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jyoung@post-journal.com The annual YMCA Firecracker Run returns to the village of Lakewood on July 3. The event, which includes a 10K and 2-mile run, was approved by the village board this week. P-J file photo LAKEWOOD — The YMCA Firecracker Run will return to the village on July 3, which is good news following a string of canceled events including the Fourth of July fireworks celebration. The Lakewood Village Board approved the 10K and 2-mile run at a regular meeting this week, and also authorized the restaurant Group Ther-Happy to hold live music performances on Sundays throughout the sum...

jyoung@post-journal.com Lakewood was forced to cancel its Summerfest event due to the challenges of COVID-19, and is in the process of deciding whether or not to open its beach for the summer season. P-J photo by Jay Young LAKEWOOD — Village residents will not be able to enjoy Summerfest or typical Fourth of July celebrations this year, which were officially canceled by the village board at a meeting Monday. Last week, Lakewood Mayor Randy Holcomb announced that the village would not be holding its Independence Day fireworks celebration due to COVID-19. On Monday, the board discussed how th...

LAKEWOOD — The Chautauqua Avenue Green Street Retrofit project is set to begin construction this month. The village of Lakewood received a grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation via the Green Innovation Grant Program and Clean Water State Revolving Fund in 2018 that has allowed it to undertake the project. This project is the result of a study published in 2018 by the village of Lakewood and town of Busti Storm Water Management Engineering Study. Although the project is aimed at redirecting the silt flow from storm water, byproducts of this product include the i...

nholland@post-journal.com The village of Lakewood will again go without a Fourth of July fireworks display due to the COVID-19 pandemic. P-J file photo LAKEWOOD — The village of Lakewood will again forgo its annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration this year. Mayor Randy Holcomb said the annual event to celebrate the summer holiday will not be held due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Holcomb is optimistic that, because of the increase in COVID vaccinations, the ceremony will be held in 2022. “There is interest among village trustees to hold this event,” Holcomb said, “but it is...

etichy@post-journal.com Lakewood firefighters are pictured last week on Keller Road in the town of Busti, hours into battling a blaze that destroyed two properties and damaged several others. P-J photo by Eric Tichy LAKEWOOD — The hours of work that went into battling a massive fire that destroyed two properties and damaged several others late last week is being praised by village officials. What’s even more impressive, Lakewood Mayor Randy Holcomb said of the Thursday fire on Keller Road that kept some firefighters on scene from 2 a.m. until the late morning, is that the department the...