Special memories



Village board passes sign legislation



Following more than two years of meetings, work sessions and public hearings, the Lancaster Village Board passed new legislation Monday night that consolidates and simplifies signage regulations. The new law passed in a 4-1 vote, with Trustee Kenneth O’Brien III being the lone dissenter. “This law benefits business owners. It will make things better and easier for them,” Mayor Paul […]

Lancaster Superintendent’s long career comes to a close



Ed Myszka began his education in a one-room schoolhouse and this year presided over the graduation of roughly 500 students — his last before he retires on Friday. His journey has taken him through many positions but allowed him to stay in the place he calls home, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. After graduating from Lancaster High […]

July 4th celebrations part of Old Home Week



This year, Independence Day celebrations in the Village of Lancaster will be held in conjunction with Old Home Week. The week-long celebration will be taking place for the third time ever and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Old Home Week. Terry Wolfe of the Lancaster Historical Society said it is exciting to have such an established tradition and […]

Town council member to run, raise funds, in Perillo’s memory



Last year, Matthew Perillo participated in the Town of Lancaster’s Fourth of July 10K race. His completion of the last portion of the race as a member of a relay team would not have been so impressive had he not had both legs amputated after contracting septicemia only months earlier. Perillo was known for his involvement in a variety of […]

Varysburg Man dies in Broadway car accident



A June 19 motor vehicle accident on Broadway at Cemetery Road resulted in the death of Willis Sauer, 74, of Varysburg. At approximately 6:30 p.m., Sauer was traveling south on Cemetery Road and stopped for the stop sign, according to Lancaster police. He then pulled out in front of a vehicle traveling west on Broadway, which was being driven by […]

News Brief



The Lancaster Town Board has changed the site of its regularly scheduled meeting for Monday, July 1, to the Opera House, on the second floor of Town Hall, 21 Central Ave. The time will remain the same,witha7p.m.meetingprecededbyanopenworksessionat6:30 p.m. The Hull Family Home and Farmstead will sponsor its “History Camp for Kids” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 22-26. Located […]

Old Home Week promises history, activity and old-fashioned fun



One hundred years ago, a gathering took place in Lancaster, the likes of which residents had never seen. Firefighters from the Western Firemen’s Convention came pouring in for a gathering en masse, and a celebration ensued. Jacob Schu, a firefighter around the turn of the century, was the one to go to Rochester and give a compelling speech to other […]

Tribute to Lancaster alum’s memory helps new graduates on their way



When Margie Mitchell lost her husband, John, to a work accident in 2009, she had an option. She could let the grief get the best of her, or she could do something with the pain — perhaps transform it into something better. She chose the latter option and began a scholarship in his name. Mitchell and her late husband were […]

Sit, listen for a while at government meetings

Bee Editorial

The formation of the new Board of Ethics in the Town of Lancaster came and went without any particular pomp and circumstance. As a matter of fact, there was only one person present in the wooden pews at 21 Central Ave. on Tuesday evening as the members held their first meeting. Lancaster does not seem Gotham-esque in its political landscape, […]