Cheektowaga, NY

LIKE THE REAL THING... Mary Queen of Angels Catholic school students in Kathryn Vohwinkel's first grade class (pictured left to right) Jeremy Glinski, Marissa Frank-Sasiadek and Matthew Riley participated in the class's Community Building project, in which students constructed smaller models of ar... More ... Kaznowski tapped to fill council seat By John J. Hopkins Times       Three months after losing the Democratic primary for town council by a scant six votes, Stan Kaznowski is poised to join the town board in January after the Cheektowaga Democratic Committee endorsed him Tuesday to fill a council vacancy. More ... Ethnic slur issue resurfaces in Sloan       Whether or not a Village of Sloan board member used an ethnic slur against another trustee eight months ago is still not known, although the accused board member vehemently again denied at Tuesday's meeting his use of the offensive term. More ... Themes in 'young adult' books raise concerns at Cleve Hill       The content of two young adult books that are part of the sixth grade reading curriculum in the Cleveland Hill School District was called into question last week by a parent unhappy with what he believed was insufficient parental notification about the books' themes. More ...       SHHH... Eight-month-old Curtis Valentine of Cheektowaga sleeps comfortably on a cuddly stuffed animal Friday during Winterfest's opening activities Friday at the Alexander Community Center. ( Times photo) More ...