Cheektowaga, NY

Pools to cost more without ID cards By John J. Hopkins Times       Residents aiming to beat the heat this summer with a dip in one of the town's pools will find they have to dip deeper into their pockets if they don't have a resident discount card. Without a discount card, which also serves as identification, residents will be charged an across-theboard $7 fee pe... More ...      PROUD MOMENT...Maryvale High School senior Matt Mohr, center, signs a letter of intent Wednesday morning to attend Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania on a partial academic, partial athletic (football) scholarship in the fall. Mohr is flanked by (seated) his mother, Maryann, and father, Dave. Standin... More ... Depew school budget features zero increase in tax levy again       For the second year in a row, the Depew Union Free School District has announced that its 2007-08 proposed budget will not increase the tax levy. The proposed fiscal plan for next year will increase spending from 2006-07 by approximately $1.4 million, to $ 35,281,477, which includes bus purchases ... More ... Times newsroom wins 3 press awards       Extensive reporting of last June's tornado, a photo conveying residents' feelings about rising gas prices and an observation from last November's elections all comprised Times entries that received individual accolades last weekend at the New York Press Association's annual spring conference. More ...      ON DISPLAY... The Cheektowaga Times won three New York Press Association awards last weekend. The Times earned second place for its reporting on the June 2006 tornado, shown by Newsroom Director John J. Hopkins, left. At right, Sports Reporter Steven Dlugosz shows off third place awards for feature ... More ... Also this week in the Times       + Cheektowaga Central voters can expect a budget hike of 6.5 percent. + Two retirements prompt the Cheektowaga-Sloan School Board to create a new mechanic position. + A proposed property tax relief plan for the middle class is applauded by the town board, but it wants to see the relief provided ... More ...