6 October 2008, 12:21 am
The Zaremba Group of Cleveland, Ohio, is currently seeking permission from the Village of East Aurora to demolish several buildings near the southeast corner of Main and Olean streets to construct a 13,225-square-foot CVS store and pharmacy. Representatives of the company spoke to the Village Planni... read more
6 October 2008, 12:21 am
The East Aurora Fire Dept. will soon be getting a new heavy rescue vehicle. At its Sept. 15 meeting, the East Aurora Village Board voted unanimously to accept a $543,265 bid from Pierce Manufacturing for the vehicle. Several fire department volunteers were in attendance at the meeting, but did not s... read more
6 October 2008, 12:21 am
Ron Book has his sights set high--19,365 feet above sea level, to be precise. That's the height of the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which the 72-year-old East Aurora resident hopes to reach in mid-October. He will leave home Oct. 7 and begin the climb on Oct. 10. "It's going to be a seven-day adventure,... read more
6 October 2008, 12:21 am
In recent months, several lawsuits relating to the purchase of 300 Gleed Ave. made the Aurora Town Board wary of creating arrangements involving the facility. Though not all the legal challenges have been settled, the board's actions in the past few weeks seem to have signaled a change of thinking.... read more
6 October 2008, 12:21 am
The Pizza Hut restaurant at 186 Quaker Rd., East Aurora, was among seven Pizza Huts in Western New York to close Thurs., Sept. 25. All seven were owned by Hospitality West LLC, which reportedly cited poor performance at the restaurants as its reason for closing them. Prior to the closings, Hospitali... read more
6 October 2008, 12:20 am
Tim Buchanan of East Aurora has been climbing mountains his entire life. He has seen the summit of a number of the United States' most difficult mountains, returning with harrowing tales of the climb. But it was not until recently that he decided to take a group of young men from the Boys & Girls Cl... read more