James Sinner

Sixty-three bands are scheduled to play at 37 locations during the first-ever Lancaster PorchFest, from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. “What I’m really excited about is the diversity of the eclectic mix we have of music,” said Village of Lancaster Trustee John Mikoley, who spearheaded preparation for the event. “We have bluegrass, hip-hop, a lot of rock bands, […]

The Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corp. (LVAC) is on its way back to normal operations after hitting a setback in receiving timely payments for service calls. “We expect to be back to normal operations by around October,” said Chester Popiolkowski, LVAC president. Popiolkowski explained that only a few years back, the organization was functioning at a high level financially, able to […]

The Village of Lancaster has announced it is taking steps to update public parking lots under village control to match the requirements for available handicap-accessible spaces. “Over the past few weeks, I’ve done a survey of all our municipal parking lots regarding the amount of handicap-accessible spaces versus what we have and what we need,” said Trustee John Mikoley, delivering […]

Supervisor Bob Leary said at Monday night’s board meeting that the Town of Lancaster is getting a lot of calls from concerned residents watching their energy bills climb higher and higher. Many callers stated that the sudden increase followed the installation of NYSEG smart meters to homes throughout the town. Smart meters communicate with NYSEG systems to transmit usage data […]

The eighth annual School Pride Food Drive on Saturday, Oct. 5, was a hit at the three hosting Tops locations in Depew, raising a total of $1,775 in food donations and $175 in gift cards. Three local pantries will benefit from the donations: Trinity Food Pantry in Lancaster, and Tri-Community and St. Martha’s food pantries in Depew. Food drive coordinators […]

The Lancaster Village Board was briefed by Shawn Marshall of Watts Engineering & Architecture during Monday’s regular meeting, revealing the cause of recent sewage issues in the Pleasant Avenue area, between Elm Place and Holland Avenue. According to Marshall, seven homes in that area have their sewer lateral lines improperly traveling through the storm sewer, a discovery made following an […]

Casey Bukowski, a flying fortress waist gunner in WWII, who was shot down on a mission to destroy German factories and captured as a POW, delivered a presentation in Lancaster recounting his service on Nov. 7 in honor of Veterans Day. Bukowski said the tragedy of Pearl Harbor was what initially made him want to serve with the armed forces. […]

Following a decade-long commitment to paying the mortgage at the Depew-Lancaster Boys & Girls Club, restaurateur and philanthropist Russell Salvatore has extended the term of his payments for an additional two years, which will end with the Preston Street building being paid off completely. Covering the cost of the building’s mortgage is no small commitment, costing nearly $7,000 per month, […]

A wide lens is required to capture all of the events, activities and changes in Lancaster and Depew during 2024. We will look at one noteworthy topic each for the town and two villages that best defines their year. Town of Lancaster: Politics In January, Bob Leary officially took his position as Town of Lancaster’s elected supervisor, replacing longtime board […]

The Village of Depew will be installing a total of six electric vehicle charging stations: two at the pavilion at Fireman’s Park, and four located outside village hall. “It doesn’t cost the village any money. We’ve secured $15,000 from NYSERDA, and another $16,000 or so from then-State Senator Tim Kennedy,” said Mayor Kevin Peterson, discussing the incoming charging stations at […]