Orchard Park Bee

10/14/2025

Maria Braun, an English teacher at Orchard Park High School, has balanced teaching with a filmmaking career. She will appear in two upcoming holiday films, “Touchdown: A Bills Love Story” and “There’s No Place Like Christmas,” premiering Nov. 22 and Nov. 30.

Check out this week's edition to read our interview with her: https://www.beenews.com/orchard_park_bee/

10/14/2025

Voters in Orchard Park will have the opportunity to elect candidates for town supervisor, town council, town clerk and superintendent of highways in the upcoming November election.

The general election will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4. Early voting runs from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2, allowing voters to cast their ballots in person before Election Day. For a list of polling locations, visit https://elections.erie.gov/.

Candidate biographies will appear in Thursday’s, Oct. 16, edition of the paper. Visit https://www.beenews.com/orchard_park_bee/ to read.

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10/14/2025

The annual Zehnder's Vendor Event, located at 9413 Genesee Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19.

Zehnder’s Vendor Event will return to the East Concord Fire Hall on Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19, offering a wide selection of crafts, holiday décor, jewelry, housewares, sweet

10/09/2025

Orchard Park Police Chief Patrick M. Fitzgerald announced in a press release that a 45-year-old Orchard Park woman was critically injured after the e-scooter she was operating was struck by an SUV around 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the intersection of South Buffalo Street and Armor Duells Road.

According to the release, the woman was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene and was treated by Orchard Park EMS before being transported to ECMC for treatment.

A preliminary investigation determined the SUV was traveling south on South Buffalo Street with a green light when the e-scooter entered the intersection eastbound on Armor Duells Road against a red light and was struck. Members of the Orchard Park and West Seneca police accident investigation units responded to reconstruct the crash.

Police said the SUV driver and other witnesses cooperated with investigators. Following the investigation, the e-scooter operator was charged with operating an electric scooter while intoxicated, a misdemeanor under New York State law, as well as failure to stop at a steady red signal and operating an e-scooter with no or improper manufacturing label.

The woman was released on appearance tickets and is scheduled to appear in Orchard Park Village Court on Nov. 6. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification.

10/08/2025

Don’t forget to attend the City of Tonawanda’s general election debate tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fletcher School Auditorium, 555 Fletcher St., Tonawanda.

The debate will feature all 10 city candidates running for five positions, as well as the two candidates vying for the Erie County Legislature seat representing Tonawanda.

Republican candidates include John White for mayor and Rick Maier, Blake Boyle, Ray Schultz, and Bill Simon for council seats in the city’s four wards.

Democratic candidates are Bill Strassburg for mayor and James Shiesley, Christopher Fisher, Susan Gregg, and Jason Voisinet for the four ward council seats.

In the county race, Democratic incumbent John Bargnesi faces Republican challenger Scott Marciszewski.

If you can’t make it in person, you can join the debate online at:

City Of Tonawanda's General Election Debate on October 8, 2025 at Tonawanda Elementary School

10/08/2025

East Aurora boys soccer goalie Charlie Finnerty was named the Bee Newspapers’ first Athlete of the Week for the editions that came out on Sept. 11, but due to technical issues, the video portion of this was not available until now. Finnerty earned the honor for being named Player of the Tournament at the Tournament of Champions at Clarence in late August.

East Aurora boys soccer goalie Charlie Finnerty was the Bee Newspapers' Athlete of the Week for the editions that came out Sept. 11, but due to technical iss...

10/03/2025

This week’s Bee Newspapers’ Athlete of the Week is St. Mary’s of Lancaster freshman girls soccer player Marley Skalski, who on Sept. 22, set the program’s single-game scoring record with eight in the team’s win over Lancaster.

This week's Bee Newspapers' Athlete of the Week is St. Mary's of Lancaster freshman girls soccer player Marley Skalski.Visit www.youtube.com/...

09/24/2025

Game day traffic and parking:

Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia has released important information for fans attending the Buffalo Bills vs. New Orleans Saints game at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.

🏈 Abbott Road closes in front of the stadium at 8 a.m. and will remain closed until after the game.
🏈 Route 20A (Big Tree Rd.) will shift to one-way traffic in both directions about 1 hour before the game ends.
🏈 Parking lots open at 9 a.m. - lots west of Abbott are closed due to construction.
🏈Additional parking available at ECC.
🏈 All stadium parking lots require an advance-purchase pass (except ADA lots 2 & 6).
🏈 Stadium gates open at 11 a.m.
🏈 Intoxicated/unmanageable guests will not be allowed entry.
🏈 Rideshare users should expect postgame delays.

Go Bills!

09/17/2025

Orchard Park’s annual Oktoberfest returns on Sept. 27 with German food, local craft beers, family-friendly magic, yard games, and live music by The Frankfurters. Free admission and parking make it easy to join the fun.

Get the full details tomorrow in this week’s paper at

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09/17/2025

Nearly 300 artists and crafters will gather at Highmark Stadium for the Orchard Park Festival of the Arts on Sept. 20 and 21.

From a retired teacher sewing hundreds of Buffalo-themed jackets to a photographer who won top honors in his debut last year, discover the stories behind the makers bringing creativity to the community.

Catch the full story in this week’s paper. To subscribe and read more, visit https://www.beenews.com/

09/17/2025

A new chapter begins for The Room Theatre Company in Orchard Park!

On Saturday, Sept. 13, the company celebrated the grand opening of its new studio at 4168 N. Buffalo St. Founded by Annalise Casciano, the studio now serves over 100 students and offers classes in acting, dance, and musical theater. The location holds personal significance for Casciano, who once trained there as a student.

Stay tuned to read about the studio’s journey and what’s ahead in this week’s paper. To subscribe to our website and get full access to local stories like this, visit https://www.beenews.com/

09/17/2025

Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia has issued important game day information for the Bills vs. Dolphins matchup at Highmark Stadium on Thursday, September 18 at 8:15 p.m.

🏈All fans should review stadium maps and the list of prohibited items to avoid delays
🏈Abbott Road in front of the stadium closes at 3:15 p.m. and will reopen after the game
🏈Stadium lots open at 4:15 p.m.
🏈All stadium lots west of Abbott Road are closed due to construction; additional parking is available at ECC
🏈All stadium lots require a pre-purchased parking pass, except Lot 2-ADA and Lot 6-ADA
🏈The Bus & Limo lot is located on the north side of the stadium along Southwestern Blvd
🏈Route 20A will convert to one-way traffic postgame eastbound from Fieldhouse Drive to Route 219 and westbound from Abbott Road to Southwestern Blvd
🏈Stadium gates open at 6:15 p.m.
🏈Intoxicated or unmanageable guests will not be allowed entry
🏈Rideshare users should expect long delays after the game

Be safe, enjoy the game and go Bills!