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Volunteers Dennis Gallagher, left, and Bill Weisbeck serve pancakes to Bill Raps of Clarence during the Clarence Lions Club’s Pancake Breakfast held at the Clarence Town Clubhouse on Sunday.
Surge in name submissions prompts moving of veterans memorial unveiling
Since plans were revealed last year for a new and improved veterans memorial in Clarence, residents and local veterans alike have eagerly anticipated a visit to a permanent place of...
Self-storage facility at corner of Goodrich/County roads gets aesthetic facelift
Following objections by town officials toward what they viewed as an unappealing aesthetic, a proposal for a self-storage facility at the northeast corner of Goodrich Road and County Road appeared...
Annual CHS ‘Sleepout’ draws nearly 100 students as charity donations pour in
For one night each winter, the parking lot of Clarence High School undergoes a metamorphosis from a slate of blacktop, filled most weekdays with buses and expensive cars, to an...
Local News
County Department of Real Property Tax Services, partners arrive at tax bill solution
The Erie County Department of Real Property Tax Services, working closely with the Erie County Clerks Association and after close...
Jacqualine Berger announces run for 61st Senate District
Jacqualine Berger, a labor activist and current Town Board member and deputy supervisor in the Town of Amherst, has entered...
Northtown Porsche/Volvo dealership on Main set for major upgrade
The Northtown Porsche/Volvo dealership at 8135 Main St. is due for a set of heavy renovations. At the Planning Board’s...
Clarence residents must file property tax exemptions by March
The Town of Clarence Assessor’s Office is reminding residents that their property tax exemptions must be filed by March 1....
Sports
Girls hoops earns split with Lady Quakers
For the second time this season, Clarence’s girls basketball team found itself in the unenviable position of playing Orchard Park...
Wrestlers post split in final two league matches
More often than not during the 2010s, Clarence’s wrestling team was able to get the best of ECIC I rival...
Boys basketball rediscovers, holds on to winning formula
It took much longer than hoped, but Clarence’s boys basketball team finally rediscovered its formula for success Jan. 28 when...
Record falls during rifle team’s busy week
Clarence’s rifle team highlighted a busy stretch of three matches in as many days Wednesday by breaking the previous ECIC...
Bowlers approach perfect regular seasons
Clarence’s boys and girls bowling teams both moved within one win of posting undefeated regular seasons yet again after they...
Editorial
With flu pandemic, Red Cross issues call for donations
The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the...
Spindle items
AMERICAN LEGION POST 838 SCHOLARSHIP — Clarence American Legion Post 838 Scholarship will once again award a scholarship to a college bound Clarence High School...
Environmental author inspires fresh look at Earth Day
Whatever happened to Earth Day? The ecology-driven observance still appears on calendars but hardly generates the response it did 50 years ago. The observance has...
Obituaries
Death Notices
BUNDY, Duane M. Sr., of Oakfield, New York, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Mr. Bundy is survived by his wife,...
Lifestyles
High school Midwinter Concert set
The Clarence High School Concert and Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensemble will present their Midwinter Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday,...
SENIOR WISHES… granting life-enriching wishes
When Wendy Miller Backman was hired by the United Church Home Society in 2013, she was tasked with finding a...
Book Review Club sets meeting date
The Clarence Book Review Club will hear a review of “The Library Book” by author Susan Orlean on Wednesday, Feb....
Albright-Knox Northland…
Albright-Knox exhibitions and events are being held at Albright-Knox Northland, 612 Northland Ave., Buffalo, while the Elmwood Avenue Campus undergoes...
Business
Ribbon cuttings mark busy February
The Clarence Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored the annual State of the Town address at Samuel’s Grande Manor. New chamber...
Brennan’s Bowery Bar to be honored as Chamber’s Large Business of the Year
The Clarence Chamber of Commerce will honor Brennan’s Bowery Bar as Large Business of the Year at its 48th annual...
Catalyst Fitness opens new location
Last year, Catalyst Fitness purchased the former Dick’s Sporting Goods site on Meyer Road off Maple Road. Catalyst transformed the...
