Cheektowaga resident Morgan Wiley, 6, cools off on the water slide at the Cheektowaga Town Pool on Saturday.
2015-07-30
New Chamber director looks forward to working with community
Energetic and eager to learn are just two characteristics to describe Kristina Groff’s attitude toward her new position as executive director of the Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce. Groff started in the position in June after longtime Chamber president and CEO Debra Liegl left to pursue a seat in the county legislature. Groff came to the position after spending four years […]
School Board discusses tax rate, yearbook costs
The Cheektowaga Central School Board discussed a diminutive increase in the tax rate for the 2015-16 school year at Tuesday’s meeting, as well as the need to cut costs in regard to printing, in order to make senior pictures and yearbooks more affordable. The board recommended a tax rate of $6.89 per thousand dollars of assessed value (the tax levy […]
National Night Out set for Aug. 4
Both Cheektowaga and Sloan will host National Night Out events that will feature several community organizations. Cheektowaga’s event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Town Park, 2600 Harlem Road. The Village of Sloan’s event will be held at Griffith Park, 50 Griffith St. National Night Out is meant to heighten crime and drug prevention […]
George Urban paving project complete
Officials reviewed the recent paving work on George Urban Boulevard on Monday. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was joined by Erie County Legislator Patrick Burke, Town Supervisor Mary Holtz and members of the Public Works Departments from both Erie County and Cheektowaga. Approximately 8,000 vehicles use George Urban Boulevard daily. A complete mill and overlay operation on George Urban removed […]
Judge increases bail for accused drug dealer
Town Judge Paul Piotrowski increased the bail for a man accused of dealing heroin while he awaited trial on Monday. Dellsean Hamilton, 26, of Buffalo, was arrested by Cheektowaga Police Officer Brad Hebeler on March 25 for allegedly having 145 bags of heroin and a small amount of marijuana in his possession. He was charged with criminal possession of a […]
Man sentenced to jail for petit larceny
A Buffalo man was sentenced to 90 days in jail on July 17 after he pleaded guilty to petit larceny. Quinnie Gernay, 52, was arrested by Cheektowaga police in December for shoplifting from Family Dollar on Genesee Street, according to the Cheektowaga Police Department. He was charged with petit larceny and was sentenced by Town Judge Paul Piotrowski. Piotrowski said […]
New Rotary Club seeks to effect change through service
There’s a new social club in town — one that is nixing the cocktail hours and freshly pressed suits in favor of jeans and a pair of work gloves. (See editorial on page four) Roundabout Rotary Club of Buffalo-Niagara, established through the re-purposing of the former Rotary Club of Cheektowaga’s original 1948 charter, is seeking to foster the kind of […]
Villa Maria College receives grant to support Achieve Program
Villa Maria College recently received a grant from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation in support of the college’s Achieve Program for students with learning differences. The grant totals $136,252 and will help support the program during the first three years of operation. Villa Maria is part of the 2 percent of colleges and universities nationwide that offer this […]
Man sentenced to jail after leaving scene of accident
A town man received a five-month jail sentence on Friday after he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and driving with a suspended license. Scott Nowak, 35, was driving on Genesee Street at the Kensington Expressway on March 8 when he caused an accident by running a red light, according to the Cheektowaga Police Department. […]