03/31/11 The local office of Rural Transit Service, previously located in the Aurora Highway Department, has been relocated to the Orchard Park Senior Center at 70 Linwood Ave.. The Orchard Park site will now schedule transportation for residents of Aurora, Elma, Marilla, Wales, Orchard Park, Boston, Colden and Eden.
03/28/11 The Iroquois High School Drama Club's spring production will consist of three one-act plays: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, and "The Twelve Angry Pigs" by Wade Bradford. The plays will be performed in the high school auditorium on Fri., April 1 at 7 p.m. and Sat., April 2 at 3 and 7 p.m., under the direction of Lisa Ludwig Kramer. Organizers note that the ...
03/18/11 One side considers it a dead topic while the other is trying to bring it new life. The next step may be court, but only if the legal options are still available. A $20,000 payment from Leon Berner to the Town of Marilla is still being disputed by both sides.
03/18/11 The face-off for the first-ever 25-hour hockey game in the United States will take place at the Time Warner Cable Classic Rink in East Aurora at 9 p.m. on Fri., March 18. Team Great Skate will battle against Team Reebok, with players coming on in shifts, until the final buzzer at 10 p.m. on Sat., March 19.
03/17/11 Rumors of a last minute write-in campaign added tension as votes from the East Aurora Village Board election were tallied Tuesday night. However, each of the three candidates whose names appeared on the ballot for the three open board seats breathed a sigh of relief when the results were declared.
03/16/11 East Aurora police arrested an Elma woman last week after she allegedly sold a controlled substance to an undercover officer on four separate occasions. Joelle Vacanti of May Road was charged with four counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
03/16/11 Just as Aurora Town Board members prepared to proceed with a bond to move Town Hall offices into Gleed Avenue, another option came forward that caused them to pause.
03/16/11 Faced with a combination of rising costs and decreasing state aid that creates a budget gap of more than $1.8 million, Interim Superintendent Brian Russ has laid out a series of possible cuts in the East Aurora School District. In a March 9 presentation to the School Board, Russ detailed five tiers of staff and program reductions to be considered for the 2011-2012 school year.
03/14/11 The Iroquois School Board is conducting a search for a new superintendent of schools and is seeking parents and community members to take a role in that process.
03/12/11 Part-time clerks in Marilla may see their first benefit in the form of paid time off if a new proposal is approved. At a March 1 meeting, Councilman Donald Darrow proposed that the board pass a resolution to award a part-time benefit package based on the number of hours an employee works.
03/11/11 The Aurora Republican Committee is seeking qualified candidates for positions on the Aurora Town Board and Town of Aurora Justice Court. The two-year seat of current Supervisor Jolene Jeffe, as well as the four-year terms of councilmen Jeffrey Harris and James Bach, will be on the November general election ballot. Aurora Town Justice Douglas W. Marky is also up for re-election to a new four-year ...
03/11/11 Those Village of East Aurora residents who head to the polls on Tues., March 15 aren't likely to be faced with much of a dilemma; there are three positions to be filled on the Village Board, and only three official candidates to fill those seats.
03/11/11 The Holland Central School District has enjoyed a full piggybank of reserve money over the years, something state auditors feel is a detriment to the community's tax base. An audit compiled by the Office of New York State Comptroller examined the district's budgetary practices for the last five years and stated the administration and School Board "did not prepare reasonable budgets" from the ...
03/11/11 Two East Aurora teens are in the current Aurora Players production of "Over the Tavern," being presented on the stage at the Roycroft Pavilion in Hamlin Park until March 26. The play, written by former Buffalonian Tom Dudzick, revolves around the lives of a Polish American family living over their neighborhood tavern in 1959 Buffalo.
03/11/11 In response to an incident at Elma Town Court several weeks ago, the Elma Town Board decided March 2 to hire a second security officer for court nights. The new officer will manage the metal detector, which has sat idle for two years outside the main assembly room at Town Hall.
03/06/11 After a one-year absence, the Toy Town Car Show will be returning this year on Aug. 28 to Main Street in East Aurora. In previous years, the show was held on the Sunday on the weekend prior to Labor Day weekend. The event has been a favorite for vehicle enthusiasts and families alike.
03/06/11 Shortly before 2:30 on the afternoon of Mon., Feb. 28, New York State Trooper Thomas Hathaway stopped a vehicle on Girdle Road in Elma. Upon searching the vehicle, the trooper reportedly discovered an electronic scale and teaspoon with cocaine residue behind the dash. He arrested the driver, a 33-year-old Elma man.
03/04/11 An East Aurora Police Department investigation into a rash of residential burglaries led to the arrest of William McClure, Jr., of Balcom Road, the agency reported last week. The burglaries were primarily focused in the northeast portion of the Town of Aurora.
03/02/11 Aurora Town Supervisor Jolene Jeffe is surprised to find that she is already at the halfway point for her first term in office. She said the time has gone by quickly, but with much work and many challenges.
03/02/11 The Holland Reading Center has received a Reading Between the Lines book discussion grant from the New York Council for the Humanities. The free four-book discussion series is entitled "Rethinking Religion: Recent Women's Novels and American Identity" and will be held at the Reading Center on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11 a.m. | 
