April 29, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

PROTECTION

PROTECTION — Marissa Barry, 5½, holds her umbrella while her mother, Jennifer, prunes one of her burning bushes in front of their Girdle Road home Saturday. Purchase More...

Farm Bureau offers discounts

A recently launched program by the New York State Farm Bureau, enables the state’s consumers looking to buy local produce from nearby farms, to do it and get a discount. More...

Houghton’s PACE awards degrees, offers minors to adult learners

On Saturday, Houghton College celebrated the conferring of degrees upon students who received their education through the Program for Accelerating College Education. More...

YMCA honors Southtowns employees for service

Two employees of the Southtowns Family YMCA branch, 1620 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca, were recognized during the recent YMCA Buffalo Niagara Employee Recognition Event. More...

Community News

The Marilla Free Public Library has revealed the winners of its Guess the Number of Jelly Beans contest. Maggie Arnold won the chocolate bunny, while Kathi Jegierski and Dakota Walkowiak tied to win the jelly beans. More...

KEY to success

Tutors On Standby offers personalized attention to struggling students

C heryl O’Brien isn’t one to sit still, so when a 2003 car accident left her jobless and facing months of rehabilitation, she prayed to God for answers and guidance. More...

Two East Aurora volunteers honored by Meals on Wheels

Two members of the East Aurora Meals on Wheels community received significant honors from the organization this past week. Elizabeth Wantuck and Heidi Lisitsky were recognized for their many years of service. More...

DiPietro calls for changes in county GOP

David DiPietro, a former East Aurora mayor, is calling for the resignation of Erie County Republican Chairman James Domagalski. More...

Village approves special use permits for three new businesses

The building that once held the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce and Erie County Legislator John Mills’ offices will soon house a new tenant. But the identity of that tenant is yet to be decided. More...

Out of the Past

(Do you have a memory of the East Aurora area you would like to share with Bee readers? Send it to “Out of the Past,” East Aurora Bee, 5564 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14221-5410 ). More...

Fox Run to host its first farmers market with East Aurora participants

East Aurora isn’t the only community with a farmers market, it seems. Nearby Orchard Park also is getting in on the fun. After a four-year hiatus, neighbors and residents will once again be able to enjoy the offerings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

School News

Ryan Fishback, Bradley Hawayek, Luke Leffler, Edmund Malkiewicz, Eric Smolarek, Gabriel Tasker and Noah Weiss , all of East Aurora, have been named to the 2009-10 school year’s third-quarter honor roll at St. Francis High School. More...

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