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Editorial: Read Your Labels and Stick to Local

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In recent weeks, the newspaper has been increasing the coverage of food recalls after signing up to receive email updates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Both of these organizations send out a number of electronic notices about food recalls. Anyone can sign up to receive the […]

Editorial: Health and Wellness Fair Next Weekend

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The following column was prepared by members of the ITAC committee.  Join ITAC (It Takes A Community) for a FREE event dedicated to promoting health and wellness in our community. We are hosting a Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The event will take place at Iroquois Central High School on Girdle […]

Editorial: Education Based Athletics at East Aurora

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East Aurora athletics is, and should be, an extension of classroom education. Our coaches, across the board, believe in the idea of the development of the whole person. While our teams remain consistently competitive across league, sectional and state competitions, we take great pride in the other areas of our athletic program.  The athletic department has partnered with D&G Wellness […]

ACES Editorial: What Is a Cultivar?

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This is the time of year we dream of plant shopping. If you want to help/support nature, look for native species. So much has been written about gardening to help nature and pollinators that many more people are looking to add native plants to their gardens. There are natives, cultivars and nativars available. The following are some clarifications of the […]

Support the New York Local Journalism Sustainability Act

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-Contact Governor Kathy Hochul: 518-474-8390  -Contact Senator Patrick Gallivan: 716-656-8544 -Contact Assemblymember David DiPietro: 716-655-0951 Our newspaper is a proud member of the Empire State Local News Coalition: support the coalition at SaveNYLocalNews.com.

Editorial: Imagine a Future without Local News

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New York must enact the Local Journalism Sustainability Act As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to the people of our communities. Every day, our team is on the ground questioning elected officials, uplifting the stories of community volunteers and uncovering truths that some would rather keep hidden. But, […]

Editorial: Leaping Throughout History

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This is the sixth time that the newspaper has been dated Feb. 29 since 1872. The other years that the East Aurora Advertiser has been published and dated with Feb. 29 are 1884, 1912, 1940, 1968 and 1996. Leap Day falls on a Thursday every 28 years. The next Leap Years are 2028, 2032 and 2036, which will fall on […]

Editorial: Collaboration Once Again the Key in Responding to Emergency Events

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Our region recently dealt with another major winter weather event as Mother Nature hit Erie County hard last month with some downright brutal conditions.  I am proud of the collaboration that took place throughout the county in addressing the lake effect snowstorm in mid-January. We were able to coordinate a strategic response that eventually grew to include thousands of workers […]

Editorial: The Changing Tide for Toy Town

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A piece of East Aurora was making headlines last week as Fisher-Price announced that it was going to be shifting nearly half of the sub brands the company creates for children over three years old from East Aurora to Southern California. A timeline for the transition has not been made public, nor do we know how many local positions will […]

Editorial: We Must Return the Favor and Take Care of Veterans

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New York’s veterans are an asset and a blessing to our state and the communities they have returned to after service. The sacrifices they have made, along with those of their dedicated families, are why we can enjoy the enormous freedoms we have today. As such, the Assembly Minority Conference is looking forward to continuing to advance legislative solutions aimed […]


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