News - 2021

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12/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS TODD B. KOCH, MD AS PROMINENT PLASTIC SURGEON
12/27/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS ALDEN PHARMACY AS A SMALL-TOWN PHARMACY SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS
12/27/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS BULLDOG MANUFACTURING AT ALDEN HIGH SCHOOL
12/20/2021 Legislator Todaro proposes shift in Erie County COVID-19 fighting strategy
12/14/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE CHIEF AND LANCASTER RESIDENT FOR HEROIC, LIFESAVING ACTIONS
12/14/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR CELEBRATION OF ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY
12/13/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS PROTECTIVE HOSE COMPANY FOR ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY
12/13/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DANCE SPECTRUM FOR BEING NAMED CHEEKTOWAGA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
11/16/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LANCASTER RESIDENT DENISE GONEZ-SANTOS ON 30 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH ERIE 1 BOCES
11/15/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS FIREFIGHTER JOHN GARBACZ FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE AT AETNA HOSE COMPANY
11/08/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DEPEW AMERICAN LEGION’S POST 1528 MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT MEMORIAL MONUMENT PROJECT
11/08/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS FOUR CHEEKTOWAGA POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR HEROIC AND LIFESAVING ACTIONS
11/08/2021 Legislator Todaro requests additional cameras at Erie County Holding Center to protect officers and inmates
11/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS THE WHISTLE STOP INN FOR SERVICE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH FAMOUS FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS
10/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO RECOGNIZES POLISH HERITAGE MONTH AND HONORS THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, POLISH AMERICAN CIVIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF WESTERN NEW YORK
10/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS MERCY FLIGHT AS IT CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING SERVICES TO THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY
10/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SEVEN FIREFIGHTERS FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ERIE COUNTY FIRE SERVICES WALL OF HONOR
10/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS FIREFIGHTER JAMES NUSALL FOR CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE AT DEPEW HOOK & LADDER COMPANY #1
10/14/2021 Legislator Todaro thanks Lancaster Unleashed Board Members and other supporters of Como Lake Bark Park
10/12/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS JUDY BOWMAN FOR HER CREATIVITY AND ADAPTABILITY IN HELPING SENIOR CITIZENS ACHIEVE THEIR FITNESS GOALS THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
10/12/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO RECOGNIZES ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE MONTH
10/12/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO’S RESOLUTION FOR FULL REOPENING OF CANADA-UNITED STATES BORDER PASSES LEGISLATURE UNANIMOUSLY
10/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CUTS RIBBON ON NEW COMO LAKE BARK PARK
10/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SIX ALDEN HOOK & LADDER COMPANY FIREFIGHTERS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
10/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DEAF ACCESS SERVICES DURING DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND NAMES SEPT. 17-26 AS DEAF AWARENESS WEEK IN ERIE COUNTY
09/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO VISITS NEW WNY FOSTER CLOSET LOCATION AT EASTERN HILLS MALL
09/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS AFTERCARE NURSING SERVICES, CUTS RIBBON ON NEW BROADWAY AVENUE LOCATION IN LANCASTER
09/28/2021 Legislator Todaro thanks Cellino Plumbing for donating time and resources to Lancaster dog park
09/23/2021 Legislature passes Todaro’s resolution directing County Executive, Pegula Sports and Entertainment, and New York State to release Bills stadium study
09/21/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HELPS SECURE ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT
09/17/2021 Legislator Todaro calls for public release of Bills stadium study
09/15/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IN ERIE COUNTY AND HONORS CRISIS SERVICES AND THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
09/10/2021 Todaro law allowing 12 and 13-year-olds to hunt deer with firearms clears Erie County Legislature with 6-5 vote
09/10/2021 Legislator Todaro recognizes Tony and Bernadette Misita as Erie County Legislature Citizens of the Month
09/07/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS CAPOZZI PAVING & CONCRETE FOR ITS GENEROSITY AND SERVICE TO THE LANCASTER/DEPEW COMMUNITY
09/02/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS VALINT’S MEATS IN LANCASTER AS PART OF HIS SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY SERIES
08/27/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS GENE BARAN WHO HAS DONATED 300 PINTS OF BLOOD TO THOSE IN NEED
08/27/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS BROADWAY DRIVING RANGE AND MINIATURE GOLF IN DEPEW AS PART OF HIS SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY SERIES
08/25/2021 Legislator Todaro opposes universal mask mandate in Erie County schools
08/24/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO SHARES SMILES, COFFEE WITH LANCASTER POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING COFFEE WITH A COP EVENT
08/24/2021 Legislator Todaro celebrates 75th anniversary of Lancaster VFW Post
