Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
Akron Central School Board members expressed support of the Erie-Niagara School Superintendent’s Association request to New York Governor Hochul “to move schools from the emergency phase of COVID-19 to a new phase when the presence of a virus no longer disrupts the normal operations of our schools,” during their Board meeting on February 9.
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Bursting with originality, “The Theory of Relativity” comes to the Edward Allen Auditorium stage for the first time next week.
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Town of Newstead and Village of Akron Emergency Manager Daniel Kowalik has announced that Local Emergency Managers will be distributing Rapid COVID 19 Test Kits to Village of Akron and Town of Newstead pick-up sites for residents while supplies last. This is will be a walk-in distribution and NOT a drive through one.
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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. “
Read moreThe 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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Section VI will move to all-digital ticketing through GoFan for the upcoming winter post season championships. All tickets for Section VI Championship events at neutral sites will need to be purchased on-line ahead of time at: https://gofan.co/SectionVI.
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Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns is alerting residents about a new text message phishing scheme that is circulating across Erie County. The text messages include a link that claims to direct consumers to a page that will provide information of overpayment to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV). The link then prompts individuals to confirm their email in an embedded link in order to acquire a refund.
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The Newstead Public Library has COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests available. Area residents are invited to pick up while supplies last. Newstead Public Library is open on Monday and Wednesday 12 to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. © Can Stock Photo / chandlervid85
Read moreThe Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a one-car motor vehicle accident which occurred on Route 77 in the Town of Pembroke.
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Weather conditions, and a significant accumulation of snow, prompted Modern Disposal Services to suspend collection operations on Monday January 17, 2022.
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