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Talk about my town: Hamburg, NY

Ahh… skiing

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Derek

Amanda and I both planned to take today off and turn this into a four day weekend for the sole purpose of going skiing. Planning ahead for a ski day is always tricky since you never know what the weather … Continue reading →

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Winter caching

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Derek

We took a ride out to the Hamburg Recreation Center to get discount tickets for Kissing Bridge and decided to make an attempt for a geocache or two. We trudged through the snow, but determined the cache we were looking … Continue reading →

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Still snowing

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Derek

This really doesn’t want to let up! I’m amazed at how bad the roads are around here, but that’s what happens when it’s too cold for salt to do any good. At least it looks like it’s going to hit … Continue reading →

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Hamburg partisanship must end

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Derek

Thursday night I was in bed, flipping through The Sun. I was astonished to see five pages of letters to the editor, most of which centered around the ongoing partisan problems in the Town of Hamburg. I was surprised to … Continue reading →

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A double whammy of Democrat despicableness

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Derek

I’m not one to blindly bash a particular party, as we all know they both have their faults, but today served up a double helping of that which makes partisan politics disgusting. First up… Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Len … Continue reading →

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Bookstores everywhere

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Derek

With the Borders at Quaker Crossing progressing right along, today comes this announcement of Barnes & Noble building a new store at the McKinley Mall. The proclaimed world’s largest bookseller will open its first Southtowns store sometime in 2007, officials … Continue reading →

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The Sun agrees on Foit’s

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Derek

The Sun’s editorial this week echoes my viewpoint from a month ago on the Foit’s property. Hamburg’s known as the town that friendship built and most folks outside of the town say Hamburg definitely is a “pro-business” community. But when … Continue reading →

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Hamburg wants to Overlook a source of revenue

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Derek

As I sat in the Comprehensive Plan meeting earlier this week, discussions touched on subjects such as what makes Hamburg unique from other Western New York towns, and how do we draw people in to bring in income from non-residents. … Continue reading →

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Town of Hamburg Comprehensive Plan Update

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Derek

Tonight, Amanda and I attended the Town of Hamburg’s first public meeting on the update of it’s Comprehensive Plan. This plan, adopted in 1997, is the long term “master plan” for the town. The plan was meant to be revisited … Continue reading →

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Working hard!

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Derek

Here’s something I never expected to see on a Sunday morning – a Town of Hamburg crew out picking up branches! Nice work, guys!

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