08/24/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES FREE RABIES VACCINATION CLINIC IN CHEEKTOWAGA
08/23/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LAKESHORE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATES
08/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN EMMERSON BARTELS
08/04/2021 Legislator Frank Todaro calls on the immediate resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo
07/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS PREMIER DOG SPORTS AND EVENT CENTER IN THE TOWN OF LANCASTER
07/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES DAIRY QUEEN, FROSTY’S ICE CREAM, FOR NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH
07/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES NATIONAL CHICKEN WING DAY AND HONORS DUFF’S FAMOUS WINGS, JOEY’S PIZZA DEPEW
07/29/2021 Legislator Todaro proclaims July 28, 2021 ‘Jon Taffer Day’ in Erie County
07/27/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS TOWN OF LANCASTER RESIDENT AND THE UPS STORELANCASTER RESIDENT AND THE UPS STORE
07/22/2021 Legislator Todaro establishes relief program to reimburse Erie County small businesses and non-profits for COVID-19 related expenses
07/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSMAN JACOBS’ HELP WANTED ACT TO ADDRESS GROWING LABOR SHORTAGE
07/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO’S RESOLUTION FOR FULL REOPENING OF CANADA-UNITED STATES BORDER PASSES LEGISLATURE UNANIMOUSLY
07/21/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LAW TO ALLOW YOUTH IN ERIE COUNTY TO HUNT BIG GAME
07/16/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DONNA ALESSI ON RETIREMENT AFTER 49 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH OISHEI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
07/12/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HIGHLIGHTS PLUM BOTTOM SALON AS A VALUED AND TRUSTED SMALL BUSINESS IN THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER
07/09/2021 Legislator Todaro tours Erie County home in Alden
07/09/2021 Legislator Todaro thinks big picture with American Rescue Plan funds and introduces list of transformative ideas to put Erie County on the map for generations to come
07/06/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS JOSIE’S ON CENTRAL IN LANCASTER FOR BEING A TRUSTED AND VALUED SMALL BUSINESS
07/01/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO APPROVES NEXT STEPS IN SELLING THE ERIE COUNTY HOME IN ON WALDEN AVENUE IN ALDEN
06/28/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DEPEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2021 TOP 14 SENIORS
06/28/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS VITO FULCINITI ON 50 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE BARBERING INDUSTRY
06/21/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES NATIONAL BARBECUE DAY AT SMOKIN’ LITTLE DINER IN DEPEW
06/17/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2021 TOP TEN SENIORS
06/15/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DAWSON FIELD FOR BEING A STAPLE FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTING EVENTS IN DEPEW FOR 95 YEARS
06/10/2021 Legislator Todaro honors World War II veteran and Depew resident Edward Kaczmarek for his 100th birthday
06/03/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LOCAL BUSINESS GERNATT ASPHALT PRODUCTS FOR BEING A LONGTIME WNY BUSINESS AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
05/26/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO RECOGNIZES MATTHEW’S TABLE COMMUNITY DINNER IN DEPEW
05/24/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES NATIONAL WINE DAY AT GRAPEVINE D’VINE IN LANCASTER
05/24/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES NATIONAL WINE DAY AT LET’S DO WINE & BUFFALO BREWSHOP IN DEPEW
05/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO SECURES RIDING LAWN MOWER FOR LANCASTER BOOSTER BASEBALL CLUB TO MAINTAIN DAWSON FIELD
05/18/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME FUNDING FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY
05/18/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO SECURES KEY FUNDING FOR COMPLETION OF COMO LAKE BARK PARK IN LANCASTER
05/17/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO SUPPORTS PROPOSED PURPLE PAINT BILL TO PROTECT PROPERTY OWNERS FROM TRESPASS
05/17/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LANCASTER FIREFIGHTER FOR HEROIC EFFORTS AND SELFLESS SERVICE
05/17/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW ERIE COUNTY AUTO BUREAU LOCATION AT EASTERN HILLS MALL
05/13/2021 Legislator Todaro secures funding for all ability inclusive playgrounds in Erie County heritage parks and additional park and infrastructure improvements
05/13/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO RECOGNIZES NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN ERIE COUNTY TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE
05/12/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES NEW ERIE COUNTY HOME VACCINATION PROGRAM “VAX VISITS”
05/11/2021 Legislator Todaro honors Lancaster/Depew addiction prevention organization FOCUS and its platinum sponsors
05/04/2021 Legislator Todaro welcomes dog park and bar ‘Barkology’ to local business community
04/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES BORDEN ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT
04/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO LENDS A HELPING HAND TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN NEED OF OUTDOOR SPRING CLEANING
04/27/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO INTRODUCES LOCAL LAW ALLOWING YOUTH HUNTERS TO HUNT BIG GAME WITH FIREARM OR CROSSBOW UNDER APPROPRIATE SUPERVISION
04/21/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SMALL BUSINESS VINTAGE GRACE FOR GENEROSITY TOWARD LOCAL COMMUNITY
04/15/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN RECRUITNY TO ATTRACT NEW VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
