Bee Group Newspapers are a family of suburban newspapers published in
Western New York
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by Bee Publishing, Incorporated, of
Williamsville. The forerunner of the corporation began in 1877 with the founding of the ''Lancaster Bee.'' Bee Group Newspapers publishes newspapers for
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236. The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population. Both the county and Lake Erie w ...
, targeting towns, villages, and
school districts
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North America United States
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. The weekly readership is 175,672. All papers include local government news, their award-winning classified sections, and special themed sections produced throughout the year. Bee Group Newspapers are members of the
New York Press Association
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The NYPA provides editorial assistance, advice and counsel to its 800 member newspapers, advocates for best journalism practices, provides a libel h ...
and the
National Newspaper Association
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. The ''Amherst Bee'' and ''Cheektowaga Bee'' are still paid circulation newspapers that are mail-delivered weekly to subscribers.
Individual Newspapers
''Lancaster Bee''
The Lancaster Bee serves
Lancaster, New York. It was founded February 8, 1878, as the ''Lancaster Star'' by with Paul Bussmaan and William B. Fuller as editors and publishers. A month later. Fuller assumed the entire ownership, and a year later, publication was discontinued. On May 26. 1880, E. R. Vaughn and P.J. Gaudy issued the first edition of the ''Lancaster Times,'' and in 1885, Adam L. Rinewalt, then publisher of the ''Amherst Bee,'' took over the ownership of the Lancaster paper. Later in the same year the publication was sold to Marvin L. Reist (1862â1908), who published it until 1907, when it was sold to W. C. Naylor of
Olean, New York.
["Violation of Pact Is Publisher's Allegation,"](_blank)
''Buffalo Courier-Express
The ''Buffalo Courier-Express'' was a morning newspaper in Buffalo, New York. It ceased publication on September 19, 1982.
History
The ''Courier-Express'' was created in 1926 by a merger of the ''Buffalo Daily Courier'' and the ''Buffalo Morning ...
,'' December 12, 1935, pg. 14
Amherst Bee
Founded in 1879 in
Williamsville, New York
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, by Adam Lorenzo Rinewalt (1849â1902),
who edited it until shortly before his death.
It is the flagship paper of Bee Group Newspapers and is published weekly on Wednesday. The ''
Amherst Bee'' is free at over 150 locations in
Amherst, New York
Amherst () is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. Amherst is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. As of 2020, the town had a total population of 129,595. This represents an increase from 122,366 as reported in the 2010 census.
The second ...
. ''Amherst Bee'' celebrated their 125th year of publication in 2004.
Depew Bee
Serving
Depew, it was founded in 1893. It is published every Thursday.
''Clarence Bee''
Has served
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Places
Australia
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since 1937. It is published every Wednesday.
''Ken-Ton Bee''
The Ken-ton Bee serves the village of
Kenmore and the
town of Tonawanda, New York
Tonawanda (formally the Town of Tonawanda) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 72,636. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern inner ring suburb of Buf ...
, was founded in 1982. It is published every Wednesday.
''Cheektowaga Bee''
The Cheektoaga Bee serves
Cheektowaga
Cheektowaga () is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town has grown to a population of 89,877. The town is in the north-central part of the county, and is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. The town is the ...
. It was founded in 1977 and is one of two paid weeklies in the ''Bee'' family.
Other Publications
''West Seneca Bee,'' serving
West Seneca
West Seneca is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 44,711 at the 2010 census. West Seneca is a centrally located interior town of the county, and a suburb of Buffalo. West Seneca, Orchard Park and Hamburg form the ...
, was founded in 1980. It is published every Thursday.
''Orchard Park Bee,'' serving the
Orchard Park, was founded in 1986. It is published every Thursday.
''East Aurora Bee,'' serving
East Aurora, was founded in 1987. It is published every Thursday.
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References
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The Men of New York: A Collection of Biographies and Portraits of Citizens of The Empire State Prominent in Business, Professional, Social, and Political Life During The Last Decade of The Nineteenth Century
'' George Edward Matthews (1855â1910), George Edward Matthews & Co., Publisher (1898); {{OCLC, 1209595
["Hanged Himself From a Tree in His 0rchard; Adam Rinewalt, Well-Known Resident of Williamsville, Commits Suicide; Was a Sufferer From Melancholia,"](_blank)
'' Buffalo Evening News, October 3, 1902, pg. 1
American companies established in 1877
Mass media in New York (state)
Weekly newspaper companies of the United States
1877 establishments in New York (state)