Articles from Amherst Bee about the formation and purchase of Amherst State Park. Also other park issues and events.

Dedication ceremony for memorial set for Dec. 7 - Amherst Bee, 11/30/2011

Honored - Amherst Bee, 10/12/2011

Sisters of St. Francis celebrate 150 years in Western New York - Amherst Bee, 3/30/2011

Blossoming - Amherst Bee, 4/28/2010

Amherst State Park cleanup - Amherst Bee, 4/21/2010

State Park veterans memorial will properly honor Amherst’s bravest - Amherst Bee, 1/27/2010

Weekend cleanup unearths trash - Amherst Bee, 4/22/2009

Dogs should not roam freely in park - Amherst Bee, 2/11/2009

Police warn of rabies threat - Amherst Bee, 9/24/2008

Foundation hopes to restore Amherst State Park gazebo - Amherst Bee, 8/1/2007

Final storm sweep begins - Amherst Bee, 12/6/2006

Peregrine Health Management to re-open Holy Family Adult Home - Amherst Bee, 8/30/2006

Articles from The Buffalo News about the formation and purchase of Amherst State Park. Also other park issues and events.

Honor and Sacrifice - Buffalo News, 12/8/2011

Purchaser sought for old convent's boiler house - Buffalo News, 4/18/2010

Williamsville arsonist ordered to pay $15,000 for '08 cleanup of Mill, Buffalo News, 12/30/2009

Tensions unleashed in park - Buffalo News, 10/15/2009

Web Site helps expand our view of bird sightings - Buffalo News, 2/8/2009

Arson is shameful idea for beautiful landmark, Buffalo News, 1/7/2009

Fox slain by police confirmed as rabid - Buffalo News, 9/20/2008

Fox slain after 2 women are bitten - Buffalo News, 9/18/2008

WILD DOGS AREN'T ROAMING AROUND PARK - Buffalo News, 9/18/2008

Mill ruins in village leave town with problems, Buffalo News, 9/9/2008

Mill fire draws harsh criticism of Town Board, Buffalo News, 7/23/2008

Fire destroys historic barn designated as a landmark, Buffalo News, 7/22/2008

Desecration of Amherst State Park is a real crime - Buffalo News, 2/13/2007

Adult home to open in facility long run by nuns - Buffalo News, 8/2/2006

A wilderness oasis in the heart of Williamsville - Buffalo News,  6/4/2006

STATE, TOWN CONTINUE GO-ROUND OVER PILLAR - Buffalo News, 7/23/2005

Rare Long-Eared Owls raise a family in the area - Buffalo News,  7/10/2005

SIGNS OF CONTROVERSY AT COMBINED PUBLIC-PRIVATE SITE - Buffalo News, 10/13/2004

BOARD OKS PLAN LEAVING MOST OF NEW PARK IN NATURAL STATE - Buffalo News, 9/28/2004

HISTORIC CONVENT REOPENS AS APARTMENTS - Buffalo News, 7/24/2004

Lake Tonawanda - Buffalo New, 6/27/2004

AMHERST MOTHERHOUSE ON HISTORIC LISTING - Buffalo News, 11/28/2002

PLANS OK'D FOR SENIOR APARTMENTS AT MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 11/23/2002

AMHERST DOESN'T NEED DOG PEN IN STATE PARK - Buffalo News, 6/2/2002

WILD DOGS AREN'T ROAMING AROUND PARK - Buffalo News, 5/28/2002

TOWN BOARD MULLS CREATION OF A 'DOG RUN' - Buffalo News, 5/20/2002

ISSUE OF ROAMING DOGS IN STATE PARK STIRS DEBATE - Buffalo News, 5/14/2002

SISTERS EXCEED TARGET OF $3.7 MILLION - Buffalo News, 5/9/2002

BOARD OKS SENIOR CITIZEN UNITS FOR MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 7/17/2001

PEPSI CENTER DEVELOPER WINS MOTHERHOUSE PROJECT - Buffalo News, 7/3/2001

SISTER REJOICES IN LEGACY OF GREEN SPACE -  Buffalo News, 6/22/2001

PEPSI CENTER CONTRACTOR LEADS RACE TO DEVELOP MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 6/9/2001

FIGHT OVER PARK PATH IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS - Buffalo News, 5/17/2001

PLAN STRESSES PASSIVE USES FOR NEW STATE PARK - Buffalo News, 4/24/2001

COUPLE FIGHTING PROPOSED PARK PATH THAT WOULD SKIRT THEIR PROPERTY - Buffalo News, 4/4/2001

PLANS SOUGHT TO REDEVELOP MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 2/13/2001

