Garbage pick-up delayed

All trash routes in the Town of Newstead and Village of Akron are delayed this week. Friday routes are pushed to Saturday. Joseph M. Hickman Strategic/Municipal Sales Manager said, “With the current spike around our community and country of COVID-19 cases, we may experience service delays in your area. The safety of our employees and our customers is our highest priority, and we are working to ensure you are serviced as close to the expected service date as possible. Friday routes may push to Saturday, please leave garbage out if it is not collected on Friday. “

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ACS names Tiger Athletes of the Week

The 2021-22 Winter sport season is quickly winding down with some teams having completed their league championship meet.  Selected Tiger Athletes of the Week are two Tigersharks, Shea Masse from the girls team and Aiden Polkowski from the boys, who excelled at the Niagara-Orleans League Championships, bringing home the blue ribbon and league patch.

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Jeanette (nee Corbett, Cowan) Giesler

Jeanette Helen Ann (nee Corbett, Cowan) Giesler, 98, of Akron, New York went peacefully home to be with the Lord on January 26, 2022. Jeanette was born on March 27, 1923 in Newstead, NY to the late Floyd and Florence (nee Hasfurter) Corbett. Late siblings include Evelyn Florence (Emerson) Sinsel; Floyd Karl Corbett Jr. (1918-1919); William Peter (Arlene) Corbett; Laverene Roy (Lorraine) Corbett; Irene Clara (Chester) Covel; James Arthur (Marilyn) Corbett; Lorraine Emma (Fred) Cowan, and Dorothy Margaret Virginia (Earl) Groves. She was a 1939 graduate of Akron High School. She joins her first husband, Cecil Cowan (1945); son Richard

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