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IDA hiking CEO pay by 26%

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The pay of the chief executive officer of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency will be going up significantly. Earlier this year, the county IDA Board of Directors voted to increase the pay of Mark Geise from $79,301 in 2025 to $100,000 in 2026, a 26.1% increase. This is ...

Bank donates to health organization

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Lake Shore Bank has awarded a $5,000 grant to Community Inclusion, Inc. The money, from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Small Business Development Grant Program, will support Community Inclusion’s general operations. “We want to extend our gratitude to Lake Shore Bank for the ...

Roof an issue for Brocton Fire Hall

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BROCTON — What Emergency Medical Technician Dave Hazelton described as a large chunk of ceiling recently fell from the auditorium of the Fire Hall. Hazelton thinks it is just a warning sign of much bigger problems ahead. “I’m concerned that one of these days, we’re going to have a ...

2025 was challenging year for Dunkirk and Fredonia

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It was miserable at times for many in Dunkirk and Fredonia. The governments of both the city and the village faced serious financial difficulties, and a lot of their residents did, too. The story that caused the biggest outcry was elected officials’ scrutiny of a Dunkirk homeless man. It ...

FHS student presents at NASA

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Earlier this year, Fredonia High School senior Neshwan Arif had an experience that only a few students around the nation will ever have. Arif got a chance to present his research at a conference held at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Fla. Arif and a group of his peers presented ...

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Silver Creek sets special meeting SILVER CREEK — The Village Board will be holding a special meeting to transfer any fire department related assets to the new Bay Creek Fire Department. This meeting will take place on Monday at 5 p.m. in the Village Hall. Bills Boosters gather ...