Clarence Bee

11/30/2025

Santa and Mrs. Claus will pay a special visit to Clarence's Town Park Clubhouse just two weeks from today as part of the Clarence Youth Bureau and Clarence Lions Club's annual pancake breakfast with Santa. Learn more details about the event at www.beenews.com/clarence_bee/news/breakfast-with-santa-set-for-dec-14/article_38829b72-f2c4-4afe-b72e-66536e774ee7.html

11/28/2025

The Clarence boys volleyball team won its third straight Section VI title last week, beating Lancaster, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22, in the Division I final held at Maryvale High School. Read about the game at www.beenews.com/clarence_bee/sports/victory-over-lancaster-clinches-sectional-title-three-peat-for-boys-volleyball-team/article_73de02a0-d29d-40d3-aafa-ea1575d7f5e6.html

11/27/2025

EDIT: Milone Family Christmas has started its season! Check out their lights on Hillview Drive any time from 4:30 to 10 p.m., and set your radio to 88.5 FM while visiting.

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Clarence's two most well-known light displays are on their way, with Milone Family Christmas on Hillview Drive and Christmas on the Corner anticipating a Dec. 1 return to Strickler Road. But if you're looking to get festive tonight, stop by the Stony Brook/Quail Run development in nearby Lancaster, where Stony Brook Legendary Lights will bring Christmas joy for a good cause. Read all about it at www.beenews.com/clarence_bee/news/stony-brook-legendary-lights-returns-thanksgiving-night/article_620a74ee-e31a-46e0-ac9a-009aa60963b7.html

11/27/2025

Clarence High School students were excited to bring the farce "Noises Off!" to the stage last week. Read about their experience at www.beenews.com/clarence_bee/news/clarence-high-school-brings-noises-off-to-the-stage/article_6f412907-c6f6-415c-9737-002fe0e289a6.html

11/26/2025

After a mild morning, high winds are picking up across Western New York. Here in Clarence and the Northtowns, expect snow later this evening.

Lake effect snow will begin tonight off Lake Erie, and late tonight off Lake Ontario to the northeast of the Lakes. Snowbands will drop southward through the event, with highest snowfall totals found in the Boston Hills and western Southern Tier (Erie) and over the Tug Hill region (Ontario). A wet snow at first will make for difficult shoveling, with the snow becoming a bit drier Thursday night and into Friday which will allow for blowing and drifting on a then west to northwest wind flow.

11/26/2025

Drivers heading into the City of Buffalo for Thanksgiving Day are advised to steer clear of Delaware Avenue. The 130th annual YMCA Turkey Trot will run along Delaware Avenue on Thanksgiving morning, resulting in traffic restrictions from 5 to 10 a.m. on Delaware Avenue between Hertel and Comet avenues, from 5 a.m. to noon on Franklin Street between Court and W. Mohawk streets, and from 5 a.m. to noon on Pearl Street between West Mohawk and Court streets. Delaware Avenue will also have rolling closures and re-openings.

11/26/2025

Before you "gobble, gobble" your turkey dinner tomorrow, you can gobble up some news in the Clarence Bee a day earlier than usual. This week's Bee is available now at www.ClarenceBee.com with articles about Clarence High School's recent fall play, the annual pancake breakfast with Santa, a Christmas Extravaganza charity event and more.

We've started circulating the print edition today, with the goal of distributing as many copies as possible before Thanksgiving, but due to the holiday some print copies may not arrive until Friday.

11/26/2025

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11/25/2025

Playing with other kids is a crucial part of growing up and learning how to navigate the world and interact with others, and the Clarence Lions Club is looking to bring an inclusive playground to Clarence where all kids can play together. The Lions are also accepting donations for the playground from any businesses, organizations or individuals interested in lending their support. See the full story at www.ClarenceBee.com/.

11/25/2025

Clarence Planning Board agenda
7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Town Hall auditorium, 1 Town Place
Available to watch live at www.youtube.com/ - the town may continue the in-person meeting without the livestream if there are technical issues.

- Intersection of Strickler and Greiner roads - SGC Development LLC requests concept plan approval of a proposed 62-lot major subdivision at the southeast corner of Strickler and Greiner roads, SBLs 72.01-4-6, 72.01-4-7, 72.01-4-8, 72.01-4-9, in the residential single-family zone.
- 5844 Goodrich Road - Eurocharged NY requests a recommendation to the town board of a temporary conditional permit for an automotive repair and performance facility in the Traditional Neighborhood District.
- 9377 County Road - GMA Concrete Design requests an amendment to the previously approved development plan and a recommendation to the town board of a temporary conditional permit for outside business storage and operation in the industrial business park zone.

The meeting will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. work session, available in person only.

11/23/2025

Early Publication for Thanksgiving 🗞️ 🦃
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this week's paper will be available online on Wednesday, Nov. 26, although the paper is dated for Thursday, Nov. 27. We will begin distribution of the physical paper on Wednesday, to get as many copies out before the holiday as possible, but some copies of the physical paper may not arrive until Friday, Nov. 28.

11/21/2025

The county has launched a new Winter Storm Scale website.

The Erie County Winter Storm Scale (ECWSS) presents a real-time map of winter weather-related impacts to people (by demographic) and places within Erie County, New York. ECWSS uses NOAA's Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI) with hourly updates (approximately :15 past the hour) using the latest availa...