Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
The Akron Celebration Committee is happy to bring back New Year’s Eve in Russell Park. The “Family Friendly” festivities begin at 11:30 p.m. with music, hats and more. There will be a ball drop at midnight to welcome in 2022, followed by an incredible fireworks display. This is an alcohol-free gathering and glass bottles are prohibited.
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Booster shots for Covid-19 will be offered at the Newstead Senior Center, 5691 Cummings Rd., Akron, NY 14001 in January.
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Calls for long-term management plan A resolution opposing Erie County and New York State’s COVID-19 emergency response was adopted by the Newstead Town Board by a vote of 4 to 1 on Monday night.
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The Community is invited to attend the Community Christmas Tree Lighting, now scheduled for Saturday, December 18, 2021, in the Gazebo in Russell Park. Akron Elementary Choir, under the direction of Kim Stachowski, will offer festive holiday songs in the Gazebo at 3:30 p.m. Deputy Mayor Darrin Folger and wife Lynn Folger will light the tree with help from Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as Superintendent of Akron Central Schools Patrick McCabe, at 4 p.m. There will not be a Light up Akron parade this year. Main Street businesses open until 8.
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Some activities are continuing as planned today, December 11, despite cancellation of much of “Light of Akron” due to a forecast of potentially dangerous winds. Updates from the Akron Chamber of Commerce indicate that Akron First United Methodist Church will still hold their cookie sale Saturday morning as well as their drive-through spaghetti dinner and basket raffle. The Chamber also reports that Akron Merchants have decided they want to continue with Moonlight Shopping. They will be open until 8 p.m. Saturday evening. The Village of Akron Public Safety Team cancelled all outdoor “Light up Akron” activities planned December 11, 2021
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Some activities will continue as planned, despite cancellation of much of “Light of Akron” due to a forecast of potentially dangerous winds. Updates from the Akron Chamber of Commerce indicate that Akron First United Methodist Church will still hold their cookie sale Saturday morning as well as their drive-through spaghetti dinner and basket raffle. The Chamber also reports that Akron Merchants have decided they want to continue with Moonlight Shopping. They will still be open until 8 p.m. Saturday evening. The Village of Akron Public Safety Team cancelled all “Light up Akron” activities planned December 11, 2021 due to the
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The Village of Akron Public Safety Team has cancelled all “Light up Akron” activities planned December 11, 2021 due to the anticipated damaging high wind event forecasted to impact our area on Saturday. This includes the AMP Chicken BBQ, Elementary Chorus Concert and Santa Band, Tree lighting and Light Parade. There is no information regarding any rescheduling, as of 1 p.m. on Friday. Please watch for more information on this developing story. Per Facebook post Chelsie Rae said, “Moonlight shopping is still on! Come out and support local business 😊Main Street Salon, Spa & Organics has handmade gifts as well as hair and
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Senator Edward Rath was joined by colleagues from across the region to urge the Governor and Department of Health to adopt “Test to Stay” guidelines for school districts. He and seven other lawmakers signed a letter on December 6, urging the Governor and Department of Health to take action.
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Erie County data on Wednesday, December 8 shows the number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases in the 14001 zip code continues to climb. There was an increase of 64 cases over the past week, the highest in a one-week period since March of 2020. There were 40 new cases the previous week, following a week with 35 new cases. The community total is now and a community total of 1160 since March of 2020.
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Akron Central School Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe has joined Erie-Niagara School Superintendents in seeking a new direction in keeping students in school during the ongoing pandemic.
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