Bookmobile, author to visit West Shore Market
Local author, Amy Crockford and the Bookmobile will be at West Shore Market, a collaboration with the Village of Akron and Akron Chamber of Commerce, Sunday, August 15.
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Garbage pickup delayed
Newstead Town Clerk Dawn Izydorczak has issued a statement that this week’s garbage pickup in the Village of Akron and Town of Newstead will be delayed until tomorrow, Saturday, July 24. Recycling will be picked up today as usual.
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Grant re-elected Akron Central School Board president
Akron Central School Board of Education members held their organizational meeting for 2021-2022 school year on Thursday, July 15. Following the swearing in of newly elected Board members Philip Kenline and Erik Polkowski, the board held an election of officers.
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Honesty featured value at Recreation last week
Newstead Recreation staff and rec participants focused on the core value of Honesty last week, emphasizing the demonstration and upholding of the highest integrity.
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Vaccination rates in 14001 continue to increase, one new COVID-19 case reported
COVID-19 updates on Tuesday indicated confirmed new cases in the 14001 zip code, stood at one, following three weeks with no new confirmed cases.
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Movie in Russell Park
Akron First United Methodist Church will host a movie in Russell Park tonight, July 15, 2021, at dusk. All are welcome. No admission fee.
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Parents continue to ask for mask mandate to be lifted
Thanking the Akron Central School Board of Education for their letter to the State regarding lifting of mask mandates several parents reiterated their position that the mask mandate be lifted at Akron regardless of the state, during the June 23 Board of Education meeting. They cited physical and mental health concerns for children, in urging the board to take action. Parents had appeared at the previous Board meeting with similar concerns.
Read moreAkron Community Band presents concert this Friday
Akron Community Band (ACB) will present their second concert of the 2021 season in the Russell Park Gazebo, Main Street, Akron at 8 p.m. under the direction of Holly Meides and Karlyn Backus. Concerts continue each Friday night through August 13. Underway are plans for the July 23 Christmas in July concert. All are invited to get your Christmas ideas for the annual audience Christmas display contest ready. More details soon. There is no rain location this year. The band does everything possible to get a concert in each Friday night. Unless the radar shows there is no possibility of
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Garbage Pickup Schedule remains Friday
The Village of Akron has issued a reminder that Garbage Pickup remains on its regular Friday pickup this week. There may be confusion because of the Fourth of July holiday, so the reminder was issued. That schedule is also in effect for the Town of Newstead. Recycling for those areas scheduled for this week is also Friday.
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Only 45 Minutes or so from Akron …
Things to do this Holiday weekend include activities at Old Fort Niagara
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