Lynn E. Gedraitis Sr., 75, Died November 13th
Lynn Edward Gedraitis, 75, died on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. Husband of Gloria (Ohlson) Gedraitis; father of Lynn “Butch” (Deanne) Gedraitis, Kim (Richard) Holz, Vikki (Lee) Weisbeck, Shelly Gedraitis, and Lisa (Michael) Conway;...
Alden’s 2020 Budget Pay Increases
The Town of Alden's preliminary 2020 budget reflects pay increases for elected officials: Supervisor $28,000 (2019-$24,000). Highway Superintendent $64,400 (2019-$58,400). Town Clerk $46,000 (2019-$45,000). Two Councilmen $13,730 (2019-$13,461). Other salaries are:...
ACS Aquatic Center Vote Thursday, October 3rd
The Alden Central School District's Special Vote, requesting permission to expend additional money needed to complete the Aquatic Center and permission to utilize the needed money from the Capital Reserve fund, is on Thursday, October 3 from 6 am-9 pm at the high...
Photo Contest Entries/Voting is now closed. Winner will be announced in the September 26 issue of the Alden Advertiser.
Choose you favorite! Voting ends Friday, September 20th. Winner will be announced in the Thurs., September 26th issue. Topic was "Summer Fun" #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Zyglis, Marks M.D., and Gornewicz Receive ACS Distinguished Alumni Award
The Alden Central School District announced the first recipients of the semiannual Distinguished Alumni Award. The criteria for this award are excellence in a chosen field, outstanding service to community or profession, outstanding contribution to humanity, and had...
Troop 117 Eagle Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 117 recently held an 80th anniversary picnic. A trailer was designed to list all past Eagle Scouts.
Public Hearing for Rodeo
A Public Hearing is being held by the Alden Town Board on Monday, June 3rd at 7:05 pm at the Town Hall in regards to issuing a Special Use Permit to allow a rodeo to take place on the back property of Alden Bowling Center on Sandridge Road. An article published in the...
School Budget Vote Tues., May 21, 2019
The Alden Central School Annual Budget Vote and Election is on Tuesday, May 21 from 6 am- 9 pm at the High School. The proposed 2019-20 budget is in the amount of $34,639,105, an increase of $666,725 or 1.96% over the 2018-19 school year. The tax levy will increase....
Local Residents on “WNY Tonight”
Aldenites Lori and Dale Gramza were recently on the WNY Tonight, promoting Andrew’s Army. Tammie Lee is the host on the program on LCTV 1301. The Gramzas spoke of the importance of organ, tissue, and blood donations and how their personal tragedy turned into the quest...
Local Resident Participates in International Television Show
Alden Resident, Mariah Weisbeck, participated in the television show “Animal Detectives” (“Dierendectives”). The Dutch television show will also air in Germany and Belgium. Producers of the program heard about the heroic act of a local half Timberwolf, half German...