TRICOLI: When will patronage jobs stop?
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Keaton DePriest, the newly hired full time employee in the Village of Williamsville, will be earning $50,000, which is almost a $30,000 increase in pay…
AMHERST TIMES: The Amherst Motto Could Be #*
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Amherst’s motto contest has received several good submissions. I feel Amherst is a great place to live but if our Town, Planning, ZBA boards and…
TRICOLI: Just what do they do with all their money?
by James Tricoli AMHERST TIMES The Jolly Boys are a kind of secret clan in Amherst who raise money for charities, scholarships and other needy causes. I find their failure…
TRICOLI: Why I keep harping about what needs done and undone in Amherst
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES When I write an article it’s because I strongly believe the topic I’m writing about. There are people who disagree with my stand on certain…
TRICOLI: Niagara Emporium, An Attraction Worth Your Time
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Today I went to the DMV at Eastern Hills Mall. Right next door I noticed a store called the Niagara Emporium. I decided to go…
TRICOLI: Discuss all items on the agenda during Town Board meetings
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Anyone who has been to an Amherst Town Board meeting in the last 8 ½ years has heard names and numbers ring out through the…
TRICOLI: Priest are only human – Jesus is the way to follow
by James Tricoli AMHERST TIMES I’m a Roman Catholic who is proud to have a faith which gives me freedom to make choices, right or wrong. I’ve known some wonderful…
TRICOLI: ‘I’m demanding we have a town meeting to discuss protecting our children’
AMHERST TIMES Open Letter to the Amherst Town Board: I’m calling for a Town Board meeting to discuss how our schools are protecting children who attend school in any of…
TRICOLI: Restaurant employees should earn a living wage
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Let me take a moment to applaud Molly and William Koessler for illuminating the Trump tax plan promise that lowering the marginal taxes for small…
TRICOLI: Certain people must go — part II
By Jim Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Another person who has damaged Amherst is Carrie Kahn, a member of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals. If you attend or watch a ZBA…