2019-05-29

Column: Passing Muster


My one-sided interview with the musician, taking place as it did on Memorial Day weekend, brought to mind another interview that never panned out: the interview with my dad.

Letter to the Editor: Sportsmanship on Display at Recent LAX Match

Dear Editor, I had the privilege last week to attend the high school lacrosse game between the East Aurora Blue Devils and the Iroquois Chiefs. It was a spectacular game. The level of play would be expected in Division III college lacrosse but is not common in high school level lacrosse. For those probably not as familiar with the game, […]

Letter to the Editor: Folks should make more responsible reproductive decisions

Dear Editor, NPR recently reported that birthrates in the United States have fallen to the lowest rate since the government started tracking birth rates in 1909. Nearly one in five pregnancies (excluding stillbirths and miscarriages) are aborted nationwide, 35 percent of pregnancies in New York City currently end in abortion. I was puzzled why abortion rates were not considered in […]

Letter to the Editor: Happy to See Story on Veteran, Former Neighbor

Dear Editor, What a beautifully written article in the May 23 issue of the East Aurora Advertiser honoring and remembering local veterans lost in the Vietnam War. Personally, I was particularly impressed with Captain James Kindel (1930-1965) being so honored on this Memorial Day. James Kindel was born on Northrup Road in Springbrook to Louis and Fran Kindel. The Kindel […]

Letter to the Editor: Comments on a School Budget from One Town Over

Dear Editor Watching the school district election results roll in, it was hard to be surprised that the East Aurora School District’s budget for the next fiscal year had passed. A regional powerhouse and nationally ranked school district with a graduation rate like East Aurora has is almost guaranteed to have a successful election on that front. What is surprising […]

Editorial: The Symbolic Budget Vote

If public school budget approval in New York earned a grade, it would make the  honor roll. In the last several years, budget approval has been in the 96 to 99 percent range state-wide. NYSUT, the union that represents education professionals, contends the budget approvals represent the “commitment to strong public education.” We don’t see it that way. The rejection […]

Grant Awarded for Flexible Seating


When the school year begins in September, two classrooms in the district will be outfitted with flexible seating options for students.

Kiwanis Barbecue Still Feeds Us at Age 64


Since 1956, the East Aurora Kiwanis Club has staged the iconic event that signals the unofficial beginning to summer.

East Aurora Girl Scout Receives Highest Honor

Girl Scouts of Western New York recently announced that Elizabeth Del Vecchio of East Aurora is a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout for her work on a recent project titled “Charming Sensory Interactive.” “My project created weighted stuffed animals for people with anxiety issues. The weight of the stuffed animal helps calm the person that is holding it,” Del Vecchio […]

Aurora Players present “Dearly Departed”

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpin’s other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, […]