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The Bugler August 10

August 10, 2023August 13, 2023 4 min read

Dean’s List 176 students from Genesee Community College have been named to Dean’s List. Students honored on the Dean’s List have maintained full or part-time enrollment and earned a quality point index of 3.50 to 3.74. Among those students are: Anne Baer of Akron; Zachary Blew and Kyle Sage of Basom; Stephen Burton and Aaron Birkby of Corfu; and Gretchen Czelusta of Alden Genesee Community College serves over 6,000 students per semester through more than 70 academic programs and certificates, including the new Marketing and Social Media concentration within the Business Administration program, and the new Nanotechnology degree with ECC.

Horror Comedy filming underway in Akron

August 10, 2023August 18, 2023 2 min read

A Horror Comedy, co-written by the award-winning writing duo of Tyler Cheman and Akron native Kristen Skeet and directed by Skeet, is currently being filmed in Akron and other areas in Western New York from August 4 into September, including Market on Main and the lower level of the Village Hall in early September. “Slasher Days of Summer” is slated for release in March 2024

Village of Akron continues to work on moving East Ave. rebuild forward

August 10, 2023August 18, 2023 3 min read

Village of Akron representatives will be walking East Avenue and possibly Bloomingdale Avenue with Erie County representatives in an effort to continue moving forward toward reconstruction of the infrastructure and roadway.

Child Find process helps refer students with disabilities

August 10, 2023August 18, 2023 0 min read

Child Find is a continuous process of public awareness activities, screening and evaluation designed to locate, identify, and refer as early as possible young children with disabilities and their families who are in need of an Early Intervention Program or Pre-school Special Education services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

21st Century featured at Friday’s ACB concert

August 3, 2023August 18, 2023 1 min read

Akron Community Band will feature music from the 21st Century as they continue to celebrate 100 years of music on Friday night.

26Shirts Pop-Up at BankonBuffalo

August 2, 2023October 27, 2023 0 min read

BankonBuffalo, Main Street Akron location, has a 26Shirts PopUp today, August 2 until 12 noon. All welcome to stop by and check their merchandise.

Bicentennial Scavenger Hunt continues

July 20, 2023August 13, 2023 1 min read

The Town of Newstead bicentennial events are over, and a great deal of fun was had by those participating. If you ran out of time to complete the scavenger hunt, you have until the end of the month. The scavenger hunt was designed for family fun and enjoyment. As an added bonus you could learn something new about Akron/Newstead history. Booklets are still available at Town Hall, Village Hall, Newstead Public Library and Knight-Sutton Museum. Pick one up and find the signs at the various locations. There will be a code to decipher. Everyone who took part earlier in the

Crittenden Road closed from Skyline to East Ave. into September

July 20, 2023July 23, 2023 0 min read

Erie County Commissioner of Public Works William E. Geary, Jr. announced last week that Akron-Crittenden Road (CR-246) from Skyline Drive to East Avenue will have a full road closure beginning July 14. There is an anticipated completion date of September 26, 2023.

Bicentennial celebration comes to close

July 13, 2023August 13, 2023 2 min read

Town of Newstead Supervisor and Chair of the Newstead Bicentennial Planning Committee welcomed all to the closing ceremony on Friday night. “Good evening everyone and welcome to the closing ceremony for the Town of Newstead’s 200th birthday! It has been a long week, but we had a lot of fun!” she said. “Thank you once again to all the Bicentennial Planning Committee members! A few other community members that really went above and beyond the call of duty this week were Dave Stutz, Jacob Halleck, and Jonathan, who spent hours in the heat and humidity parking and unparking cars for

Newstead Historical Society thanks everyone who participated in their events

July 13, 2023July 16, 2023 1 min read

The Newstead Historical Society enjoyed another successful 4th of July fundraiser. We would like to thank everyone who baked a pie or bought a pie. Both were very much appreciated. The winner of our beautiful Amish made quilt was Anita Ballow. The second place winner was Dave Meegan and third place went to Patty Keppler. Congratulations to all our winners!