POSSIBLE MOTHERHOUSE PROPOSALS STIR CONCERN - Buffalo News, 2/6/2001

SEARCH RENEWED FOR DEVELOPERS OF ST. MARY'S SITE - Buffalo News, 1/19/2001

NEW PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR PROPERTY IN PARK - Buffalo News, 1/15/2001

WITH NO TAX BREAK, DEVELOPER AMENDS OFFER TO BUY ST. MARY'S MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 1/9/2001

AMHERST BUYS LAWN MOWER WITH STATE GRANT - Buffalo News, 9/13/2000

FREE CONCERT TO OPEN AMHERST 'OASIS' - Buffalo News, 6/9/2000

MOTHERHOUSE IS SOLD TO SYRACUSE DEVELOPER - Buffalo News, 3/7/2000

TOWN NEGOTIATING FUTURE OF MOTHERHOUSE PROPERTY - Buffalo News, 1/5/2000

AMHERST SEEKS ALTERNATIVE ON EX-MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 11/9/1999

PROPOSAL TO USE MOTHERHOUSE FOR SENIORS CRITICIZED - Buffalo News, 10/6/1999

DECISION NEARS ON FUTURE PLANS FOR MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 8/23/1999

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS TO SELL YEARS OF MOTHERHOUSE HISTORY - Buffalo News, 7/16/1999

REMOVAL BEGINS OF STAINED GLASS AT MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 7/5/1999

OUT OF THE PAST - Buffalo News, 6/27/1999

LANDMARK STATUS SOUGHT FOR ST. MARY'S MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 5/19/1999

AMHERST VIEWS MOTHERHOUSE AS 'AFFORDABLE' SENIOR HOUSING - Buffalo News, 5/11/1999

HISTORIC MOTHERHOUSE EYED AS HOUSING FOR ELDERLY - Buffalo News, 3/11/1999

THREE DEVELOPERS EXPRESS INTEREST IN CONVERTING AMHERST MOTHERHOUSE INTO HOUSING FOR SENIORS - Buffalo News, 3/11/1999

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS SITE PURCHASE NOT COMPLETE - Buffalo News, 2/15/1999

JOLLY BOYS PLEDGE $50,000 FOR STATE PARK IN AMHERST - Buffalo News, 1/19/1999

AMHERST SOLICITING FOR DEVELOPER FOR MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 11/19/1998

AMHERST OFFICIALS SEEKING WAYS TO USE AGING BUILDING - Buffalo News, 9/14/1998

HUTCHINSON HOSE PROPOSES LAND SWAP WITH TOWN - Buffalo News, 8/11/1998

AMHERST NURTURES A GLORIOUS PARK - Buffalo News, 7/25/1998

BORROWING OK'D FOR PURCHASE OF MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 7/21/1998

HAYES TO SPONSOR PARK-NAMING CONTEST - Buffalo News, 6/24/1998

AMHERST TOWN OFFICIALS SHOULD PRESERVE THE BEAUTY OF ST. FRANCIS MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 6/19/1998

NUNS TO BREAK GROUND FOR NEW HOME IN AMHERST - Buffalo News, 6/10/1998

GRELICK GETS OK TO SIGN PURCHASE OFFER FOR ST. FRANCIS SITE - Buffalo News, 6/2/1998

DEVELOPER LOOKING TO BUY MOTHERHOUSE ON PARCEL OF LAND AMHERST HOPES TO ACQUIRE - Buffalo News, 5/13/1998

PATAKI BRINGS AID FOR PARK, JOBS - Buffalo News, 5/6/1998

STATE GIVES FUNDING PRIORITY TO BUYING SITE IN AMHERST - Buffalo News, 4/23/1998

$5 MILLION FOR SISTERS' LAND IS CALLED FAIR DEAL - Buffalo News, 4/22/1998

LOW CLEANUP COST SEEN IN AMHERST MOTHERHOUSE - Buffalo News, 4/14/1998

TOWN BOARD VOTES TO BUY SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS SITE - Buffalo News, 2/24/1998

100-ACRE WOOD MAKES STATE LIST OF TOP GOALS FOR WNY PURCHASE - Buffalo News, 2/21/1998

AMHERST HAS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A GEM OF A PARK - Buffalo News, 2/9/1998

TOWN MOVES TOWARD BUYING LAND - Buffalo News, 2/7/1998

TOWN FACES COMPETITION FOR POTENTIAL PARK - Buffalo News, 2/5/1998

SUPPORT LACKING FOR JOINT ST. FRANCIS PURCHASE - Buffalo News, 1/28/1998

RESIDENTS PRESS TOWN TO BUY LAND OWNED BY NUNS - Buffalo News, 1/11/1998

TOWN EXPLORES BUYING LAND FROM RELIGIOUS ORDER - Buffalo News, 1/6/1998

Taking advantage of angelic weather - Buffalo News, April 19, 1996