Police blotter highlights multiple traffic and theft incidents
At Walden and Sheldon avenues a stolen license plate led to a criminal misdemeanor charge after the driver could not produce vehicle paperwork. A separate hit and run near Transit Road involved a blue Nissan Pathfinder. June 18 saw youths with gel blasters at a department store, while June 19 a Ninja style motorcycle rider fled a traffic stop before being arrested for reckless driving and unlawful fleeing. Other items include larceny from a parked car on Enez Drive, a stolen FedEx package on Princeton Avenue, and a two vehicle crash at Transit Road and Lee Street with an unlicensed driver under a suspended NY warrant.
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Walden
Sheldon Avenues
Genesee Street
Lancaster Speedway
Harris Hill Road
Enez Drive
Transit Road
Lee Street
New York State Police
Amsterdam
N.Y
Lancaster Connect keeps Lancaster residents updated on weather
Lancaster Connect launched in 2023 helps Lancaster residents stay prepared for Western New York weather with updates on current conditions road closures brush and leaf pickup and other notices from the highway department The app is available on Google Play and Apple Store search Lancaster Connect for the latest local updates For more information call the Town Clerk at 7166839028
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Lancaster Connect
Lancaster
New York
Highway Department
Google Play
Apple Store
Library Summer Kick-Off Party at Lancaster Public Library
The Lancaster Public Library hosts a Summer Kick-Off Party at 5466 Broadway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday June 27. Families can craft, enjoy sensory activities, a duck game, and a rockin reading musical by The Hill Brothers. call 716-683-1120 for details.
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Lancaster Public Library
Broadway
Hill Brothers
County app ReadyErie offers countywide emergency updates
The free ReadyErie app provides Erie County residents with critical information and emergency alerts via push notifications. It helps locate emergency shelters and view current evacuation route maps, and is available for download at erie.gov/ReadyErie on both iPhone and Android devices.
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Erie County
Erie.gov
Lancaster readers blast town services and sewer inspections
A reader laments Forestry Dept tree removals on Trentwood and Fieldstone with no replanting, criticizes DPW floristry time, and alleges a new supervisor damaged a home front. The letter questions Village sewer inspections as a revenue tool and urges action. The Bee Heard note invites anonymous comments by 5 p.m. Thursdays.
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Lancaster
Bee
Evan J Kosinski remembered after Lancaster death
Evan J Kosinski of Lancaster, 20, a 2022 St Marys High School graduate and Daemen University student, died June 20 2024. He was a son brother and grandson with many relatives. Visitation 3 to 8 p m June 27 at Amigone Lancaster Depew Chapel. Mass June 28 at St Gabriel Church Elma. interment St Adalbert Cemetery. Condolences at Amigone.com.
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Kosinski
Evan J
Lancaster
St. Mary’s High School
Daemen University
Timothy
Lori (Kulesza) Kosinski
Tyler Kosinski
Frank
Marian Kosinski
Mary Lou
William Kulesza
Bella Marrano
Lancaster-Depew Chapel
Amigone Funeral Home, Inc
Transit Road
Depew
St. Gabriel Church
Clinton St
Elma
St. Adalbert Cemetery
Amigone.com
News tip contact for Lancaster Depew events and profiles
Community tip line invites reports on upcoming events or new businesses in Lancaster or Depew. Reach James Sinner at 5564 Main St Buffalo NY 14221-5410 or email jsinner beenews.com with potential profile-worthy community leaders.
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Lancaster
Depew
Beenews
James Sinner
Main St
Buffalo
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