12, at ...
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Michael Edward Green, 79, of Portola Valley, California, and formerly of Williamsville, died March 9, 2025. A longtime resident of Portola Valley and Woodside, California, he was born on July 2, 1945, ...
On March 27, the Buffalo Bills organization, with the help of safety Damar Hamlin, announced on social media that the Bills would be the star of the next NFL-themed Hallmark Channel Christmas movie. H ...