Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
The portion of Rapids Road between Maple and Greenbush will be closed on October 1, 2020 starting at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. The Erie County Clarence Maintenance Barn will be replacing a cross culvert near house number 1261 Rapids Road. The work is only expected to take one day.
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BUILDING UNITY DAY OF GIVING – The Third Annual Back-To-School give-away sponsored by the Akron-Newstead Alliance was held on August 26 at the Newstead Senior Center, Cummings Road, Akron. 250 bags with supplies for students were given away. A free farmers market was also held that day with 100 bags of fresh produce distributed.
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– The Newstead Highway Department milled and paved McNeely Road from Hake to Dye on Tuesday, as part of a plan to regularly repair and upgrade town roadways.
Read moreNewstead Town Board members set up a Capital Reserve Fund for a Multi-Cultural/Senior Center in the Town of Newstead during their board meeting Monday night.
Read moreAkron Village Board special meeting – Monday, August 17, 2020 – 5:30 p.m. Akron Village Hall, Main Street, Akron, NY. Please note – Under the current COVID-19 protocol the Village Board can meet by email, video chat, phone call without public present if they need too. Newstead Town Board – Work Session 7:00 p.m., Monday, August 17, 2020, 5 Clarence Center Rd., Akron, NY. Please note – Under the current COVID-19 protocol the Town Board can meet by email, video chat, phone call without public present if they need too. Cruise Thru Akron – sponsored by the Akron Chamber of
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By Rich Place For Dean Hyder, a longtime passion for whiskey has led to the establishment of Newstead’s first legal distillery and he will soon be sharing that passion with those who wish to stop by and have a taste. Hyder is putting the finishing touches on Old Scotland Road Distillery, located at 7010 Scotland Rd. just north of the Bloomingdale Avenue intersection, and hopes to be open to the public within the next couple weeks. The opening is expected to take place about a year since Hyder broke ground for the distillery building on Aug. 3, 2019. Since that
Read moreTown of Newstead residents, including the Village of Akron, will have two town elected positions to fill this November. They will select a person to complete the unexpired term (three years) of Town of Newstead Councilwoman Jeannine Morlacci who resigned May 27, 2020, and vote for someone to fill a full four-year term as Town Justice, following procedures to fill the position of Town Justice when someone elected to that position wishes to take retirement and continue to serve, which Town Justice Dennis Freeman opted to do.
Read moreAkron Central School Board of Education workshop/business meeting – 7 p.m. High School Cafeteria, 47 Bloomingdale Ave., Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Newstead Town Board – Work Session 6:45 p.m., Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2020, 5 Clarence Center Rd., Akron, NY. Please note – Under the current COVID-19 protocol the Town Board can meet by email, video chat, phone call without public present if they need too. Akron Village Board meeting – Monday, August 3, 2020 – 6:00 p.m. work session, 7:00 p.m. meeting Akron Village Hall, Main Street, Akron, NY. Please note – Under the current COVID-19
Read moreGathered for a socially distanced dinner, The Rotary Club of Akron-Newstead installed officers and directors for the 2020-2021 year, on Thursday, July 16.
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