This year’s annual Harbor Cruise was another tremendous success for the Lakeshore Street Rod Association and the community groups it supports. The event raised $10,000 in one day to benefit five local groups: Dunkirk-Fredonia Meals…
Settlement secures Job Corps future in U.S.
The future of Job Corps, including the site in Chautauqua County, appears to be secure going forward. In a settlement…
Teachers worry about 7th-, 8th-graders at high school
A pair of Dunkirk Intermediate School educators expressed concerns recently that the children they teach are mixing with high schoolers…
Hanover proclaims Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Day
HANOVER — In recent years, the Town of Hanover has not shied away from proclaiming its support for causes near…
Traffic stop leads to drug, weapons charge in city
A 25-year-old man who was stopped on a traffic violation in the city of Dunkirk is facing weapons and drug…
FHS Class of ‘56 reunion ‘very special’
Saturday, Aug. 8, was a very special day in the minds of the Fredonia High School Class of 1956. One…
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Carroll approves wind, BESS, data center moratoriums
Carroll Town Board members approved battery energy storage system, green hydrogen fuel, large wind energy conservation systems and data center construction and development moratoriums during their most recent meeting. The moratoriums were approved unanimously. Tim Burkett, town supervisor, said he is looking for town residents who have an understanding or are willing to learn…
Sherman residents celebrate childhood experience nearly 70 years later
MAYVILLE – Water violations of businesses and organizations that operate on private wells in the county…
Spike in water violations reported
An audit by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Department of Environmental Conservation lacks reliable…
DiNapoli audit finds DEC lacks reliable recycling data
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Veterans, young guns split features during Vintage Rumble Weekend
BUSTI — Stateline Speedway successfully hosted the second edition of the “Vintage Rumble,” a…
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Traffic stop leads to drug, weapons charge in city
A 25-year-old man who was stopped on a traffic violation in the city of…
The OBSERVER’s View
The OBSERVER’s View: State can take lead on e-bikes, scooters
An increase in the number of serious accidents involving e-bikes and standup scooters in New York City is prompting calls to better regulate the personal mobility devices in the city. That regulation should extend statewide. So far this year, 12 people have been killed while riding e-bikes in New York City with another nine…
The OBSERVER’s View: With state support, hospital beats the odds
The OBSERVER’s View: Faltering Fredonia keeps leaking cash
Is now the time for police merger?
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Diane B. (Marki) Leone
Jack Loren Morse
Arlene M. Zanghi
Solomon Monje Carvajal
Commentary
Welcome Electrovaya: the rest of the story
Electrovaya, a Canadian company that is making advanced proprietary lithium-ion batteries for industrial applications, is remodeling an existing manufacturing facility, located on 52 acres in the County’s Industrial Park in the Town of Ellicott. This will be Electrovaya’s first manufacturing facility in the United States, with a projected 100-150 jobs. This development comes against…
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