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Skate park efforts continue to progress in village



The effort to build a skate park in honor of Bryce Buchholz continues to move forward in the Village of Lancaster. Bill Buchholz addressed the village Board of Trustees on Monday at its regular meeting and presented an update on the fundraising movement for a skate park to be named in honor of his son Bryce, who was hit by […]

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¦ Assessing homes at 100 percent market value could clear up residents’ confusion

New York State encourages it. Amherst recommends it. Cheektowaga wants it. So why doesn’t the Town of Cheektowaga assess its properties at 100 percent market value? The short answer, it seems, is money. The up-front costs for reassessing every parcel in the town, which would be required by law, and the inevitable challenges and lawsuits over reassessments would be too […]

Officials push for work to start on Zurbrick Road



James Burst has lived on Zurbrick Road for 40 years. For most of those years, his view from his front door was a picturesque one of Cayuga Creek. For the last four, though, it’s been one of concrete barriers and fluorescent orange barricades. In addition to being unsightly, and unsafe, Burst is also concerned about the effect on the residential […]

Depew upgrades ice rink, awards Lee Street bid



The Village of Depew’s ice rink is getting a major upgrade. In May, the board approved soliciting bids for new boards to be installed. Brand-new ones would have cost around $140,000, according to Mayor Steven Hoffman. Instead, officials chose to expend $25,000 to purchase used boards from an ice rink from out-of-state. The mayor said he hopes the village will […]

Coalition to again sponsor movie nights



The second annual Outdoor Family Movie Night events are scheduled for Tuesday, July 31, and Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Richard E. Pascucci Band Shell, 200 Oxford Ave., Lancaster. The movie nights are being sponsored by the Lancaster-Depew Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition through a $2,000 donation from the Getzoni Agency-Nationwide Insurance. For the first movie, the Lancaster Town Band will […]

Woman indicted on drunken driving, other charges



A Depew woman is facing up to four years in prison if she is convicted on charges stemming from a drunken driving arrest in May. A grand jury indicted Antoinette Short, 43, of Bellevue Avenue for feloniously aggravated driving while intoxicated, feloniously driving while intoxicated, circumvention of ignition interlock device, failure to drive on right side of road, and possession […]

CASA provides a voice for children



A court-appointed special advocate may be the only constant in the life of a child navigating the child welfare system, said Jodi Johnson. She’s the director of Erie County Court-Appointed Special Advocates, which provides advocates for neglected and abused children in the courts. Erie County CASA is staffed by two paid employees, Johnson and her assistant, and about 45 volunteers, […]

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School board approves bid for roof rehabilitation at William Street



The Lancaster Central Schools Board of Education held a brief meeting on Monday afternoon to address repairing the roof at the William Street School in order to have it – or the majority of it – fixed before the start of the school year. The roof was severely damaged during a 2008 hailstorm. Jameson Roofing Co. of Hamburg held the […]