Clarence Bee

11/07/2025

A garage fire at 8766 Main St. caused an estimated $250,000 in damage in the early hours of Friday morning.
A 911 call around 2 a.m. reported that a garage was on fire, and all occupants had safely exited the residence. Harris Hill Fire Company was first on the scene, reporting heavy fire in the garage and confirmed that everyone had exited the structure. Responding fire departments extinguished the fire.
Of the $250,000 in estimated damages, $150,000 was to the structure, and $100,000 was to its contents. The cause of the fire is under investigation with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office fire inspectors.
Other involved and assisting agencies included the Main-Transit, East Amherst, Clarence and Bowmansville fire departments; the Erie County Sheriff’s Office; Twin City Ambulance; NYSEG; National Fuel; and Anytime Enclosures.

11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

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Clarence girls tennis player Sofia Banifatemi was the Bee’s Athlete of the Week for the Oct. 16 editions, but it could not be published until now due to technical issues.

Clarence girls tennis player Sofia Banifatemi is the Bee Newspapers' Athlete of the Week for the Oct. 16 editions, but the video was posted now due to techni...

11/05/2025

Be ready for a very windy day today: Wednesday, Nov. 5.

A gusty southwest wind ahead of a cold front, veering to northwest behind the front will gust to 50 mph this afternoon and evening. Additionally this cold front will bring a period of showers, of which some may bring localized stronger gusts.

11/05/2025

135 Years Ago, Oct. 30, 1890: The lady school commissioner experiment seems to be a popular one. Miss Ida Griffin has served one term in the third Oswego County district and is again a candidate. During her term of office, she has traveled with a horse and carriage two thousand, five hundred miles in visiting the schools under her charge.

See this and other entries from old Bee newspapers in our Out of the Past column.

135 Years Ago, Oct. 30, 1890

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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