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01/11/2025

Sustained cold temperatures have allowed the Town to open the public outdoor ice rink at Meadow Lakes Park.

01/11/2025

01/10/2025

Sean Glassford has never known a world without online shopping.

01/08/2025

The national online real estate research firm said Tuesday that it expects Buffalo to beat out 49 other cities in housing performance for 2025, after previously ranking it No. 1 a year ago for 2024.

01/06/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (excerpt from The Buffalo News)

On Tuesday (Dec. 31, 2024), Michael P. Hughes stepped down from his role as Kaleida Health’s senior vice president and chief administrative officer following a 20-year run with Western New York’s largest health system.

Hughes’ departure was announced in September to allow for a smooth transition at the end of the year. Hughes agreed to stay on in a part-time capacity after January to help with public and government affairs at Kaleida.

Hughes, who said it was his decision to depart Kaleida, also has a new job lined up. Hughes will join Masiello, Martucci & Associates as a partner, effective Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2025). At the same time, the Buffalo-based lobbying and government affairs firm will rebrand as Masiello Martucci Hughes.

Hughes is also a founding partner of Egret Healthcare Ventures, a Western New York investment vehicle founded in 2020 that focuses on medical device innovation.

“It has been an honor and privilege to be on the Kaleida Health team, to be able to tell the organization’s story in our community and to help advocate for the 10,000 strong who make up this great organization,” Hughes said. “While this was not an easy decision, I am confident now is the right time to hang up my Kaleida Health jersey.”

Hughes was recruited to Kaleida in 2004 as director of public relations and rose through the ranks. He served as the spokesperson for Kaleida and oversaw marketing, communications, government affairs, regulatory issues and planning, foundations, real estate and construction. He also served as policy and strategy adviser to the CEO and executive management team.

Kaleida President and CEO Don Boyd – one of the few current executives with a longer Kaleida tenure than Hughes – credited Hughes for Kaleida’s internal and external Covid-19 communications efforts, dozens of marketing and branding campaigns as well as securing federal and state grants over the years.

Those grants included $191 million to build Gates Vascular Institute, $35 million to build John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital and $71 million to build the new Brooks Memorial Hospital. Hughes also led the lobbying effort to get Oishei Children’s Hospital designated as an “enhanced safety net hospital.”

01/06/2025

65 businesses have registered for the Sumitomo Rubber Job Fair this Friday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Lincoln Park Athletic Complex. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜.

01/06/2025

As a pensive, young reporter at WHAM 1180 in Rochester, N.Y., I had a front row seat on Oct. 17, 1983, when former President Jimmy Carter delivered an address at the University of Rochester. "Striving for a Just Society" advocated for human rights as an essential element of American foreign policy. He was a servant leader who The New York Times aptly described as a "Peacemaking President." RIP. The Carter Center

01/02/2025

The Town Board held its 2025 Organizational Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 2. The session included Supervisor Appointments and Town Board Assignments:

https://tonawandatownny.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=2068&Inline=True

The next Town Board meeting is Monday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m., in the Kenmore Tonawanda Municipal Building.

01/02/2025

01/02/2025

As millions rang in the new year, Saunders welcomed little Caleb into the world at 1:44 a.m. He was the first baby born at Oishei Children's Hospital in 2025.

01/01/2025

12/27/2024

12/26/2024

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 and located at the following sites: Parker Park, Clarence Highway Department, Meadowlakes Park, and Sunset Park.

The Highway Department will canvassing the entire Town of Clarence, (NEW THIS YEAR!!) starting on Monday, Jan. 13. We will start in “Zone 1” and work our way across Town. Every street will be covered once.

Additional pick-ups (NEW THIS YEAR!!) can be scheduled by calling the Highway Department office at -716-741-3210 during business hours (Weekdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p m. Feel free to leave a message after hours and we will put you on the list for pickup as soon as our schedule allows us to do so.
Christmas Tree guidelines - Since the trees have to be recycled into mulch:

1. Plastic bags need to be removed.
2. Tree stands need to be removed.
3. Lights need to be removed.
4. All ornaments, angels or Josh Allen tree toppers need to be removed.
5. As much tinsel as you can get off, please.
6. Anything that is non-bio degradable needs to be pulled off the tree for pick-up.

Town-wide brush pickup will resume Monday Apr. 14, with a “sweep’ of the entire Town. Monthly Zoned pickup will resume May 5, in Zone 1.

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year from your Clarence Highway Department.

12/24/2024

The opening of the Holy Door by Pope Francis marks the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.