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Construction wraps up; students return
by ANDREA KIMBRIEL Editor
       As students collect pens, notebooks and calculators for their return to classes, the Clarence Central School District is also preparing for the onset of the academic year.
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Changes could increase Planning Board responsibility
by ANDREA KIMBRIEL Editor
       The town may be on the verge of significant improvements to the planning process, according to Planning Board chairman Al Schultz. Those changes could include delegating some of the Town Board’s decision-making authority to the Planning Board.
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Labor Day Fair planned in Center
      The Clarence Center Labor Day Fair, which is sponsored by the Clarence Center Fire Company Benevolent Association, will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, at 9415 Clarence Center Road, Clarence Center.
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Simpson to retire as UB president
by KEATON T. DEPRIEST Amherst Associate Editor
       University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson on Monday announced he will retire effective Jan. 15. The university’s 14th president, Simpson said he will be returning to California to spend more time with his wife, Katherine, and their family. Scott D. Nostaja, UB’s senior vice president and chief operations officer, will serve as interim president.
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 Local News
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FOND FAREWELL — Mail carrier Don Sobocinski received a warm sendoff on Aug. More...
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• Planning Board to meet
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 Editorials
• article has image Budget outlook for teacher centers looks bleak in New York State
Even though the drama associated with the state budget process is now behind us, it’s never too early to start focusing on New York’s financial concerns, particularly when you talk about programs and services that may be on the outside looking in when it comes to the state’s spending plan for next year. More...
• article has image Efforts under way to attract tourists to Erie County
• article has image Spindle items
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 Letters to the Editor
• Thanks for support of overseas troops
To our friends of the Clarence Farmers Market on behalf of the Clarence American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 838, I would like to “thank you, friends” for all your support and donations to our overseas project. More...
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 Police Blotter
• Archers on bicycle path advised by police
(Editor’s note: The Bee’s police blotter is a sampling of unusual, sometimes humorous calls received by the New York State Police and Erie County Sheriff’s Department. It is not intended to be a complete record of all incidents reported) Saturday, Aug. 21 More...
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 Bee Heard
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(Editor’s note: Call The Bee at 632-0390 and record a one-minute comment on our Bee Heard line. It gives readers an opportunity to comment quickly and candidly on items of local or regional interest. Callers do not have to identify themselves and no callers’ names will be used. In the interest of fairness and good taste, The Bee will not publish derogatory or insulting comments. More...
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 Education
• On the Campus
Steven Rice and Lauren Warkenthien, both of East Amherst, have been awarded Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University. More...
• article has image CLARENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
• First Niagara offers funding, holds essay contest
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 Sports
• article has image Red Devil gridders see light at tunnel’s end
It has been two years in the making — officially, at least — but when Clarence’s football team takes to the field this weekend to open its 2010 season, the Red Devils will be leaving behind the dwindling ranks of schools without lighted fields. More...
• Bills, Greatbatch partner to ‘Sack Heart Disease’
• Ski Club registration planned for Sept. 26
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 Lifestyles
• article has image National Drug Take-Back Day
Local disposal sites aim to get meds off the street
D rive up and drop off. It’s as simple as that when it comes to the disposal of unwanted, expired or unused prescription drugs. More...
• Town of Clarence YOUTH BUREAU
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 What's Going On
• What’s Going On
Clarence Center walk planned for Sept. 4 More...
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 Entertainment
• article has image Family Activities
thurs. 2  After School Escape — Children in grades K-5 are invited to enjoy a one-hour program for kids featuring a different, fun, outdoor activity each week, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at Reinstein Woods, 77 Honorine Drive, Depew; Free - no registration required. 683-5959, www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html fri. More...
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• Special Events
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 Business
• article has image Why I love the Town of Clarence bike path
In “Hovel in the Hills,” Elizabeth West said, “when man invented the bicycle, he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. More...
• Events
• Eggs sold at Tops not affected by recent recall
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