‘Silent no longer’

Depew students learn how they can stop bullying

One after the other, their faces flitter across the screen set up on the Depew High School auditorium stage. Their grins are big — big and toothy and carefree. Their eyes are filled with light and joy and hope and the promise of youth. The images flash again, and the other details of the photographs they occupy are noticed. Details […]

Nonprofits could pay more in Lancaster

¦ Town trying to even competition between nonprofits and for-profits.

Some nonprofit entities in the Town of Lancaster may soon find themselves paying more taxes. At its Monday meeting, the Town Board unanimously approved an agreement it made with Niagara Lutheran Development, which owns and operates the GreenField Health and Rehabilitation Center and Green- Field Manor to accept payments in lieu of taxes. PILOTS are payments made voluntarily by nonprofits […]

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Food drive planned



While Lancaster and Depew will face off on the football field next week, they’ll also compete in a much worthier cause. The Bee and the Lancaster-Depew Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition are teaming up to present the fifth annual Rivalry Week food drive. Donations of nonperishable food will be collected and donated to the Tri-Community and Trinity food pantries, and the […]

Depew, Lancaster to square off

Rivalry Week

Depew and Lancaster will celebrate their rivalries next week with sprit days, motorcades, bonfires — and football. There’s a week’s worth of activities leading up to the gridiron games. It’s a showdown that’s been held the last 84 years. In Lancaster, the high school faculty football game is at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10. The bonfire will be held from […]

St. Mary’s Elementary teacher receives grant

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Gail Breidenstein, a second-grade teacher at St. Mary’s Elementary School, recently received a little cushion money from Bounty. The company held a sweepstakes and gave nearly $500 grants to 100 teachers to help them stock their classrooms for this school year. Breidenstein has been teaching for seven years and says the process of preparing and maintaining a classroom each year […]

Campaign to end underage drinking continues



Residents and businesses owners are encouraged to display a lawn sign touting the message that underage drinking will not be tolerated. Featuring the message, “No matter what occasion, keep in mind: Alcohol & kids don’t mix,” the 24-by-16-inch lawn signs with stakes are available from the Lancaster Depew Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. The coalition will distribute the free signs throughout […]

Political news



Erie County Legislator Dino Fudoli will appear on the Conservative party line in next month’s supervisor race. Fudoli, who represents District 5, earned 92 votes compared to Supervisor Robert Giza’s 67, according to the Erie County Board of Elections. The challenger earned those votes on a write-in campaign during last month’s primary. Giza will remain on the ballot, representing the […]

Immediate Care joins list of buildings hit by vehicles



Cheektowaga doesn’t see many vehicle versus building collisions — maybe two a year. But it joined the alarming trend this past week when an elderly male drove his vehicle into the front wall of the Immediate Care, 5014 Transit Road, on the Lancaster border. It was one of at least eight such accidents during September in Western New York. “We […]

Lancaster Youth Bureau plans fall festival



The Town of Lancaster Youth Bureau will be sponsoring its second annual Fall Festival for families from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the bureau on Oxford Avenue in Lancaster. Activities will include games, pony rides, a petting zoo, bounce house, face painting, children’s crafts, balloon art and more. Entertainment will be provided by the Lancaster High School […]