Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
The longstanding tradition of honoring the sacrifices made by generations of veterans will take place Memorial Day weekend throughout the Town of Newstead and Village of Akron.
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Elect Cayea, Allen, Pingitore to Board of Education Akron Central School District voters adopted a 2022-2023 budget in the amount of $34,730,650 on Tuesday by a vote of 494 Yes to 119 No. The proposed budget represents an overall increase of $2,133,549.00 over the current budget, however projections are that the tax rate per thousand of assessed valuation will go down for all taxpayers. Voters also approved a proposition to purchase buses by a vote of 507 Yes and 95 No. Incumbent, Heather Cayea was re-elected to the Board for another three year term with 426 votes. Ryan Allen won
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Akron Central School District residents coming to the District Budget Vote, Art Show, and/or Elementary Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 are invited to consider donating diapers or baby wipes for the families in Buffalo who have been negatively impacted by the tragic event that took place on Saturday.
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Two Akron Central School District residents have announced “write-in” campaigns for Board of Education seats in next week’s election. Steven Tedesco and Josh Garverick spoke during public comment time at Tuesday’s Board of Education, citing their reasons they decided to run.
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A $34,730,650.00 proposed 2022-2023 Akron Central School budget and candidates for three Board of Education seats will be presented at a public hearing on May 10, and will come before district voters on May 17, 2022
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The absentee ballot request portal for the Tuesday, June 28 primary and all other 2022 elections is now open on the Erie County Board of Elections website at www.elections.erie.gov. The direct link to the portal is https://elections.erie.gov/Absentee_Notice.
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Senator Rath is asking for residents to nominate teachers that they would like to honor. The nominations will be open during Teacher Appreciate Week, which runs from May 2nd through May 6th.
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Additional fundraising and programing ideas surfaced as the Town of Newstead Bi-Centennial Committee continued to develop plans for a celebration of Newstead’s milestone anniversary in 2023 during their meeting this month.
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Trinity Lutheran Church of South Newstead joined several Lutheran churches in New York State to hold a diaper drive during Lent to support local diaper banks.
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There were no public questions or comments relative to the proposed Village of Akron 2022-2023 spending plan during a public hearing on that budget Monday night.
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