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Lancaster
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Lancaster village’s Airbnb law would bar short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods unless the owner lives there
The Village of Lancaster’s proposed short-term rental law, aired at a Nov. 9 hearing, would require permits and inspections for every Airbnb-style rental and bar them from residence districts unless the owner…
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Lancaster police publish their first annual report: 41 uses of force, and more than half involved a person in crisis
Lancaster police released their first annual report, counting 41 use-of-force incidents in 24,598 police calls in 2025. More than half involved someone impaired or in crisis, and a mental health clinician is…
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Alden’s ambulance switch is three weeks away, and residents still have questions about the Mercy Flight deal
Mercy Flight takes over Alden’s ambulance service Dec. 1, with a paramedic crew stationed at the town highway department around the clock. Until then, LVAC covers the town for $100 a call.
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State audits flag a $346,000 fire hall overrun in Lancaster, questioned meal spending in Le Roy and lapsed school door badges across WNY
Comptroller audits found Town Line Fire Department spent $1.65 million on a station expansion budgeted at $1 million, Le Roy Fire District paid about $17,000 auditors call unnecessary, and Batavia, Holley and…
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Flock cameras, crime and party-funded TV ads shape the 143rd Assembly race between Chludzinski and Taughrin
Republican Assemblyman Patrick Chludzinski and Democrat Ryan Taughrin are sparring over license plate readers after a Cheektowaga police scandal, while party money pays for most of their TV ads.
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Lancaster and Depew close out a football rivalry that dates to 1919, and only one side wanted it to end
Lancaster beat Depew 48-8 Friday in what was billed as the last game of one of Western New York’s oldest high school rivalries. Depew chose to end the series, and Lancaster had…
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Fox Valley Country Club’s owners say they have put $4 million into reviving the Lancaster course
The Bansal family says it has invested $4 million in Fox Valley Country Club on Genesee Street, five years after the 130-acre Lancaster club sold for $750,000, and membership has doubled to…
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Lancaster breaks ground on a $300,000 stage at Cayuga Creek Park, months behind its first timeline
The Village of Lancaster broke ground Oct. 20 on a pavilion and outdoor stage at Cayuga Creek Park, funded with $200,000 from Russell J. Salvatore and $100,000 from the village. Concerts and…
