Legislator Kevin Hardwick

12/05/2020

Erie County Legislature approves $1.7B budget with layoffs, $20M for Covid-19

“The Democratic majority also justified the doubling of grant money for cities, from $1 million this year to $2.1 million next year, by pointing out that cities do not benefit from the millions spent in county roadwork and infrastructure improvements.

"City dwellers pay the same taxes, yet we don't receive the same package because we're cities," said Legislator Kevin Hardwick, D-City of Tonawanda. "These urban initiatives attempt to make up for that inequity."

The Erie County Legislature – with votes split along party lines – approved a $1.7 billion 2021 budget Thursday.

11/06/2020

Kevin Hardwick for Erie County Legislator

HEAP enrollment opened Monday, November 2nd at www.mybenefits.ny.gov. If you are eligible, please do not wait to apply. In-person interview requirements have been waived due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional information on income eligibility and application requirements is available online at www.erie.gov/heap.

Reach out to the Erie County Department of Social Services
at (716) 858-8644 or via email at [email protected] if you need assistance with your application.

11/05/2020

HEAP enrollment opened Monday, November 2nd at www.mybenefits.ny.gov. If you are eligible, please do not wait to apply. In-person interview requirements have been waived due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional information on income eligibility and application requirements is available online at www.erie.gov/heap.

Reach out to the Erie County Department of Social Services
at (716) 858-8644 or via email at [email protected] if you need assistance with your application.

10/24/2020

Today is the first day for early voting. There are two locations in the the Tonawandas:

Tonawanda Town Hall
200 Niagara St, Tonawanda, NY 14150

The Kenmore Municipal Building
2919 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217

10/14/2020

Legislator Kevin Hardwick

Has your small business experienced hardship due to COVID-19?
Apply for Erie County's Back to Business grant program. The application is open to all businesses county-wide and should take no more than an hour to complete with awards of up to $45,000 for qualifying entities.

10/13/2020

Has your small business experienced hardship due to COVID-19?
Apply for Erie County's Back to Business grant program. The application is open to all businesses county-wide and should take no more than an hour to complete with awards of up to $45,000 for qualifying entities.

10/06/2020

There's an urgent need for blood and blood products in our community. Please consider giving with ConnectLife tomorrow.

09/22/2020

Twin Cities Sun

The City of Tonawanda Police Department will hold a car seat inspection from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday in the front parking lot of headquarters, 200 Niagara St.
Children do not need to be present. Non-city residents are welcome.

09/22/2020

Lions Club of Kenmore

Lions Club of Kenmore

The Kenmore Lions Club is proud to sponsor their first Free Eyeglass Clinic. Pre-screening will be done and Optical Specialists will be on hand to perform eyeglass screening and provide a prescription for glasses when needed. An assortment of frames will be available for personal selection and the eyeglasses will be made to order. The event will take place on Saturday October 17, 2020 at the Sheridan Parkside Community Center, 169 Sheridan Parkside Dr., Tonawanda, NY. The Clinic will be open from 9:00 am thru 3:00 pm. Admission will be subject to COVID-19 Screening. The Clinic is open to age 8 and older, children 18 and younger need parent/guardian signature. For information please go to our web site - www.e-clubhouse/sites/kenmore/.

09/22/2020

Today is National Voter Registration Day - are you registred to vote? Do you need to update your current address?

You can find all the information you need at the Erie County Board of Elections website or by calling them directly (716) 858-8891.

08/10/2020

Car seat check Saturday in Tonawanda

Car seat check Saturday in Tonawanda

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.

08/06/2020

Erie County, NY

RESTAURANT OWNERS! Attend a FREE online workshop, "Tackling critical restaurant issues during COVID-19," coming-up on Monday, August 17, 8:30 – 11 AM. Presented by the Erie County Business Task Force & Buffalo State - Small Business Development Center.

TO REGISTER: Call (716) 878-4030. See graphic for details.

06/19/2020

Erie County Legislature Democratic Caucus

If you have not requested your absentee ballot, you are still able to early vote at all of the following polling sites.

Open until 9 pm tonight, these sites are also open from 12 noon until 6 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Please make sure your vote is counted in this very important election cyce!

05/29/2020

Legislator Kevin Hardwick

This week, I visited several senior living facilities across the 4th Legislative District including Marigold Senior Apartments and Isleview in Grand Island along with Ken-Ton Presbyterian Village and Brighton Park in Tonawanda with Councilman William Conrad. We delivered much needed PPE for their residents in conjunction with Erie County Senior Services.

Protecting ourselves and the most vulnerable will continue to keep Erie County's COVID-19 hospital admission rate and death toll declining. I'm happy to do my part.

05/29/2020

This week, I visited several senior living facilities across the 4th Legislative District including Marigold Senior Apartments and Isleview in Grand Island along with Ken-Ton Presbyterian Village and Brighton Park in Tonawanda with Councilman William Conrad. We delivered much needed PPE for their residents in conjunction with Erie County Senior Services.

Protecting ourselves and the most vulnerable will continue to keep Erie County's COVID-19 hospital admission rate and death toll declining. I'm happy to do my part.

This week, I visited several senior living facilities across the 4th Legislative District including Marigold Senior Apartments and Isleview in Grand Island along with Ken-Ton Presbyterian Village and Brighton Park in Tonawanda with Councilman William Conrad. We delivered much needed PPE for their residents in conjunction with Erie County Senior Services.

Protecting ourselves and the most vulnerable will continue to keep Erie County's COVID-19 hospital admission rate and death toll declining. I'm happy to do my part.

05/26/2020

City of Tonawanda police officer shot multiple times; suspect in custody

For the past 31 years my family and I have been fortunate to have been served by the City Of Tonawanda Police Department. They are the best in the business and enjoy a special, wonderful relationship with the people of our city. Today we appreciate them even more. We stand by them and pray for the recovery, both physical and emotional, of all officers involved in this morning’s terrible shooting.

