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Two weeks of sunshine is evidently troubling the Fredonia water treatment plant and reservoir. There’s a dark cloud there, anyway, due to a snag in a chlorination improvement project. A water conservation order for the…

Council passes BESS moratorium law

The Dunkirk Common Council approved a local law imposing a six-month moratorium on Battery Energy Storage System applications. The move…

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FREWSBURG — At this point in the Frewsburg girls soccer program’s timeline, the regular…

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Energy costs crucial in governor’s race

Voters across the state need to be realistic when deciding upon the race for New York state’s top position. No matter who wins, there will still be mandates and growing local property taxes. Neither incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul or challenger Bruce Blakeman are addressing those crises facing residents, counties, municipalities and school districts. Instead,…

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There’s two sides when it comes to election

Am I the only person in Chautauqua County disgusted with the nonstop lying from our elected representatives? I listened to Nick Langworthy, during his debate with Aaron Gies, repeat the name of Kathy Hochul, and Albany Democrats ad nauseam. Gies is running for a seat in Congress. It appears Langworthy is running for governor

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