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January 25, 2012 / Front Page

Battling for position

St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute’s Zachery Klapp gains the blue line and attempts to move past Quinn Beiter of Canisius High School on Thursday night at the Northtown Center. More...

Improvement Society presenting inaugural Groundhog Day event

‘Name the Groundhog’ contest in The Bee

by DARLENE M. DONOHUE
Editor

Inspired by the movie “Groundhog Day,” the Village of Kenmore plans to host its own celebration honoring the little critter’s weather prediction. More...

Local News

Five areas seen for improvement in state budget

by DARLENE M. DONOHUE
Editor

Gov. More...

A Home Energy Assistance Program Outreach will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Town of Tonawanda Senior Center, 291 Ensminger Road, Room 4, Town of Tonawanda. Interviews will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. More...

Village fire loss estimates soar

There was nearly $360,000 more in fire losses in the Village of Kenmore in 2011 than in the previous year. Kenmore Fire Department’s Chief Brendan J. More...

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Police Blotter

Male arrested for DWI after snowbank collision

Village of Kenmore Friday, Jan. 13 More...

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Education

Freshman Seminar class axed for Sweet Home High students

by DAVID F. SHERMAN
Managing Editor

The Freshman Seminar course offered at Sweet Home High School will be dropped next year. The high school restructuring project was outlined at the Jan. 17 meeting of the Board of Education by Principal Joleen Reinholz. More...

Kenmore Mercy program exposes youth to health care careers

With a continuing nationwide shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, hospitals, such as Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Kenmore, and government agencies are teaming up to develop creative ways to promote careers in health care. More...

St. Joe’s athletes help Food Bank

The St. Joe’s Federation Hockey Team gave back this Martin Luther King Day by volunteering their time at the Food Bank of Western New York. More...

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Sports

Bailey has Blue Devils rolling into first-place showdown with Niagara Falls

by MIKE MIGLIORE
Reporter

Kenmore West had some business to take care of last week before preparing for perhaps their biggest game of the season later this week. More...

St. Joe’s earns big victory over Aquinas

by MIKE MIGLIORE
Reporter

The St. Joe’s Marauders faced one of their biggest tests of the season on Saturday afternoon and passed it with flying colors. More...

Marauders get another win against rivals from Canisius

The St. Joe’s Federation hockey team had another successful week, defeating school rival Canisius and large school opponent Lancaster. The wins give the Marauders an impressive 15 victories on the season. More...

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What's Going On

What’s Going On

Old Town community meeting on Jan. 25 The Old Town Community Watch Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Assembly of God Church, 72 Riverdale Road, Tonawanda. Healing Mass set at Blessed Sacrament More...

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Business

New owners maintain gourmet food shop

The Premier Gourmet Store, located at 3465 Delaware Ave. in Tonawanda, now has new owners. Mark and Jonathan Notarius purchased the well-known business from Janet Ostrow, of LGR Gourmet Inc., on Jan. 17. More...

AAA adds GM manager to Board of Directors

AAA Western and Central New York has named Steven Finch to its board of directors for 2012. Finch, general manager of the GM Powertrain Tonawanda Engine Plant, has been elected to serve a three-year term. More...

AAA hosting “Start Smart” events for parents, young drivers

Driving comes with a wealth of dangers no matter who is behind the wheel, but teenagers are the group most at-risk while on the road. More...

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Air monitors might be shut down

¦ Coalition asks to maintain testing

by DARLENE M. DONOHUE
Editor

The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York is petitioning to keep air monitoring in the Town of Tonawanda. More...

Residents rehash flood, fire company protection concerns

by DARLENE M. DONOHUE
Editor

Two residents at Monday’s Tonawanda Town Board meeting again raised issues related to street flooding and fire district expansion. More...

Editorial

Instead of complaining, do something about it

I f you’ve complained about the state of the government in New York and the need for reform in Albany, you’re far from alone. More...

Spindle items

DARLENE DONOHUE
Ken-Ton Editor

THERE’S A SHAPE FOR YOU — The Town of Tonawanda will be offering a couple of programs — one of them new — to help individuals get in shape for the new year. More...

Out of the Past

Track installation

(Do you have a memory of the Ken-Ton area you would like to share with Bee readers? Send it to “Out of the Past,” Ken-Ton Bee, 5564 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14221-5410). More...

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Obituaries

Gary F. Docteur, Social Security administrator

Gary F. Docteur, 61, of Tonawanda, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. Mr. Docteur was born in Cape Vincent, N.Y., and graduated from Oswego State College with a bachelor’s degree in history. More...

Herbert J. Roswell, Kenmore East art teacher

Herbert J. Roswell, 81, of Tonawanda, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. Mr. Roswell was born in Buffalo and was a graduate of Technical High School. More...

Death Notices

LONG, Dorothy K. (nee Long), of Tonawanda, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Mrs. Long is survived by two sisters, Carrie Davis and Agnes Dils; and many nieces and nephews. More...

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Lifestyles

Support that stacks UP

Library to host annual fundraiser

by JOLENE ZANGHI
Reporter

When it comes to hosting an event based around wine and chocolate, Brighton Place Library writes the book. More...