Law enforcement were found on Kohler St. and Bouck St. along Morgan St. in the City of Tonawanda.

05/20/2020

Antibody testing made available across Erie County

Antibody testing is now available through the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) for those interested. Please call 858-2929 to schedule an appointment.

Erie County is starting to move aggressively into antibody testing of residents.

05/01/2020

If you are an Erie County business in need of assistance at this time, please consider the loan program that Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) is offering. For more information, call (716) 856-6525, ext. 219 or visit their website at www.ecidany.com.

04/22/2020

GET A LIBRARY CARD | www.buffalolib.org

Did you know that you can sign up for a library card online? Our libraries offer a wealth of digital resources that can be accessed with only your free library card from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library. If you don't have one, you can sign up at this link:

HOW TO APPLY Applications are available at all B&ECPL libraries. Printable Library Card Applications. Available in multiple languages! Online Application

04/22/2020

County Legislator Lisa Chimera

This week is library week! During this time of crisis, our libraries are so important - please visit the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library digitally for all of their amazing resources at www.buffalolib.org.

04/20/2020

Face shield production ramping up at a local company

Thank you to Innosek for their innovative, resourceful solution to help combat our PPE shortage in Western New York!

As a City of Tonawanda resident myself, I'm grateful that our small, local businesses are finding ways to help during this tough time.

A manufacturing company in the City of Tonawanda is ramping up production of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers and first responders with

04/16/2020

I was happy to help deliver meals in the City of Tonawanda earlier today with Mayor Rick Davis and the Berrafato Organization. Together, we were able to "feed" 71 seniors in body and mind with delicious food and books from Project Flight and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library.

Anyone wishing to be added to the meal distribution should contact the mayor's office at (716) 695-8645.

04/11/2020

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census Bureau

No matter where you live, the #2020Census is your chance to shape your community's future.

04/10/2020

Councilman William Conrad

Please take caution Town of Tonawanda we have numerous novice riders who need to know our etiquette when riding and some veterans too! Using verbal communication like “on your left “ when passing on our #railstotrails is a great example . Thank you Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks & Recreation

04/01/2020

Erie County, NY

Today is Census Day! Give yourself a break from all the #coronavirus news—take a few minutes to fill-out your #2020Census form online. It's easy, quick, and will ensure your community is accurately counted and funded.

Go to: 2020census.gov

U.S. Census Bureau

03/25/2020

During this tough time, it's important to have easy access to valuable community resources that Erie County and other organizations are providing. I hope you find this useful, and as always, you can contact me via email at [email protected].

03/24/2020

Mark Poloncarz

Mark Poloncarz

NOW: I give a #COVID19 update, Erie County’s response and answer your questions

03/24/2020

Ken-Ton Cares Food Distribution Sign-up For Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

In this time of need and crisis, our community is ready and willing to serve those who need it most. Please consider filling out this form if you are suffering from any lack of nutritional support:

https://forms.gle/3rWbkF2cgDzCCriS6

Also, the Ken-Ton Closet and Ken-Ton Cares Facebook group are excellent resources for our Kenmore-Tonawanda community. My sincere thanks goes out to the dedicated volunteers who are doing this work day in and day out. Our community is better because of you, and I know we will all get through this together.

Ken-Ton Cares is an emergency response food pantry to answer food insecurities during COVID-19 shutdowns. Because we this is our first distribution, we can only help a limited number of families at this time. Priority is given to those that cannot afford food and have a true emergency. There are fam...

03/23/2020

Councilman William Conrad

The Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks & Recreation will be holding a blood drive with ConnectLife in the Town of Tonawanda. If you are able to, please consider donating. Joe Emminger Mark Campanella Sr. Shannon Patch Town of Tonawanda Councilman Carl Szarek

03/13/2020

Erie County Legislature Democratic Caucus

Erie County Legislature Democratic Caucus

Yesterday, our Caucus heard from Dr. Gale Burstein from Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) regarding the COVID-19 health risk to our community. While we currently have no confirmed cases, we advise following the guidelines established and publicized yesterday by County Executive Mark Poloncarz.

They include:
- practicing social distancing
- limiting large public gatherings
- staying home when you feel ill
- reporting suspicious symptoms to a medical professional

Please visit www.erie.gov/covid19 for more information.

01/31/2020

Yesterday, I visited St. Stephen School - Grand Island, NY to thank the students for contributing their artwork to my "Valentine's for Veterans" program. I know how appreciative everyone is for the hand-crafted cards they make every year, and it's nice to share that with the students.

01/31/2020

Erie County 9-year-old recognized for work in helping homeless

Erie County 9-year-old recognized for work in helping homeless

Nyla started Warm Hugs for the Homeless to collect things such as coats, hats and gloves at businesses and schools to donate to those in need.

01/30/2020

County Legislator Lisa Chimera

Legislator Kevin Hardwick and I were so honored to present Nyla Moore of Edison Elementary School with an award certificate to recognize her outstanding work collecting warm clothing for the homeless.

Nyla is true inspiration as is her entire family. Thank you to The Salvation Army of Buffalo, NY and Paula's Donuts for your support of Nyla and her very important mission!

01/30/2020

Did you know Erie County Senior Services has a "Dine and Go" program with several area restaurants? Senior citizens can use vouchers to order off a selected menu for breakfast and lunch. I stopped at Billygans Cafe in the City of Tonawanda this morning and visited with the owner, Bill and Nancy.

You can find more information on this program or apply at the restaurant itself. Visit www.erie.gov/seniorservices for additional information on other offerings.

01/07/2020

There's a rabies clinic coming up! Make sure you visit the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) website for the most up to date information.