Lancaster Blue Collar Unit President Mike Rath, left, Depew Boys & Girls Club Director Jeff Kupka, Depew Blue Collar Unit President Lew Heltman, Depew White Collar Unit President Sharon Quinn, Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Dave Hoch and Depew Blue Collar Unit member Robert Miechowicz discuss the damaged game room at the Depew Boys & Girls Club. The building, which was built in the 1920s and occupied by the Boys & Girls Club since 1936, suffered significant fire damage early in January.
Paul Hybicki, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Maryvale Schools Unit president, found an affordable replacement to dimmable light ballasts that burned out quickly by using ballasts with a five-year guarantee and a distributor who accepted burned-out ballasts for new ones. They were installed by CSEA members and all this came at no cost to the district.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Chrs Chimera stands in support of libraries and county services during a "We Are Erie County" rally in downtown Buffalo earlier this year.
Voters elect Mark Poloncarz as the new county executive in Erie County. The victory marks the end of the reign of Chris Collins, an out-of-touch politician who became known as "King Collins" for his my-way-or-the-highway style.