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APD to drive parade route
Akron Police Chief Rick Lauricella has announced that the Akron Police Car will drive Akron Memorial Day Parade route at 9 a.m. Memorial Day morning with lights flashing, but no siren, in memory of all who have served this great nation. A Virtual Memorial Day observance will post on the Akron Bugle website and Akron Bugle Facebook page at 9:15 a.m.
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Akron Farmers Market put on hold for a year
Akron Village Board members learned Monday night that organizers of West Shore Market, the new Farmers Market which was set to open on the Village of Akron property on Eckerson Ave. and Cedar Street this spring, have decided to postpone the market until 2021, in light of the current COVID-19 situation.
Read moreSheriff’s office investigating fatal crash which claimed Akron resident’s life
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reports Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on May 16 at approximately 9:12 p.m. in front of 4350 Shisler Road in the Town of Clarence.
Read moreAkron Central Superintendent of Schools updates district
Patrick D. McCabe Akron Central School Superintendent of Schools posted an update to the school website on May 15, 2020 as follows. Dear Families of the Akron Central School District:
Read moreTown of Newstead working on plan to distribute masks
Town of Newstead Supervisor David Cummings told Town Board members Monday night that Newstead will receive a share of the one million masks Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz recently obtained.
Read moreTributes flow for ACS Senior Class of 2020
As the end of the 2019-20 school year begins to wind down, traditions morphing into something new and different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor’s Executive Order will keep Akron Schools closed through the end of the school year, while learning continues with online teaching and assignments or paper materials for those without internet access. In the meantime, substitutes for year-end celebrations and events will have to do, making for unique memories during unprecedented times, particularly for Akron Central High School seniors and their families.
Read morePublic Service Commission receiving comments on NextEra Energy proposal
The State of New York Public Service Commission has issued notice that public comment is sought on a Joint Proposal of terms under which the New York State Public Service Commission would grant authority to NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc. (NEETNY) to construct the Empire State Line Project, a new approximately 20-mile long 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and associated switchyards in the Town of Royalton in Niagara County and the Towns of Alden, Newstead, Lancaster, and Elma in Erie County; a new 345 kV switchyard in Niagara County: and a second, new switchyard in Erie County.
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Akron on flight path for National Warplane Museum “Operation Thanks From Above”
Akron is on the morning flight plan for this weekend’s National Warplane Museum “Operation Thanks From Above. Led by Douglas C-47 Flyover events will take place May 16th honoring coronavirus first responders and essential workers in the Western New York Region. The missions included in “Operation Thanks From Above” are being designed to overfly key hospitals, Veterans Affairs locations, city centers, parks and other notable venues in the Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse areas. The NWM’s very own Douglas C-47, affectionately named Whiskey 7 will lead the mission. The Douglas C-47 is a WWII veteran and was the lead aircraft in
Read moreFly-over honors frontline workers
914th Air Refueling Wing KC-135s and 158th Fighter Wing F-35s flyover of WNY salute all frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers, essential personnel and emergency responders.
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