2022-08-03

Wedding Stylists Come to East Aurora to Rehab Storefront

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Earlier this year, mother-daughter business team Elisabeth and Cristina Finnerty purchased 408 Main St., the former location of John & Mary’s East Aurora next to the Middle School. It will become the headquarters for their business, called Blue Violet Wedding Design.

Mercy Flight and ConnectLife launch new blood program 

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Beginning this summer, Mercy Flight will begin to carry type O whole blood on all air ambulance flights supplied by ConnectLife for patients who have suffered severe blood loss through trauma or illness and require aggressive fluid resuscitation. 

Five Boys and Girls Club Alumni Join Wall of Fame

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Dave Bojanowski, Tony DiFilippo IV, Jennifer Fox Fee, Robert Nichols and Neil Parrish were inducted into the Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora’s (BGGEA) Distinguished Alumni Wall of Fame on Saturday, July 30.

Party Time with Party Hounds at Backyard Bash Aug. 11

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Party Hounds will take the stage at the Aug. 11 Backyard Bash concert.

Flea Market Owner Cites Need for More Space

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There’s a plan for expansion in place for Auctions International, Inc., provided that two requests be approved in the coming months.

Apartment Request for Elm Street Obtains Needed Variances

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The developer looking to convert the former grain mill on Elm Street to apartments was granted the variances that mean the developer can continue to seek additional permits needed in order to create 12 apartment units throughout the building.

Column: The View from Right Field: Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and One…and Counting

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It was EA Discovery Day, the village-wide musical porch and yard party organized by Dave Nojaim, that inspired this birthday columnar in the world’s best hometown newspaper. While I was listening to some excellent acoustic Grateful Dead music in the middle school parking lot across from Helen Hasselback’s driveway on Discovery Day, a fellow approached me.  “Are you in the […]

Letter to the Editor: Village Needs to Communicate More on Hamlin Park Changes

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  Dear Editor, As longtime village residents and taxpayers, we are very concerned about the future of Hamlin Park. We feel that the projects underway right now—tennis, pickleball and basketball courts—have been hurried and are proceeding without proper planning and communication regarding cost, potential use, maintenance, the more pressing need for repairs in other parts of the park, impact on […]

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Supporting Scout Project

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Dear Editor, On July 5, I hosted a Pasta Dinner Fundraiser at the East Aurora American Legion Post #362 to help raise funds for my Eagle Scout Project. My project was to build a fire pit and stone benches on a concrete slab at the American Legion to be used for flag retirements and social gatherings. I would like to […]

Letter to the Editor: The Grateful Blue Devil Dad

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Dear Editor, Some 20 years ago, I called a family meeting with my graceful wife and four young sons. I told them we were moving to Western New York because I had accepted a leadership position at a small boarding school in South Wales, N.Y. They stared at me in disbelief. Even the 18-month-old sensed something was wrong. The five-year-old […]