Cheektowaga, NY

FROM ICE TO DIRT... A change in seasons means ice hockey, including (left) Cheektowaga Central against Lewiston-Porter last Sunday in the New York State Club Hockey championship, gives way to baseball, as (right) Maryvale's Matt Mohr prepares to take some rips at the plate during a recent practice. ... More ... CSX defects found Town overpass OK By John J. Hopkins Times       Three months after a CSX train derailed on an overpass, sending one of its boxcars crashing onto Union Road and leaving a second teetering on the edge, officials have found nearly 200 serious violations of federal safety regulations systemwide, but none related to the local derailment. More ... Accident fatal to 4-year-old boy may have started with seizure       A 4-year-old Kenville Road boy was killed in a March 22 motor vehicle accident when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck by an apparently speeding vehicle just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Century Road. More ... Benefits for veterans explained next week       Care for veterans and services available to them will be discussed next week during a public conference hosted by the Cheektowaga Veterans Affairs Commmittee in Town Hall. Representatives from Erie County and the Veterans Administration Hospital will be on hand to talk with veterans and their fami... More ...      FAMILY PRIDE... Ms. United States Woman Dawn Basham pauses for a picture with her brother Jay after she spoke last week with Cheektowaga Central Middle School students about bullying. Jay Basham is a seventh grade social studies teacher at the school. (Times photo) More ... Also this week in the Times       + High baseball and softball preview featuring all of the local teams. + The Cheektowaga Central decides to approve a one-year test of a "help line" for students who can leave tips about potential problems or trouble in the district. + While Cheektowaga Central approves a test trial for a phone "... More ... 4-year-old boy killed in accident Breaking News, March 23, 2006      A 4-year-old Kenville Road boy was killed in a March 22 motor vehicle accident when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck from behind by an apparently speeding vehicle just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Century Road. More ...