Cheektowaga, NY

Supervisor choice expected next week       Exercising his duty as deputy supervisor, Councilmember James J. Jankowiak presided over Monday's Town Board meeting, but a decision on who will be Cheektowaga's next top official is not expected until the Town Democratic Committee announces its endorsement on Monday. More ... DARING DESIGN...       The Cheektowaga Police Department's DARE Program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) recently received a new vehicle and with it, a new look. The radical design was created by Trace George at VSP Marketing Graphic Group. Lieutenant Mark Petruniak said that he hopes that the specially-designed markin... More ... Heather Road woman arrested after attempting to poison dog By John J. Hopkins Times       An ongoing neighbor dispute over a dog's barking almost became lethal for the pooch when the animal ate a meatball laced with rat poison, a concoction Cheektowaga police say was cooked up by a disgruntled neighbor. The dispute became malicious on December 29 when Charmaine M. Twarozek, 55, of 72 H... More ... Brush moratorium officially ended       Cheektowaga's moratorium on the size and weight of tree branches and other yard debris that could be placed at the curb officially ended on December 31, 2006. The moratorium was announced in the wake of the October 12-13 snowstorm that caused extensive tree damage throughout the region and was int... More ... Retirement prompts search at Cleve Hill       The Cleveland Hill Board of Education and a yet-to-form committee will soon begin the process of looking for a new superintendent after Bruce Inglis announced that he will retire at the school year's end. Inglis, who is in his seventh year as superintendent at Cleveland Hill, tendered his resignat... More ... HOLIDAY SPIRITS...       Members of the Cheektowaga Central High School Spirit Club brought cheer to ElderWood Health Care at Linwood, Lancaster, by delivering holiday gifts to all the residents. Throughout the year, Spirit Club members sold snacks, water and other beverages before and after school to raise money for resi... More ...