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Fredonia OKs festival, denies it was in jeopardy

Fredonia’s Red White and Blues festival is happening, with village officials approving it Tuesday — and denying that it was ever in jeopardy. The Board of Trustees tabled approval of the festival, set for this Friday and Saturday, last week. Mayor Michael Ferguson declared that unless ...

Hit-And-Run Accident On Thruway In Sheridan Leaves One Dead

A person has been killed after a hit-and-run accident on the state Thruway. The State Police at Dunkirk report troopers patrolling the Thruway found a disabled vehicle near the road with a person who had been killed at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the town of Sheridan. Troopers and the Bureau of ...

Man charged after domestic incident in city

A domestic incident with a gun on Deer Street has led to multiple charges for one man. At around 12:18 a.m. Monday, Dunkirk Police responded to the 600 block of Deer Street for a third-party report of an alleged ongoing dispute. The third party also reported the boyfriend of the victim was ...

‘Complex situation’

BROCTON — One of the intended benefits of living in a small village is the absence of excessive noise and disruption from sizable businesses. That has not been the experience of some residents in the village of Brocton. Several residents voiced their frustrations at a recent Village ...

City library sees extensive upgrades, staff changes

At the Dunkirk Public Library, this year has been a productive period of facility upgrades and project completion, much of which was made possible by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, New York state Library Construction Aid, the Rural Library Grant powered by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and coordinated by the Western New York Library Resources Council and Rochester Regional Library Council, along with various local individual and organizational donors. State construction funding allowed for the installation of the new Central Ave facing digital sign. Put in place over the ...

Fredonia Pops Series opens Friday with ‘Fall Into Jazz’

Rockefeller Arts Center will kick-off Fredonia’s bicentennial season with a performance to remember. The 2026-27 season opens on Friday with “Fall Into Jazz” with special guest vocalist Lucas West at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall. Tickets for the concert are available online 24/7 ...