Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz defended herself against city unions, stating that they are unwilling to negotiate and that city taxpayers can no longer afford their contracts. Wdowiasz said she wanted to “set the record straight” during the phone interview Thursday with the OBSERVER. Union ...
ALBANY — Mayors of the City of Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Middletown, Dunkirk, and Niagara Falls traveled to the Capitol yesterday to advocate for inclusion of the Governor’s auto insurance proposals in the fiscal year 2027 State Budget. The Mayors met with key members of the New York State ...
FORESTVILLE — Tree lovers from the Forestville community have joined up with Imagine Forestville to plant trees throughout the hamlet, especially in the new Center Pearl Historic District. Dennis Wilson, Lee Thompson, and Sharon (Shaun) Lord gave generously to the tree fund of Imagine ...
On Friday, May 1, it will officially be time to play ball for the Fredonia Little League. Thanks to generous support from the community, the kids will be playing on more solid ground — figuratively and literally. The Fredonia Beaver Club purchased a field groomer for the Fredonia Little ...
Some state legislative Democrats are proposing extending Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposing a pied-a-terre tax on second homes in New York City. Hochul’s proposal would apply to properties that sell for more than $5 million that are not rented out full-time or listed as the owner’s primary ...
Aspire of WNY still awaits final state approval for its move to the former WCA Home on Temple Street in Fredonia. However, the building is in “beautiful condition” and would need few changes. Megan Rechin, Aspire of WNY’s executive vice president of innovation and strategy, shared some ...