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Amherst, New York is located in Erie County. Zip codes in Amherst, NY include 14261, 14226, and 14221. The median home price in Amherst is $169,900 which is roughly $94/per square foot. More Amherst information.

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19 hrs ago | WIVB

Yahoo holding walk-in interviews

The internet company is holding a job fair this week at the UB North Campus in Amherst.

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Yesterday | Business Journal

Niagara adds to educational school studies

Niagara University is offering a new bachelor's degree in developmental disabilities in its College of Education, the university announced.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

WGRZ-TV

Amherst Retires Heim's Jersey

When Jonah Heim wore his high school baseball jersey for the last time earlier this year, little did he know it would be the last time any Amherst baseball player wears number 6. Amherst High School retired Heim's jersey at the close of the 2013 season.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Cemetery fence proves deadly for deer

Deer are impaling themselves on a mile-long wrought-iron fence at a cemetery in Amherst, and cemetery officials say they don't have the means to do anything about it.

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WGRZ-TV Buffalo

Kenmore Avenue Road Repair Scheduled

Our viewers and visitors to our website voted for Kenmore Avenue as one of the worst roads in Western New York and it actually came in as the second worst road in that category.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Grand Island Pennysaver

Kick off summer with 'Fitness in the Parks'

YMCA Buffalo Niagara is pleased to once again team up with Independent Health to offer "Fitness in the Parks."

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

WIVB

Business First ranks high schools

Buffalo's Nardin Academy High School once again is No. 1 in Business First's rankings of Western New York high schools.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

WGRZ-TV Buffalo

Business First Ranks Top WNY Elementary Schools

It's that time of year again, when Business First recognizes the top schools and districts in Western New York.

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Grand Island Pennysaver

Kick off summer with 'Fitness in the Parks'

YMCA Buffalo Niagara is pleased to once again team up with Independent Health to offer "Fitness in the Parks."

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WIVB

Vehicle rolls over on home's front lawn

An SUV rolled over in Amherst early Monday morning. Around 7:30 a.m. a car and a black SUV crashed at Lamarck and Wehrle Drives.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

Grand Island Pennysaver

Assembly minority conducts legislative hearing on SAFE Act implementation

Republican Assembly members Michael Montesano , Raymond Walter , Steve Hawley , Jane Corwin , David DiPietro and Joseph Giglio led a legislative hearing Friday at the Amherst Town Hall Council Chamber in Williamsville concerning the implementation of the recently enacted SAFE Act.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

Observer

Freeman L. Hockenberger

Freeman L. Hockenberger, 85, of Angola, NY, formerly of Silver Creek, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at TLC Lake Shore Hospital, Irving, NY.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

WKBW

Tonawanda Man Arrested on Drug Charges

U.S. Attorney William Hochul announced today that 32-year-old Peter Militello was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.

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WBEN-AM Buffalo

Deadly Crash Closes Part of Millersport, 990

Amherst, NY A section of Millersport Highway was closed for a majority of the afternoon rush hour after a head on collision claimed one life.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

WIVB

Heavy rain puts sewage in basements

Neighbors living on Rumbold Avenue in North Tonawanda say, they live in fear of heavy rainfall.

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Business Journal

Mighty Taco to fill two new locations

The Buffalo-based chain has agreed to lease the former Fuddrucker's restaurant on Maple Road in Amherst, taking over a building that has sat vacant for the better part of three years.

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Tue Jun 04, 2013

Health News Digest

New Diagnostic Test for Chronic Sinusitis

Clinical studies conducted at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have completed the clinical development of the first immunologic test for diagnosing chronic rhinosinusitis.

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Sat Jun 01, 2013

WIVB

Local HS turns students down from SAT's

Students were expecting to take their SAT's Saturday at Amherst High School, until they were denied entry based on their photo ID's. It was a fiasco the students and their parents say, they should never have had to go through.

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Fri May 31, 2013

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Man admits to several burglaries

Three men now admit to several burglaries in western New York. The Erie County District Attorney's Office says the burglaries were motivated by the defendants' quest to finance their heroin habits.

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Wed May 29, 2013

Newsday

Editorial: Andrew Cuomo's tax-free campus business plan worth a try

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces "Tax-Free NY" during a press conference at the Center for Arts on the University of Buffalo campus, in Amherst, N.Y. For years, business owners have argued that New York 's high taxes hold back job and economic growth.

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