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Column: Saved from the Hellbox: Western New York; It’s Complicated

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More than a decade ago, the East Aurora Advertiser created a summer concert series in the parking lot behind its office and the Main Street shopping district. In all those years, only a couple of concerts had to be called due to rain.  At the most recent concert on July 6, “smart” phones were declaring the rain would begin within […]

From a Whisper to a Shout: Ó Súillebháin Creates Stronger Voices for a Better WNY

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Andrea Ó Súillebháin, the executive director of the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG), is a resident of East Aurora whose work with non-profits in the WNY to identify the most pressing challenges facing the region: poverty, inequality, education, environment, health care, crime, housing, development, cultural vitality, taxes and government revenues, and good government. Her self-described “think tank” seeks to elevate grassroots voices by fostering cooperation through coalitions designed to connect those with similar goals to create greater momentum for change. Ó Súillebháin says, “We need community voices in public policy, and when they speak together, it’s a stronger voice.”

Column: Rod, Gun and Game: Birds Make the World a Sweeter Place

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The soundtrack of backyard birds can offer astonishing enjoyment over a quiet cup of coffee wherever you might be, on any day of the year…be it a main street coffee shop or your snow-shoveled backyard deck. Many birds offer a soundtrack melody with variations so profound that the same bird might sound like a different species from time to time. […]

Volunteers Needed Across WNY for Alzheimer’s Association

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The WNY Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association offers dozens of free educational programs focusing on research, healthy living and social activities for those living with the disease, as well as support groups for care partners.

East Aurora Resident Appointed as Red Cross Executive

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Nick Bond of East Aurora is the new Regional Director for the WNY Chapter, which encompasses 27 counties, extending north to Orleans County and southwards to the Pennsylvania border, including the cities of Binghamton, Buffalo, Corning/Elmira and Rochester.

Creative Threads in Elma Looks to Get People Creating and Designing

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A new sewing center, Creative Threads WNY, endeavors to provide choice in quality eco-friendly fabrics, patterns and notions, as well as a comfortable workspace for people to use.

Cross Country Finds Growing Success as Season Continues

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The East Aurora cross country program took advantage of some great weather this past weekend as they hosted their home invitational where many season best performances were turned in. Leading the way for East Aurora was the modified team, which started the day with the boys team taking top honors, out running Clarence by 5 points to win with a […]

East Aurora Native Brings Filming to WNY

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Filming for Patrick Krum’s short film, “The Keeper,” started around the region last week. Krum’s senior capstone project of a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emerson College in Boston will be filmed mostly on farms around East Aurora and Arcade.