Cheektowaga, NY

Packed hall hears both casino ‘sides’      The Sloan Volunteer Fire Company hosted Monday’s Town Board meeting, and a packed hall heard supporters and opponents state their cases concerning a potential Transit Road location for a casino operated by the Seneca Nation of Indians. More ...      REMEMBERING...Parishioners of St. Aloysius Gonzaga and the church's students gathered last Thursday to observe the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. More ... Dispatcher meets child, family after helping to save boy’s life      A Cheektowaga 911 dispatcher who helped save the life of a three-year-old after the boy was hauled out of a swimming pool last month recently had dinner with the grateful family courtesy of a local restaurant. More ... Town makes plans for Isabell’s arrival      Cheektowaga is hundreds of miles inland from where Hurricane Isabell was expected to make landfall, but the National Weather Service and Town officials are concerned about the storm’s anticipated arrival in Western New York. More ... Cheek-Sloan board hears busing gripes      A pair of concerned parents addressed the Cheektowaga-Sloan Board of Education on Tuesday about busing policies and situations that they believe are unsafe. More ... Club sponsors penny sale      Mother’s Club of Our Lady Czestachowa Parish, Clinton Street and Meadowbrook Parkway, is sponsoring a Card Party and Penny Sale September 21 starting at noon. More ...      HAPPY MEETING...Cheektowaga dispatcher Paul Hockwater and Hayden Kuzma recently met at the Olive Garden, just a few weeks after Hockwater fielded a 911 call and helped save Kuzma from drowning. (Photo by Olive Garden) More ... AROUND TOWN by Stephan Koenig Rescue Hose Fire Company celebrates 100 years of service      Organized firefighting has been around for a long time and fire companies in Cheektowaga are beginning to reach the century mark; 100 years filled with tradition, excellence and a commitment to their neighbors. More ...