Amherst is a large town of 53.6 square miles with a population of over 131,000 residents who have many different needs. The needs of Eggertsville, Getzville, Snyder, Swormville, East Amherst, and the ...

Williamsville East boys hockey coach Mike Torrillo has a motto of “if they don’t score, we can’t lose games,” and his team took that to heart in Friday’s Section VI Small Schools final against ...

Students in the Williamsville Central School District are getting ready to have more of a voice in the district as members of the Williamsville Board of Education. Several school districts throughout ...

Sunday, Feb. 16 • An Amherst police officer observed a vehicle with a suspended registration that fled from a previous traffic stop on Feb. 11. Officers deployed “stop sticks” and the vehicle ...

The Town of Amherst and the Northtown Center at Amherst is helping host four of the New York State Amateur Hockey Association’s [NYSAHA] state tournaments. The first tournament played at the center ...

Nigel L. Flint, 29, of Amherst, has been found guilty by a jury of one count of murder in the second degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Jurors rendered their ...

After 78 seasons performing at Amherst Middle School, the Amherst Symphony Orchestra will be relocating for its 2025-2026 season to Williamsville South High School’s state-of-the-art auditorium. “We ...

Sunday, Feb. 23 • Amherst police responded to an area eyeglass store for the report of the larceny of approximately $3,000 worth of eyeglass frames. An employee was able to ...

Lunch mob Creekview Restaurant will host a lunch mob at noon Thursday, Jan. 16, at the restaurant, 5629 Main St. Attendees are responsible for the cost of their lunch ...

Sunday, Dec. 22 • Amherst police responded to an area retail eyeglass store for the report of the theft of nearly $800 worth of products. An associate was able to provide police with a description of ...

In a surprising reversal, the Williamsville Central School District Board of Education decided to not go ahead with proposed changes to school start times throughout the district at its Feb. 11 ...