04/15/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WITH BUFFALO HOMECARE TO VACCINATE HOMEBOUND RESIDENTS IN ERIE COUNTY
04/08/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO NAMES APRIL 7TH AS ‘LILLY BELLE MEADS AND TIL BREWING DAY’ IN ERIE COUNTY
04/08/2021 Legislator Todaro declares April 7th Nickel City BrewZ Day in Erie County to celebrate National Beer Day
03/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS BUFFALO TOM FOR OPENING A SPECIALTY PRODUCT SHOP IN DEPEW
03/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HANDS OUT EASTER SUPPER AND CANDY BASKETS FOR LANCASTER/DEPEW FAMILIES IN NEED
03/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS BLOOMFIELD’S PUB ON GRAND OPENING IN THE VILLAGE OF DEPEW
03/30/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SIX FRIENDS CABERNET IN LANCASTER
03/29/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES MOM AND POP BUSINESS OWNERS DAY IN ERIE COUNTY
03/26/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO PARTICIPATES IN FEEDMORE WESTERN NEW YORK’S ‘CHAMPIONS FOR MEALS’ WEEK
03/25/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS ANDREW’S ARMY IN MEMORY OF ALDEN RESIDENT ANDREW GRAMZA
03/25/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS DEPEW RESIDENT LORI A. ALLAN
03/24/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS OFFICER JAMES ROBINSON, JR. FOR HIS SELFLESS SERVICE AND HEROIC ACTIONS
03/23/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY AND HONORS AGRI-SERVICES IN ALDEN
03/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS THE GREEN BUFFALO PUB IN LANCASTER IN CELEBRATION OF IRISH HERITAGE MONTH
03/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CELEBRATES GREEK HERITAGE MONTH AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREEK AMERICANS
03/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO ANNOUNCES STATE AID FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAIL MAINTENANCE IN ERIE COUNTY
03/16/2021 As COVID-19 spread slows down, Legislator Todaro seeks to revoke County Executive’s power of executive authority
03/16/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER RECENT GRAND OPENING IN DEPEW
03/12/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO RESPONDS TO NUMEROUS TRAINS BLOCKING RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN THE TOWN OF ALDEN
03/10/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS NFTA OFFICER MARIO CAPOZZI AND HIS K9 PARTNER DOK ON SECURITY DETAIL AT SUPER BOWL LV
03/09/2021 LEGISLATORS TODARO AND GREENE HONOR CAMPFIRE GRILL FOR PROVIDING WESTERN NEW YORK WITH UNIQUE EATS
03/09/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS SCHUSTER CONSTRUCTION IN DEPEW FOR GENEROSITY TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
03/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO RESOLUTION CALLING FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNOR CUOMO PASSES LEGISLATURE
03/02/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO BREAKS GROUND ON CONSTRUCTION OF LANCASTER VILLAGE CENTER
03/01/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CALLING FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNOR CUOMO
02/26/2021 Legislator Todaro announces virtual public meeting to discuss safety improvements to Pleasant View Drive in the Town of Lancaster
02/25/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO OFFERS WESTERN NEW YORK GREAT LAKES FISHING GUIDE
02/25/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS M&T BANK CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER GLENN JACKSON
02/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS BRIAN AND SAMANTHA POULES FOR CREATING HAND MADE SIGNAGE FOR NATURE PLAY AREA AT GLEN PARK IN WILLIAMSVILLE
02/22/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS LANCASTER NATIVE DANIEL MERTZLUFFT FOR SUCCESS IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
02/18/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS RYAN LEE FOR CREATING ‘LITTLE FREE LIBRARY’ IN ALDEN
02/18/2021 Legislator Todaro pushes to expand 1A vaccine access to convents and motherhouses
02/11/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO AND AREA SCHOOLS TEAM UP FOR ANNUAL VALENTINES FOR VETERANS PROGRAM
02/09/2021 Legislator Todaro blocks Democrat-sponsored resolution in support of cancelling trillions of dollars in student loan debt
02/08/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS GORDON COMPANIES, A FAMILY OWNED-AND-OPERATED BUSINESS IN CHEEKTOWAGA
02/04/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS STONY BROOK SHINES FOR OTHERS
02/02/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF MISLEADING COVID-19 DEATH COUNT AT NYS NURSING HOMES
02/01/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS UNITED MATERIALS
01/27/2021 Legislator Todaro supports permanently lifting restrictions on Erie County restaurants
01/26/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HOLDS VIRTUAL CHEEKTOWAGA OUTREACH FOR HELP WITH HEAP APPLICATION PROCESS
01/21/2021 Legislature supports Legislator Todaro’s effort to cap third party food delivery service fees during a declared emergency like COVID-19
01/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS AUNT ROBIN’S DINER IN LANCASTER FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
01/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO PROCLAIMS JANUARY 2021 AS SOUP-FEST MONTH IN ERIE COUNTY
01/19/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO HONORS NEW DRIVING ACADEMY IN LANCASTER
01/15/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO, VILLAGE OF LANCASTER MAYOR UNVEIL ‘JOSH ALLEN WAY’ STREET SIGN
01/14/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO PRESENTS VILLAGE OF DEPEW WITH OVER $164K IN COUNTY FUNDING TO BUILD INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND
01/13/2021 LEGISLATOR TODARO PRESENTS OVER $94K FROM CARES ACT FUNDING TO BUILD OUTDOOR ADULT FITNESS CENTER IN THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER
01/06/2021 Legislator Todaro approves transfer to continue downtown Lancaster redevelopment project