2020-07-16 E-Edition

Summer fun

Siblings Guinevere and Ted McLellan cool down at the Splash Pad at Ronald L. Hadsall Park in Lancaster on Tuesday.

SOLD: Paper street properties pose questions


The Depew Village Board approved a resolution to auction off two paper street properties totaling $13,900 Monday, but some residents asked many questions in the Facebook Live comments. A paper street property is a vacant lot that was supposed to be part of a larger street but was never developed into one. Attorney Sam Alba said it left the village […]

State releases guidelines to determine eligibility for schools to reopen in fall

Districts may reopen if criteria is met, maintained

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released the guidelines for area schools to potentially open in the fall for in-person classes. Similar to the economic reopening across the state, the educational reopening will be based on regional data with each district needing to meet the appropriate criteria in order to be eligible for reopening. “The question of schools reopening is like the […]

Roswell Park holds clinical trial to treat COVID-19 in cancer patients


Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is sponsoring a clinical trial to treat COVID-19 in cancer patients and expects to begin enrolling patients within 30 days. The trial is intended to use a combination of Ampligen (rintatolimod) and antiviral drug interferon alfa 2b, testing for both safety and effectiveness. Although it has been approved for this clinical trial, Ampligen is not […]

Spreading kindness: mother, three children install new free library, pantry in Depew


A walk around town with her mother, Lisa Book, and her siblings is all it took for 6-year-old Adela to show what her mother calls a “very kind and giving soul.” When Book and her three children, including 4-year-old Natalee and 2-year-old Benjamin, saw the little free library and pantry on Terrace Boulevard, she suggested bringing back items to donate […]

Board OKs extended outdoor seating, drive-thru barbecue

Village of Lancaster

With COVID-19 related dining restrictions still in place, William Skubis, owner of Skoob’s Village Grille, received the go-ahead to continue using an outdoor dining area at the restaurant located at 50 Central Ave. The permit application was approved unanimously by the village trustees at their Monday meeting. Skubis’ application submitted to the board showed a 15-foot-by-15-foot tent adjacent to the […]

Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce resumes in-person events


Throughout the pandemic, the Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce has continued holding events virtually. On Tuesday, the chamber hosted its first in-person event in weeks. The chamber held an after hours event at Route 78 for members to connect. Then, on Wednesday morning, the chamber restarted its weekly morning breakfast exchange at Hillview Restaurant. Both events, and all events going […]

Depew sees large increase in mulch fires


Depew Fire Chief Todd Rzeszutek told the village board Monday that there has been an increase in mulch fires in the area. A majority of the calls they have received have been in restaurant drive-thrus and plaza entrances, where cars can be sitting for extended periods of time, Rzeszutek said. “These fires are investigated after extinguished, and over 90% of […]

St. Mary of the Assumption continues livestreaming Masses, programs

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Lancaster has been livestreaming daily and weekend Masses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to do so, as permanent livestreaming equipment has been installed at the church located at 1 St. Mary’s Hill (at the corner of Aurora and St. Joseph streets). Daily Mass is livestreamed from St. Mary’s at noon Monday […]