Emily Stoll

Editor Clarence Center will be full of Christmas cheer for Christmas in the Center, scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Four Corners (a.k.a. the intersection of Goodrich and Clarence Center roads) and organized by the businesses of the Meet in the Center Merchant Association. All are welcome to visit Clarence Center for the small-town Christmas event, […]

Editor The owner of 5445 Transit Road is eyeing an expansion of the plaza, with thoughts of turning it into a mixed-use project on the 13.7-acre property. Currently housing commercial tenants such as Dairy Queen and Just Pizza, the one-story, 27,000-square-foot building would become two stories and gain 21 apartment units. The property would also gain seven four-unit townhome buildings with […]

CLARENCE EDITOR • DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER – The first couple weeks of snow have been difficult for Western New York this year. Tough driving conditions were expected on Thursday morning last week, and roads were a bit dicey even in Clarence, where the highway department receives frequent praise from residents for its diligence in snow removal. As the highway department posted […]

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Editor The Town of Clarence is considering local historic landmark status for Our Lady of Peace, a Roman Catholic church located at 10946-10984 Main St. The 102-year-old parish was originally established in 1922 as a mission church of Akron’s St. Teresa of Avila church, according to documents from the Clarence Historic Preservation Commission, and was founded after a Spanish flu pandemic […]

Editor An inn with no vacancy, a jealous and dangerous king, and an immeasurably precious newborn resting in a manger: It’s perhaps the bestknown moment in human history, and for the fourth year in a row, this history came to life at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and Kelkenberg Farm. St. Paul’s held its annual Living Nativity on the first weekend of […]

Any Buffalonian can tell you that good winter gear makes all the difference when the colder months arrive, but not everyone can afford the necessities to stay warm. Luckily for people in Clarence, the Go To Girls have stepped in to meet the need for winter gear with their Bundles of Love. “We try to get creative [in helping] families […]

Editor Robert Wilkie Lenz, 85, of Clarence, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Hard work was one of the main values by which Lenz lived his entire life while building a legacy of community involvement. “My dad always taught me if you want something, you’ve got to work for it,” he once told the Bee. Lenz carried this work ethic all […]

The legacy of locally renowned community advocate Flora Leamer will live on through a new grant supporting young entrepreneurs as they begin or expand their businesses. The Flora B. Leamer Young Entrepreneur Grant will offer up to $3,000 per year for people younger than 40 who either live in Clarence or Akron or have a business in those places. The […]

Editor In an uneventful organizational meeting last week, the Clarence Town Board approved a list of 70 organizational items; however, one of these agenda items requires clarification in a future meeting. Item 66 on the list of organizational items said that “Minutes of the town board meetings will be on the town’s website at the town clerk’s discretion.” Open meetings law […]