Cheektowaga, NY

Garbage violations to bring hefty fines By John J. Hopkins Times       Residents who place their garbage at the curb too early, or who fail to store their waste in hard, open-top containers will face possible fines after modifications to Cheektowaga's sanitation code were approved Monday by the town board. More ... NUMBER ONE...       Members of the Cheektowaga Central varsity club hockey team celebrate after winning their fourth consecutive Super Sunday title at HSBC Arena. More ... Wildcats, Flyers refuse to lose, setting up all-local hoops final By Steven Dlugosz Times       The Buffalo State College Sports Arena will be decked out Saturday afternoon with fans wearing maroon as well as turquoise and white. That's because those supporters' favorite boys basketball teams will be facing one another in the Section VI Class A-2 finals- Maryvale and Depew. More ... LENDING A HELPING HAND...       Crossing guard Roberta Paul greets Cleveland Hill Elementary School student Tyler Kaun before she assists across Harlem Road at Corey Court on Wednesday afternoon. More ... Realignment returns facilities department       Operations under the town's parks division and the buildings and grounds division have been merged into a re-created facilities department that existed for several years until it was split in 2000. More ... Also this week in the Times       + Depew officials review the village's housing code and hope to revise its ordinance to crack down on owners who fail to keep their properties maintained. + A traffic accident on George Urban Boulevard sends six persons to area hospitals. + Businesses looking to leave Cheektowaga for Empire Zones m... More ... Town may crack down on Empire Zones; Sanitation logistics revisited Breaking news - February 23, 2007      Companies attempting to leave Cheektowaga in favor of incentive-laden, Buffalo-based Empire Zones may soon be faced with strict guidelines to prove their hardships before permission is granted by the town. More ...