2023-01-11

Editorial: Boards Can’t Function Fully When Partially Staffed

Several local town governments are trending in the same direction: they are not operating with a full board, and there is no urgency to change it.  For the second time in two years, Elma will be operating with a four-person board. Michael Nolan resigned in June 2021 and the position remained vacant until after the election that fall because the […]

Column: ACES: Aurorans for Climate and Environmental Sense Needs You in 2023

What projects would you like to see ACES address in 2023? ACES invites the community to their annual gathering at the Mandala School on Tues., Jan. 31 at 6:30 pm. The event is free to attend, but RSVP is requested.

Obituary: Henry Semmelhack, Technology Entrepreneur, Buffalo Community Leader 

Henry P. Semmelhack  March 27, 1937 — Jan. 03, 2023  Henry P. Semmelhack died peacefully at Hospice Buffalo on Tuesday, January 3. He was 85.  A native New Yorker and first son of German immigrant parents, Mr. Semmelhack was born in the Bronx in 1937. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1954 and received both an undergraduate BEE (1958) and […]

Obituary: Audrey S. Long, Happy Heavenly Birthday

Audrey S. Long died on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Born in Buffalo on Jan. 11, 1938, she would now be 85.  The former Audrey Snell was one of six children born to Lydia and Roscoe Snell. Her siblings were Forrest, George, Doris, Roscoe and Russell Snell. She was married on Sept. 15, 1952, to her first husband, Daniel Stuart Long […]

Obituary: James Bickelman, Cherished Husband, Father and Grandfather

James Bickelman July 26, 1944-Jan. 5, 2023 James Bickelman of East Aurora, known to all as Jim, died on Thursday, January 5. He was 78. Mr. Bickelman is survived by his wife Jacqueline (née Miller); children Jacob (Morgan), Melissa, and Colleen (Paul) Wojtaszek; grandchildren Emerson, Lucy, Christopher, Justin (Alysa) Tomasino, Luke, Ava, and Peyton Wojtaszek; great-grandson Vincent Tomasino; brother Harry […]

Obituary: Arthur James Grew, Veteran, Salesman, Beloved Husband and Father

Arthur James Grew Sept. 25, 1938-Oct. 12, 2022 Arthur James Grew of Varysburg, formerly of East Aurora, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was 84.   The eldest of 14 children, Mr. Grew was born in Buffalo on Sept. 25, 1938, the son of the late Arthur G. and Kathleen (née Pierce) Grew. He attended East Aurora High School […]

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