Cheektowaga, NY

One store to close, another retrofitted      Two supermarket chains made major announcements late last week, with Wegmans announcing that it will close its Walden Avenue store in mid-October, and Tops reporting that it has completed a major remodeling of its Union Road location. More ... READY FOR SCHOOL...      Top photo,3-year-old Gabriel Rashko, Jeremy Rashko, 5, and Jeffery Rashko, 7, all of Sloan, wait outside of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School before the start of the school year. At right, a student is handed a blank name tag as she steps off a school bus in front of Maryvale Intermediate School More ... Faso, Suozzi discuss upstate at Depew 'Town Hall' meeting By John J. Hopkins      Two candidates hoping to become the next governor of New York State spent more than one hour discussing their platforms at a "Town Hall" style meeting Tuesday in the auditorium at Depew High School. More ... ROUGH FIRST DAY?...      Four-year-old Nicholas Mokosa hugs his father Rich Mokosa tightly after his first day of kindergarten at Pine Hill Primary Center. Students in local school districts returned to school Tuesday and Wednesday. ( More ... Local police ready to aid 'Bucky' search      Although they believe that the odds that Ralph "Bucky" Phillips will travel through their jurisdictions is small, local police agencies are poised to step into action if they are called upon to help in the manhunt for the suspected cop killer. More ... Also this week in the Times       An interim assistant superintendent, a change in tax rates, transportation issues and replacing a board member are all addressed during a busy Depew Board of Education meeting. More ...