Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
The weekly COVID-19 Akron/Newstead Public Safety Team reports to Town of Newstead and Village of Akron Emergency Services Coordinator Dan Kowalik announced the Town of Newstead’s highway department return to a full-time work schedule on Monday, April 27. The department is working 4 ten-hour days (Monday through Thursday). Daily temperature monitoring and other COVID-19 protocols are in place.
Read morePreventing academic harm to students is an Akron Central School and State Department of Education focus during the current school closures and on-line instruction model.
Read moreAkron Central Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe updated the Board of Education on variables impacting the proposed 2020-2021 school year budget during their meeting last week.
Read moreThomas Wetzen by Marilyn J. Kasperek Condolences and memories began flooding social media as news of the death, of retired Akron Central School Physical Education teacher, Athletic Director, and Coach Thomas Wetzen, on Saturday, April 25, 2020 began to spread. Wetzen, 92, who entered into rest at Buffalo VA Medical Center, contracted Covid-19 while in a nursing home and had been hospitalized for about 2 weeks. Town of Newstead Supervisor David Cummings closed Monday’s Newstead Town Board meeting in memory of Wetzen, who he remembered as a teacher and coach and as a friend with whom he played golf and
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning runs through May 14. With nice weather days increasing, DEC reminds residents that conditions for wildfires are heightened in springtime when most wildfires occur.
Read moreHideko Kenyon passed away peacefully on April 21, 2020. She was born and raised in Okinawa, Japan. Her given name was Hideko and she later took the nickname Hide. Okinawa is where she would meet and marry her sweetheart, Walter H. Kenyon while he was stationed there before moving to America. They had three children: Kevin (Carolyn) Kenyon, Kani (Rene) Tucciarone, and Kathy (Greg) Pequeen. She loved her family dearly. She is predeceased by her beloved Walter (2002) and her dear daughter, Kani. Hide spent her early days providing child care for the neighborhood kids. Her love for children never wavered
Read moreThe Newstead Town Board is holding their April 27 work session and meeting in person at the Newstead Town Hall, 5 Clarence Center Road, practicing social distancing protocol. Work session begins at 7:15 p.m. followed by regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Read moreErie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw Jr. has confirmed that Erie County government received anticipated funding from the federal government totaling $160,306,414.50 to assist with COVID-19 related expenses. The revenue was direct deposited by the Federal Government into Erie County’s Trust Account on April 24, 2020. The money is the result of the CARES Act stimulus package passed by federal lawmakers and signed by President Trump. The legislation provides financial assistance to local governments combating the Coronavirus.
Read moreBankOnBuffalo has partnered with the Small Business Association (SBA) to provide assistance to the commercial community through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during this pandemic. This program initially provided $349 billion nationally in loans as a direct incentive for small businesses to keep workers on their payroll.
Read moreEC Office for People with Disabilities joins Senior Services, community partners in new effort ERIE COUNTY, NY— Recently the Erie County Department of Senior Services, in conjunction with the Erie County Office for People with Disabilities, announced a partnership with Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action, the IDEA Center at the University at Buffalo, Wegmans and others to assist with transportation, deliveries, and social connection needs for seniors and the disabled. The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (“NFTA”) and AARP also support the effort to create opportunities for volunteers to connect older adults
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