2021-05-19

District Budget and Board of Education Results for May 2021

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Voters made their way to the polls on Tuesday, May 18 for school district budget decisions and to elect their school board representatives.  East Aurora In East Aurora, there were two seats up for election and three candidates. The totals were: -Joseph Cassidy with 1,071 votes -Kimberlee Danieu with 951 votes. -Deb Chmielowiec with 536 votes  Cassidy and Danieu will […]

Obituary: Carolyn Pryor, Devoted Mother, Champion of Music

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Carolyn Pryor of East Aurora died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 29, after a short illness.

Obituary: Roger Hedstrom, Master Furniture Craftsman

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Roger W. Hedstrom, a master furniture craftsman from East Aurora, died after a relatively short illness on Friday, May 14.

Letter to the Editor: Better Ways Needed to Save School Children

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Dear Editor, On May 6, at a high school in WNY, students were shocked, saddened and shattered at learning that a 12th grader had taken her own life the night before. What followed is far too familiar in schools across this country. Helplessness, guilt, doubt – students and teachers wondering, “did I miss a sign…an opportunity to intervene, maybe?” “Was […]

Editorial: Leave the Car Behind

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With New York State relaxing its group gathering restrictions because more people are getting vaccinated – if you have not yet and are eligible we note it is the smart thing to do and quite easy to get one now – additional people will be going places and touring the region.  As it is National Bike Month as well as […]

Column: Dandelions, Wildflowers, and Guns in America

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We watch the TV news and read newspapers across the USA every day, it seems shootings are part of the norm. Where does this come from?  Are guns a bad thing? Is America locked and loaded? Is New York City really the “O.K. Corral” like Governor Cuomo recently quoted last week?” NYS has the strictest gun control laws in the […]