Cheektowaga, NY

$2.2M price tag to clean up landfill By John J. Hopkins Times       Nearly seven years after high levels of lead were found on the site of a former municipal landfill along Cayuga Creek in Depew, a plan to remedy the situation has been suggested by the New York State departments of health and environmental conservation. More ... Fun and Games      FUN AND GAMES... A pickle, one of several "mascots" at Sunday's Winter Recreation Celebration at the ice rink in Town Park, triumphantly holds up the novice skating area sign moments after removing it from its proper location. At right, two onlookers hope they don't get blamed for the playful theft.... More ... West Seneca student assessments are considerably higher this year       Students in the West Seneca School District scored considerably higher on New York State assessment tests for last year, an increase school officials attribute to curricular alignment, continuous use of assessment data and targeted staff development. More ... Cleve Hill work OK'd, voter turnout is 75       Only 75 Cleveland Hill School District residents participated in Tuesday's referendum for an upcoming $8.3 million capital improvement project on the Mapleview Road campus. The measure easily passed, with only five voters rejecting the referendum. The 70 votes supporting the improvements represen... More ... A Finger on Child Safety      A FINGER ON CHILD SAFETY... Sergeant Domenic Albanesi of the Crime Resistance Unit records the fingerprint of Mikayla Hartung at Sunday's Winter Recreation Celebration at the Recreation Center. (Times photo) More ...