Cheektowaga, NY

Town, villages may examine merging building inspectors By John J. Hopkins Times       Every year residents in Depew ask for a greater tax refund from the Town of Cheektowaga because they pay for a portion of the town's police department even though the village has its own police force. Now, it appears that the village government is interested in sharing some services with the town. More ... Lighting a Fire...      LIGHTING A FIRE...John F. Kennedy Middle School teacher Scott Page assists middle school student Cassandra Faulkner with lighting her candle outside the school during Tuesdays commemoration and remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (Times photo) More ... Broncos' Burton makes brief homecoming       Although he didn't see game action Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Hill High School graduate and current Denver Bronco Antwon Burton did get to see the most important person in his life last weekend- his mother, LaDoris. More ... Depew board rejects Coyotes patio request       Based on concerns from residents living close to Coyotes Nightclub and a recommendation from the Depew Planning Board, the village board voted unanimously Monday to deny a special use permit for an expanded outdoor patio in the back of the Urbandale Plaza establishment. More ... Give Me a Hand...      ME A HAND...New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer gives excited Union East Elementary School student Maranda Johnson a handshake Thursday morning as fellow student Brianna Beyer and school officials look on. Spitzer visited Union East and a Rochester-area school to welcome back students. (Times phot... More ... Suspicious package found at hospital Breaking News - September 10, 2007, 3:30 p.m.      A bomb squad from the Erie County Sheriff’s Department was called to St. Joseph Hospital on Monday afternoon after a suspicious package was found around 2:20. More ...