Ken-Ton Bee

The Town of Tonawanda gave a proclamation to the Town Clerk Marguerite Greco. Pictured from left to right are Councilmembers Jill O’Malley, Greco, Gina Santa Maria and Tim Hennessy. The proclamation was in observance of Professional Municipal Clerks Week for serving as a link between the citizens, local governing bodies and agencies of government at other levels. The Town Supervisor […]

Students from North Tonawanda High School served as either an elected city official or a department head for a day on Tuesday, May 6. They were elected by their classmates and then introduced to their city counterparts, whom they shadowed on Student Government Day. Youth Programming Supervisor Michelle Bernas said, “every year when we start advertising Student Government Day at […]

The Friends of Knox Farm State Park will be hosting the Love- In-Bloom Wedding Showcase on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the historic Mansion at Knox Farm in East Aurora. Proceeds from the spring celebration will benefit the gardens and landscaping surrounding the Mansion and Guest House, in addition to the “Secret Garden.” Dozens of […]

Residents on Woodland Drive in the Town of Tonawanda are having a hard time finding peace and quiet due to the consistent noise from Go Car Wash on Sheridan Drive. At the May 5, Town of Tonawanda town board meeting, residents spoke on the noise and stated that its decibel is well above what is stated in the town code. […]

Although April was National Volunteer Month, Brookdale Kenmore continues to celebrate the dedication of one of its most active residents, Marilyn McKenzie. As a true ambassador for the community, McKenzie brings her spirit of service into nearly everything she does. Each year, the senior living community honors residents who give their time to support others both within Brookdale and throughout […]

Stella Hycner, a cherished resident at Catholic Health’s McAuley Residence, is marking a remarkable milestone — her 107th birthday! Born in Buffalo on May 5, 1918, Hycner shares her birth year with notable figures like Rita Hayworth, Billy Graham, Betty Ford, and Howard Cosell. That year also witnessed the onset of the Spanish Flu and the conclusion of World War […]

Many students, parents and staff are still reeling from the lockdown at Sweet Home High School Monday after the school received threats of an individual with a gun and multiple bombs in the building. “It was around noon when the lockdown alarm went off,” a ninth grader at Sweet Home High School said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “An […]

Joy Kuebler, a local landscape architect, has spent the last eight years working to redevelop a historic property on Main Street, which is one of the first steps in developing a northern gateway into the City of North Tonawanda. Eight years ago Kuebler and Kelley Culp-Burton, another local architect, started looking for architect opportunities together before finding a condemned historic […]

The Kenmore Village Improvement Society will present an art show by three local glass artists, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20 at the Made for Good shop/KVIS gathering space at 7 Warren Ave., in Kenmore. The artists, Laura Baurer, Mindy Robbins, and Melissa Miszkiewicz are makers who sell their creations at the Made for Good shop, which […]

Bee Editorial Farmers markets are plentiful in Western New York. Every year, multiple communities in this region’s many agrarian based townships and villages have a day where all are welcome to shop farm to table. Let’s be real, farmers markets provide a better product overall. “Produce from local farmers has spent more time on the vine, on the tree or in the […]