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Chief Sliwinski remembered as a dedicated, deeply caring community servant
by JULIE HALM
Editor | July 22, 2021
Police Chief Michael Sliwinski cared. He cared about the men and women of his department. He cared about the residents of Cheektowaga. He even cared about stray, abandoned kittens with...
Industrial fire destroys PPE business near airport
Bee Group Newspapers | July 22, 2021
Various first responders, including several Cheektowaga fire departments, reported to a large structure fire in an industrial park on Earhart Drive at 4:26 p.m. Tuesday. The building ablaze was a...
Reinstein Woods reopens Education Center
by JULIE HALM
Editor | July 22, 2021
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve has officially reopened its Education Center at the preserve, although regular outdoor programming has been resumed for some time. According to Meaghan Boice-Greene, director, the facility...
Local News
Fire at 120 Earhart Drive
Bee Group Newspapers | July 22, 2021
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Cheektowaga firefighters battle numerous blazes throughout town
| July 22, 2021
Firefighters throughout Cheektowaga have been extremely busy during the past week. In addition to the Dale Road fire on July...
Senior Center to hold Summertime Bingo Party
| July 22, 2021
The Cheektowaga Senior Center will hold a Summertime Bingo Party from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, at the...
Fire consumes personal storage space on Dale Road
by JULIE HALM
Editor | July 22, 2021
A fire broke out at a privately owned storage facility on Dale Road, just before 3 p.m. on July 15,...
Sports
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Additional content from the Cheektowaga Team of the Year story
jnadolinski | July 22, 2021
Due to space constraints in the July 22 edition of The Cheektowaga Bee, some information intended for the story had...
Central boys hoops tabbed Bee’s top team
by JASON NADOLINSKI
Sports reporter
email: jnadolinski@beenews.com
twitter: @JasonNado_Bee | July 22, 2021
Cheektowaga’s boys basketball team has been a perennial contender for regular and postseason success during coach Patrick Cullinan’s tenure as...
Rosters announced for upcoming Lions All-Star Football Classic
| July 22, 2021
The Kensington Lions Club, along with ADPRO SPORTS, will present the 45th annual Kensington Lions All-Star High School Football Classic...
Buffalo Storm to host street hockey tournament
| July 22, 2021
Registration is now underway for the 2021 Street Hockey Festival that the Buffalo Storm, in conjunction with the Town of...
COVID compacts busy schedule for Bee’s top coach
by JASON NADOLINSKI
Sports reporter
email: jnadolinski@beenews.com
Twitter: @JasonNado_Bee | July 15, 2021
Cleveland Hill’s Glen Graham is typically a busy guy throughout the school year. Aside from his family and his responsibilities...
Maryvale track program holds awards banquet
| July 15, 2021
The Maryvale track team held its annual awards ceremony on July 6, using the area behind the grandstand at the...
Editorial
Spindle Items
| July 22, 2021
..AN IMMENSE LOSS – Just the other day, I went for a little stroll at Hamburg Beach. While inquiring about day passes, I found myself...
Avoid spreading invasive pests
| July 22, 2021
If you’ve found your home or yard swarmed with smelly brown stinkbugs – specifically the brown marmorated stinkbug, from Asia – then you’re no stranger...
Out of the Past
| July 22, 2021
Five Years Ago July 21, 2016 • POKEMON GO – Western New Yorkers are on a quest to “catch ’em all.” People of all ages...
Obituaries
Death Notices
| July 22, 2021
DEL NUOVO, Denise M., 72, died Thursday, July 15, 2021. Ms. Del Nuovo is survived by two children, Nicholas Del...
Robert D. Joyce, restaurant owner
| July 15, 2021
Robert “Bob” David Joyce, 59, of Venice, Florida, formerly of Buffalo, died July 29, 2020. Mr. Joyce left behind a...
Death Notices
| July 1, 2021
GARCIA, Robert J., 57, of Cheektowaga, died Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Mr. Garcia is survived by four siblings, Gary M.,...
Death Notices
| June 24, 2021
NOLAN, Barbara C. (nee Meade), 84, of Cheektowaga, born in Dema, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021. Mrs....
Richard Mazuca, public works employee
| June 17, 2021
Richard Robert Mazuca, 56, of Jensen Beach, Florida, formerly of Clarence, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Mr....
Letters to the Editor
Police should stop responding
| May 13, 2021
Fellow citizens, take heed, listen up, pay attention. Well, my prediction of Biden quitting or being removed from the presidency...
Thank you, Senator Schumer
| April 22, 2021
Thank you, Sen. Schumer, for listening about the plight of New York’s nonprofits and responding to the complex set of...
The future looks chaotic
| April 8, 2021
Fellow citizens, take heed, listen up, pay attention. This month’s letter contains two predictions. One - If the House and...
Lifestyles
The Healing Hub of New York holds Walking to Healing fundraiser
By FALISHA OSER, Reporter | July 22, 2021
On Saturday, July 17, the Healing Hub of New York hosted its Walking to Healing fundraiser event toward its $2,000...
Friends of Reinstein Woods
| July 22, 2021
Summer Wildflowers Search for seasonal wildflowers and learn about their uses and their place in folklore at this event at...
Bee Senior News
| July 22, 2021
On March 16, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned gatherings of more than 50 people. Since then, a multitude...
‘OFF ROAD’ with Peter Palmisano
by FALISHA OSER, Reporter | July 15, 2021
A longtime Buffalonian, Peter Palmisano has had a great history, from being a school teacher to an actor working on...
Business
Louie’s Texas Red Hots still satisfying 53 years later
by LOUIE GALANES
Founder, Louie’s Texas Red Hots
edited by BOB KUPCZYK
Special Sections Editor | March 11, 2021
My drive came from being born in a small village in Greece with poor living conditions, where electricity and running...
Reed’s Auto, Truck & Fleet Services can service your vehicle
edited by BOB KUPCZYK
Special Sections Editor | March 11, 2021
Reed’s Auto, Truck & Fleet Services is an auto repair shop that offers auto service and repair, along with 24-hour...
TO OPEN MAY 1
edited by BOB KUPCZYK
Special Sections Editor | March 11, 2021
The season at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst, will begin Saturday, May 1, and will...
P&G WOODS CONSTRUCTION is gearing up for spring
edited by BOB KUPCZYK
Special Sections Editor | March 11, 2021
On behalf of the three generations of P&G Woods Construction, Paul Woods would like to take this time to thank...
What’s Going On
What’s Going On
Depew parish to hold Krolick’s drive-thru The Ladies Sodality of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish at St. James Church...
Entertainment
Local Music
| July 23, 2021
Theatre
| July 23, 2021
Walking Tours
| July 23, 2021
Workshops
| July 23, 2021
Art
| July 17, 2021




