SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment decline continues, though the pace of the drop eased for a third straight September. Enrollment vice president Kathryn Kendall offered a report at the first University Council meeting of the 2026-27 school…
BESS moratorium ‘legally deficient,’ mayor says
The Common Council followed improper procedure in imposing a Battery Energy Storage System moratorium, Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz stated in…
Legislature to review retirement benefits for managers
MAYVILLE – County officials are considering upgrading a local law that would permit managers to get the same retirement benefits…
Jobs decline prompts freeze in state minimum wage
New York won’t be able to increase its minimum wage as scheduled on Jan. 1, 2027, after the state’s economy…
Net awareness
The Sons of the American Legion joined the Fredonia Hillbillies volleyball program in support of breast cancer awareness. On Tuesday,…
Key city DPW budget lines in red
Three significant Dunkirk Department of Public Works budget lines are running in the red, according to department head Randy Woodbury.…
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Fredonia halts anonymous letters at meetings
Anonymous correspondence will no longer get read out at Fredonia’s Board of Trustees meetings. Trustees voted, 4-0, last week to make the change. The resolution they passed begins that anonymous letters “may still be shared with the mayor and trustees for their review.” However, trustees “shall not read anonymous correspondence aloud at village meetings.…
Buffalo Bat Habitat (BBH), and Third Floor Productions USA are partnering to host a benefit concert…
Concert aims to raise funds for Ripley bat site
TUESDAY, OCT. 6 Patterson Library presents: basket-weaving with Joann Negro 40 S. Patterson St., Westfield, 11…
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Fredonia professor part of SUNY diversity effort
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Hillbillies hold on 2-1
FREDONIA — Thomas Lauer’s goal from Oliver Rittenberg was enough to keep Fredonia ahead…
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UPDATE: Three charged in Dunkirk drug probes
A pair of drug investigations last week ended in three arrests. On Sept. 29,…
The OBSERVER’s View
October awareness campaign worth attention
Throughout this month, there are a number of events and initiatives to bring awareness to the fight against breast cancer. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women will be diagnosed with the illness during their lifetime. That number is far too high. It is why the National Football League continues…
Best foot forward to help needy
Attendance matters with big tax dollars
The OBSERVER’s View: Reality strikes state’s big spenders
Obituaries
Rita M. Cieslewicz
Baby Ezra Figueroa
Ann Marie Andolina
Rita M. Cieslewicz
Commentary
The continuing importance of public education
Recently, a friend gave me a book, “Sketches of the History of Chautauque County” written by Emory F. Warren and published in 1846. It traces the earliest history of our county including the establishment of school districts. Each school constituted a district. In 1835 the New York state Legislature passed a law to provide…
We need a new generation of community leaders
Real world gets lost in internet imagery
Taking a road trip back in recalling the game of Slug Bug
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