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Court sides with Fredonia in lawsuit over water project

A state Supreme Court of Chautauqua County decision this week may pave the way for Fredonia's future water plans. On Wednesday, Justice Grace Hanlon denied a request to annul the Sept. 10 resolution by the village for the Fredonia Water System Improvement Project. The challenge came from ...

State action sought on growing county homeless issue

JAMESTOWN – State and area leaders are calling on New York state to act and assist in the growing homeless crisis in Chautauqua County. On Thursday, state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, joined by a bipartisan coalition of local and state officials across the county, ...

White Street incident resolved; shelter in place lifted in Fredonia

The Fredonia Police Department lifted the shelter in place for residents on White Street around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. In a news release issued by the department, police say the incident that prompted the shelter in place has been resolved peacefully and without injuries to anyone involved ...

Shelter in place issued for White Street in Fredonia

For the third time in a month, police activity has led to a shelter in place notice in the north county. Around 3 p.m. Wednesday, an alert was issued for residents on White Street in Fredonia to shelter in place due to an incident taking place. Others in the area are being asked to avoid the ...

Tonight’s city council meeting canceled

Tonight's Dunkirk Common Council meeting has been canceled. “Please be advised that tonight’s Common Council meeting scheduled for this evening at 5:30 p.m. has been canceled due to technical issues,” according to a 12:45 p.m. email from Carol Oliveira, secretary to Mayor Kate Wdowiasz. The mayor told the OBSERVER that as she understood it, one of the members of council wanted to attend the meeting remotely using Zoom. However, City Hall is having technical difficulties with the computer network connection.

No charges expected in officer involved shooting in Mina

The two officers who responded to a domestic dispute in Mina last summer where they ended up returning fire and killing the suspect after one of them was shot, will likely not face any charges. State Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) issued a ...