East Hill Foundation invites Western New York grants
East Hill Foundation invites nonprofit 501(c)(8) organizations in Western New York to apply via the online grants portal. A Letter of Intent is due by May 13, with priorities for basic human needs such as food clothing and shelter. The foundation has supported Western New York since 1986. Visit www.easthillfdn.org for details.
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Nick Langworthy
Bloomsbury Lane
Crystal Newman
New York
Langworthy
Lancaster
House
East Hill Foundation
Easthillfdn
Lancaster man pleads guilty to grand larceny
George Bonds of Lancaster pled guilty before the State Supreme Court to one count of felony second degree grand larceny for fraudulently obtaining 172,954.95 in payments via falsified invoices over four years. He signed a Confession of Judgment to pay restitution and faces up to 15 years in prison at sentencing, with release on own recognizance. Assistant District Attorney Brian P. Cassero led the prosecution.
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George Bonds
Lancaster
State Supreme Court
Erie County District Attorney’s
Ing
Bonnes
BPO awards scholarships to Lancaster Alden and area students
The Friends of the BPO announces three music student scholarships for college. Matthew Russell of Lancaster High School earns 2000 dollars for saxophone studies, Marc Vredenburg of Williamsville High School 3000 dollars for cello, and Paul Wittmer of Williamsville South High School 1000 dollars. Alden teacher William Larrabee receives the Excellence in Music Education Award, with Joseph Buckle of Williamsville Central and Mary Kay Ortolano of Frontier Central also honored. KeyBank earns the 2024 Leadership in Music Education Award, reflecting its ongoing support with First Niagara Bank through 2016.
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Friends of the Bpo
Lancaster High School
Matthew Russell
Marc Vredenburg
Williamsville High School
Paul Wittmer
Williamsville South High School
Alden
William Larrabee
Joseph Buckle
Williamsville Central
Mary Kay Ortolano
Frontier Central
BPO
KeyBank
First Niagara Bank
KeyCorp
New York Parks engineer pleads guilty to official misconduct
Daniel Blamowski a 52 year old engineer for the New York Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct He faces up to one year in jail and must pay 4111 51 in restitution The investigation found he did 92 hours of unauthorized work for a private firm from December 2020 to July 2021 while on state payroll
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New York State
Lucy Lang
Daniel Blamowski
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
OPRHP
Blamowski
Orchard Park
New York State Supreme Court
Debra Givens
New York
New York State Parks
Michael J. Keane
New York State Inspector General
New York State Oprhp
Public Integrity
Inspector General
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James Sinner
Gabrielle’s Bakery
Mary Rozler
Town of Lancaster
Robert Leary
Erie County
Frank Todaro
West Main Jewelers
BankOn Buffalo
Deborah Glowny
Chamber of Commerce
Sally Stier
Bailey Gavenda
Bob Leary
WNY
Zance
Brian P. Cassero
The
Special Investigations and Prosecutions Bureau
Randy Simons
Erie County District Attorney’s Office
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