In less than one year, the issue of vacant and abandoned “zombie” properties has been brought to the public’s attention by Assemblyman Michael Kearns, members of the Western New York Law Center and concerned individuals in communiti More...

• FESTIVAL FUN — In my interview last week with Kevin Flint, chairperson of the Rotary Club of Williamsville’s annual Strawberry Festival, we discussed how the event is the kickoff to festival season in Williamsville and Amherst. More...

125 Years Ago  June 11, 1891   More...

Saturday, May 28 • An employee of a Maple Road convenience store reported that a man, believed to be about 40 years old, stole an 18-pack of beer from the business. The employee described the man as having a “medium, flabby build.” More...

In a recent Bee letter to the editor, the writer opines that “having the Westwood property deemed as brownfields is a scare tactic.” It is important that the public understands that this is not a scare tactic but a legitimate public healt More...

On Saturday, April 16, my family and I attended the Run Forest Run 5K race at Forest Elementary School. It was a benefit for our grandson, Sebastian Bradley, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in February. More...

Williamsville’s Arts and Culture Committee put on “Thursday Night Live” at the Meeting House on Main Street near Mill Street during April and May, and it was a success.  More...

Tennis in the Village registration open   Children ages 4 to 14 can sign up to participate in summer tennis lessons at South Long Park beginning June 28. For more information, call 626-0192.  Jurek Post pancake breakfast to be held   More...

Twenty-six-year-old Amherst resident Mitchell Grosofsky grew up with an engrained respect for Buffalo’s architecture. More...

Amherst Christian Academy, 2625 Tonawanda Creek Road, will hold a spring festival featuring barbecued chicken and entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. More...

Play Ball for Tots will run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday or Friday June 27 through Aug. 12 at North Forest Park, 85 N. Forest Road, Williamsville, in the grass area by the playground. More...

Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo and Richard C. More...

The sale of the former John & Mary’s location, at 2374 Niagara Falls Blvd., has led to development plans for a Checkers Drive-In Restaurant in the Town of Tonawanda.  According to McGuire Development Company, the sale was made for $54 More...

Elder Law attorneys will be presenting seminars on legal issues of interest to older adults, family caregivers and aging service professionals from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, 20 Church St., Buffalo.  More...