Clarence Bee

11/05/2025

The winners of the Nov. 4 general election have been decided, with more than 90% of Election Day votes reported across Erie County.

11/04/2025

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11/03/2025

Since 2017, Sarah McLean Plunkett has been a librarian at the Clarence Public Library who has helped children and young adults shape their reading skills.

“I deal with K-12 stuff at the library,” said Plunkett. “We’re currently trying to get a New Adult genre.”

Since 2017, Sarah McLean Plunkett has been a librarian at the Clarence Public Library who has helped children and young adults shape their reading skills.

11/03/2025

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11/02/2025

Clarence’s girls volleyball team is moving in the right direction at the perfect time of the season.

The Lady Red Devils finished with a 7-8 regular season record after earning five-set wins over Hamburg, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-9 on Oct. 20 and Starpoint, 25-21, 25-12, 20-25, 22-25, 15-6, on Oct. 23.

Clarence’s girls volleyball team is moving in the right direction at the perfect time of the season.

11/01/2025

The Town of Clarence board approved a resolution in support of New York State Senate Bill 2.8481 and New York State Assembly Bill A.8996 during last week’s town board meeting.

These bills gives local governments the authority to opt out of mandates from the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and Associated Universal Electricification requirements by filing a resolution with the Department of Environmental Conservation.

The Town of Clarence board approved a resolution in support of New York State Senate Bill 2.8481 and New York State Assembly Bill A.8996 during last week’s town board meeting.

10/31/2025

The Clarence Family Support Center held a Halloween headlamp hike over the weekend. See photos in this week's Bee.

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10/31/2025

From the NY Attorney General's office: A federal judge has ruled that the federal government must use its contingency funds to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) running during the government shutdown.

A coalition of 26 attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this week, arguing that the decision to suspend November SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown was unlawful because USDA has billions of dollars in a congressionally appropriated contingency fund to ensure SNAP continues during funding lapses.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that USDA’s suspension of SNAP violated federal law, and the agency is required to use its contingency funds or whatever resources are available to ensure there is no disruption to food assistance. The court directed the federal government to take immediate steps to deploy funding and report its plan to the court by Monday, Nov. 3.

In a separate case, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a nationwide temporary restraining order requiring the administration to restore SNAP benefits as soon as possible.

10/31/2025

Clarence Town Board meeting agenda
10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Town Hall auditorium, 1 Town Place
Available to watch live at www.youtube.com/
The town will continue the in-person meeting without the livestream if technical issues arise.

Some agenda items include:

- Appoint two individuals to open full-time laborer positions in the highway department.

- Approve Court Clerk Mary Kelley to attend two court clerk trainings.

- Approve a transfer of funds in the 2025 parks budget.

- Approve Dawn Kinney, executive director of the Clarence Youth Bureau, to attend the annual State Association of Youth Bureaus Directors training conference on Nov. 19 and 20 in Albany, New York.

- Public hearing: 2026 preliminary budget and special districts assessment roll for the Town of Clarence.

- Public hearing: Michael Plyter requests local landmark status of the property at 5605 Kraus Road, featuring a 1931 English Revival Tudor cottage.

- Public hearing: Lawrence Tschopp requests local landmark status of the property at 10830 Main St., featuring a 1911 Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall.

- Public hearing: 8560-8574 Main St. – Visone Co. Site Development LLC requests rezoning of the rear of the properties from residential single-family to Traditional Neighborhood District and a special exception use permit for a mixed-use project containing multiple-family housing and commercial space in structures greater than 10,000 square feet.

- R&D Contracting Inc. requests public road dedication and acceptance of the recently converted T-stub terminus of Boncrest West into a code compliant cul-de-sac circle in the residential single-family zone.

This is the Official YouTube channel of the Town of Clarence, NY, where many public meetings are streamed live. Established March 11, 1808, the Town of Clarence is a thriving community outside of Buffalo, NY, and is home to more than 50% green space.

10/31/2025

🦇🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻🐈‍⬛ Trick-or-treat hours in Clarence will run from 5 to 8 p.m. We at the Bee wish you all a fun and safe night!

Trick or Treat in the Town of Clarence tonight from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. We hope everyone has a great night! 🎃

10/29/2025

A basement fire caused an estimated $60,000 in damage but no reported injuries on Tuesday afternoon at 8100 Stahley Road.
Amherst Fire Control received a 911 call where the caller reported their basement was on fire. Swormville 9-1 arrived on location, and the fire was reported to be knocked down at 4:50 p.m.
Of the $60,000 in estimated damage, $30,000 was to the structure and $30,000 to its contents.
The scene was left with Clarence fire inspectors and the Erie County Sheriff’s Office. Other involved and assisting agencies were East Amherst, Clarence Center and Getzville fire companies; Twin City Ambulance; NYSEG; National Fuel; and Anytime Enclosures.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.