Amherst Bee

06/19/2026

Last month, the junior class from the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart in Eggertsville organized their own thrift store, stocked with student donations, as part of their Catholic Social Teachings class. Proceeds from the sale were donated to Stitch Buffalo, a local nonprofit that advances social justice for refugee women in Buffalo.

06/19/2026

🥍🌟 Congratulations to Williamsville South's Girls Lacrosse Team, Crosby's Team of the Week! 🌟🥍

View each week’s team here:
👉 https://www.beenews.com/sports/team_of_the_week/

06/19/2026

The University at Buffalo will receive a $5 million state grant to relaunch the Great Lakes Research Consortium, a collaborative network of colleges and universities dedicated to studying the region’s freshwater resources.

The University at Buffalo will receive a $5 million state grant to lead a revitalized research consortium focused on advancing scientific understanding of New York’s Great Lakes and watershed ecosystems.

06/19/2026

Erie County Board of Elections: On Thursday, June 18, 829 ballots were cast on the sixth day of early voting for the Tuesday, June 23, primary elections, for an adjusted six-day total of 5,279.

https://www.beenews.com/amherst_bee/news/fifth-day-of-early-voting-sees-829-ballots-cast-totaling-5-279/article_27820f65-8560-4dbf-9259-30ae32168212.html

06/18/2026

On Thursday, June 18, Senator Jeremy Zellner and Assemblymember Karen McMahon joined Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin and town board members John Davis and Michael Szukala at Amherst Town Hall to announce the allocation of $6.25 million in state funding for Amherst.

https://www.beenews.com/amherst_bee/news/amherst-receives-6-25m-in-state-funding-for-infrastructure-recreational-projects/article_52fe74f7-9d5d-4ba8-8b81-613b3eaaecfc.html

06/18/2026

The church was started in 1826 as a gathering of 18 members, and has been a steady presence in the Village of Williamsville ever since. The church is celebrating its “heritage of faith” and looking forward to the next generation. There will be a weekend of festivities to commemorate this occasion during the Bicentennial Weekend, Aug. 13-16.

Randall Church, located at 6301 Main St., is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founding this summer.

06/18/2026

Erie County Board of Elections: On Wednesday, June 17, 932 ballots were cast on the fifth day of early voting for the Tuesday, June 23, primary elections, for an adjusted five-day total of 4,449.

https://www.beenews.com/amherst_bee/news/fifth-day-of-early-voting-sees-932-ballots-cast-totaling-4-449/article_1c4c71b6-54c2-4d2b-ad02-9080e761b366.html

06/17/2026

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06/17/2026

At the June 9 Williamsville Central School District Board of Education meeting, several individuals from Williamsville South High School were recognized for their life-saving actions after freshman Ian Toutounji experienced a medical emergency last month.

📰: June 18
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06/17/2026

Fourteen students of Marie Zak played their Piano Guild programs for this year’s adjudicator, Richard Pinkerton, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 30.

https://www.beenews.com/amherst_bee/news/fourteen-students-receive-honors-at-piano-guild-auditions/article_0ef2d11b-c3b5-4fc6-bcc0-aa3cf13c89ec.html