Bee Editorial on Women History Month Celebrated
A piece tracing Women History Month from its 1981 US origins to its annual observance. It highlights landmark events like the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in Western New York, figures such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott Susan B. Anthony Ada Lovelace Marie Curie Maya Angelou and explains the ongoing impact of women in science arts and leadership.
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United States
Sonoma County
California
New York
Seneca Falls
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
Ada Lovelace
Marie Curie
Maya Angelou
Hull Family Home offers tours and docent training in Lancaster
Hull Family Home and Farmstead on Genesee Street draws visitors with 19th century Lancaster heritage. Hull House Foundation trains new docents Sundays March 23 and April 6, with demonstrations and period interpretation. Also, Polish Arts Club of Buffalo offers a $1500 scholarship for NY state residents pursuing visual or performing arts majors, due May 1.
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Genesee Street
Hull House Foundation
Hull
Lancaster
Hull Family Home & Farm
Stead
Suzanne Jacobs
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Polish Arts Club of Buffalo Scholarship Foundation
New York State
New York
Legion Building Sold For Apartments In Lancaster
The Ameri can Legion Building in Lancaster was sold to Francis Mahoney for 30000 to be renovated into eight apartments. The sale followed a Feb 29 public hearing with no negative input and Mahoney plans remodeling in the spring. Town drilling troubles with Weil Resources have caused property damage and drainage disruption on William Street Schwartz Road Broadway and Aurora Street.
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Village of Lancaster
American Legion
Orchard Park
Francis Mahoney
Village
Arthur Posluszny
Posluszny
Mahoney
Lancaster
Weil Resources
Stanley Jay Keysa
Robert Laney
North Aurora St
Laney
William St
Schwartz Rd
Broadway
Aurora St
DEC Drilling Permits Limit Local Zoning Control
Keysa says the New York DEC issues drilling permits before landowners and towns are notified, leaving locals unaware of sites until after permits. Laney notes a court ruling in August 1981 voided the town’s zoning ordinance, shifting DEC authority away from municipalities.
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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