I t was a year and a half in the making. A process that began in December 2010 has finally come to fruition.  On Monday, the Town Board approved the rezoning of .9 acres of a 1.9-acre lot at 1691 Maple Road near Youngs Road.  More...

• GOOD LUCK — Last week, reporter Kate Mockler said she would be leaving the Bee to accept a communications coordinator position with the Buffalo Philharmonic.  More...

125 Years Ago May 26, 1887   At Academy Hall on Saturday evening of this week, an entertainment will be given by the scholars, consisting of two excellent and amusing farces entitled, “John Smith” and “A Precious Pickle.&r More...

.Why don’t the Amherst Police do something to curtail those miscreants who make illegal left turns onto Maple Road from Hopkins Road and from North Forest Road, that turn the intersections into nightmares with their illegal actions?  More...

BIONDOLILLO, Robert F., of Amherst, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Mr. Biondolillo is survived by his wife, Christina K. (nee Bower); one stepson, Gavin M. Cummings; one brother, Ray; and two sisters, Barbara Guttuso and Jean Marshall. More...

The Bee publishes death notices and obituaries free of charge. Please request that your funeral director send written information to The Bee. Submissions may be made by the funeral director or by family members. More...

Emeritus to host fire service presentation   More...

The Sweet Home girls lacrosse team outscored North Tonawanda, 8-0, in the first half and didn’t let up in the second half, beating the Lady Lumberjacks, 12-1, in a Section VI Class B prequarterfinal at home Thursday.  “We have not ha More...

The Sacred Heart girls outdoor track and field team posted several personal-best times and marks at All-Catholics Monday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 16 at Canisius High School’s Kessler Field Complex in West Seneca.  Senior Kara Esford qual More...

For the third straight year, the Sweet Home athletics fields have been honored.  Sweet Home was recipient of Pioneer Athletics’ 2011 Field of Excellence Award, an award that honors outstanding athletic fields and the field crews who dilige More...

At Shaarey Zedek Apartments, residents are provided with living arrangements that allow them to be part of a community.  “There is a feeling you get when you walk in — it’s a feeling of family,” said Judie Strickland, Sha More...

Simple and modern — two aspects that new restaurant owners Mike and Becky Morgan want their customers to experience.  At Apple Wood Cafe and Catering, 5385 Main St., near South Long Street, Williamsville, the menu features an assortment o More...

Tracy L. Sherwood of Ogorek Wealth Management LLC, 6400 Sheridan Drive, Suite 224, has been accepted for membership in the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. More...