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Three Fredonia teachers addressed the Board of Education at its latest meeting to “advocate for meaningful changes” because they feel unsafe and disrespected. Fredonia Teachers’ Association President Michelle Greenough, along with Special Education teachers Samantha…

County eyeing landfill rate hikes

Landfill rates for commercial users and municipalities will likely be increasing. During the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Public Facilities Committee meeting,…

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SATURDAY, NOV. 14 Gowanda Moose Lodge 1382 annual holiday craft show, basket raffle 201 Aldrich St., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Variety of vendors, homemade items, baked goods, more. Food available. Bazaar, bake sale Collins Friends Meeting, 2345 Main St., Collins, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Just My Imagination Saturday morning Movement and Music…

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Bullying the Bulls

Bullying the Bulls

AMHERST – Coming into Friday’s Section VI Class C championship game, it was assumed…

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Council likely to back government, not residents

Within the next month, elected leaders in the city of Dunkirk are going to have a choice to make when deciding on Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s $32.2 million spending plan for 2027 that includes a 12% tax increase. It simply comes down to this: Does the council represent the citizens of the city — its…

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Election results offer upstate no reprieve from costly policies

The election is over, so we have a brief reprieve from the nonsense and dishonesty that dominates our politics. OK, just kidding. Based on the campaign rhetoric one would think New York had the best economy in the country while leading the nation in unicorns and freebies for people who did not earn it…

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