Amherst News-Times


Born Implement equipment barn destroyed in fire A raging fire Monday around 9:30 a.m., at Born Implement, 11645 Gifford Rd., in Henrietta Township had firefighters from six departments -- including Amherst and South Amherst -- racing to the scene. Large plumes of thick, black smoke in the air could be seen for miles. The fire started inside ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Library trustees OK attempt to pass 1.17-mill levy by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Amherst Public Library board of trustees unanimously voted to put a 1.17-mill bond issue before voters by holding a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 2. If approved, the owner of a $100,000 home would pay an additional $2.99 a mon ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Schools combine efforts to fill local food pantries by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter The Amherst schools are teaming up with Good Shepherd Baptist Church and Saint Joseph Catholic Church to make sure no one goes hungry this holiday season through the Amherst Schools Care Food Drive. "For the first time ever, we are doing this in the Amhers ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Workers agree to no pay raises in 2010 by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter While Amherst has avoided a projected $1 million budget shortfall in the general fund in the next fiscal year with the passage of Issue 5, the city is still dealing with the financial squeeze gripping the state and the nation. In an attempt to balance the ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Bids for Cooper Foster sanitary sewer project too high by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter Mayor David Taylor addressed council members Monday evening and told them contractor bids for the Cooper Foster Park Road sanitary sewer project came in at more than 10 percent what city engineers had originally estimated. Avon-based Bramhall Engineering ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
Amherst man, 60, killed in car crash in Amherst Township by JOHN LASKO News-Times reporter A 60-year-old Amherst man was killed and a 55-year-old Lorain woman was severely injured in a head-on collision on Middle Ridge Road in Amherst Township last week. On Thursday, Nov. 5, around 7:42 a.m., George T. Thompson of Westchester Drive, w ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

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