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Lancaster considers adding Dawson Field to parkland roster



Residents voiced concern over what they considered a pricey appraisal for Dawson Field at the Lancaster Town Board’s Monday night meeting. The 6.57-acre recreation field located at 19 Columbia Ave. is currently owned by the Depew School District and situated between Columbia and Olmstead avenues. “Yes, it does happen to be situated in the Village of Depew, but we have […]

Banners in Village of Lancaster honor veterans



Banners honoring local veterans were displayed along Central Avenue in the Village of Lancaster on Independence Day, the result of a project by Councilwoman Dawn Gaczewski, who is also the village’s events coordinator. In addition to coordinating the banner project, Gaczewski has led the teams organizing all Independence Day events for the Village of Lancaster. Gaczewski, who founded and owns […]

Ice bike entrepreneurs find new home in vacant VFW post



Two years ago, local entrepreneurs Peter and Lisa Florczak, owners of Ice Bikes of Buffalo – Water Bikes of Buffalo and inventors of the ice bike, had run out of space for their businesses. Operating them out of their home in Lancaster, the couple discovered that their inventory of bicycles, which are available for rent at Canalside in season, was […]

Fake name given traces back to Hazelton prison



Lancaster Friday, June 23 • A man was pulled over along Transit Road at Como Park Boulevard for erratic driving. Visibly intoxicated, the man reportedly failed field sobriety tests but refused a breath test. Upon searching the vehicle, officers allegedly found marijuana, crack cocaine and more than $800 in cash under an ash tray on the dashboard. Sunday, June 25 […]

Lancaster native and pro vocalist wins award for new music business

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In the public eye, Lancaster native Jena Abati is best known for her singing. As a professional vocalist, she’s sung the national anthem for both the Buffalo Bisons and Buffalo Sabres, has been a featured singer at Kleinhans Music Hall and has performed at events for several organizations, including the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her singing […]

Lancaster residents named Prosperity Fellows



Nicholas Eadie and Connor Sullivan, University at Buffalo students from Lancaster, have been named WNY Prosperity Fellows for 2017-18. The fellowships, which are made possible through support from the Prentice Family Foundation, are awarded to college and graduate students with an entrepreneurial drive who want to make a difference in the area, according to a press release from UB. The […]

Resident hits century mark



Amelia Myslinski of Cheektowaga is always smiling and laughing. She turned 100 years old last month, and still lives in the same home that her husband built on Transit Road in 1947, according to her family. Myslinski grew up in Buffalo, and then moved to Cheektowaga, where she helped run a small chicken farm with her husband who worked for […]

St. Mary’s sees uptick in enrollment



St. Mary’s is currently the fastest-growing private Catholic high school in the area, according to a press release from the school. When compared to all other private Catholic high schools in Western New York, the Lancaster school saw the greatest surge in enrollment this year as opposed to last year. An increase of 51 students for the 2016-17 school year […]

On the Campus



Larissa Gaul of Elma has been named to the University of Delaware’s dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester. Laura Dachille of Lancaster earned a spot on the University of Dayton spring 2017 dean’s list. Canton State College named Bryan Davis of Elma and Jennifer Mikulski of Lancaster to its spring 2017 semester dean’s list. Davis majors in homeland security; […]