Last Wednesday we visited the tony town of Clarence, where citizens and town board members had perhaps the most spirited downsizing discussion of this tour.
Archive for June, 2008
CLARENCE AFFLUENCE
June 30, 2008JUNE IN MARILLA
June 25, 2008My mother was an educator before she was a mom. She knew much about Western New York history. So she always took pleasure noting that the Town of Marilla was named for an early school teacher, Marilla Rogers. “Any town that bears a teacher’s name can’t be all bad,” she would say.
TOWN OF TONAWANDA: A STUDENT’S VIEW
June 24, 2008I am a soon-to-be high school senior, and I have lived in the Town of Tonawanda all my life, in the same house my mother grew up in. My father grew up a few blocks away. Kevin Gaughan’s presentation in Tonawanda on June 16th really made me think.
HOLLAND LAND AND ALDEN LOSS
June 16, 2008Last week took us to historic Holland, named for the Dutch land company that first took title to property throughout Western New York, and struggling Alden, which has seen better days.
THE TOWN OF COLLINS
June 12, 2008Last Monday evening was a special stop on our tour as we visited the magnificent Town of Collins on Erie County’s southern border.
