There is a 55% property tax increase in Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson’s proposed 2025-26 budget. The number will almost certainly change as village trustees look over the plan and suggest changes. The trustees set dates to meet about the budget at their Monday meeting. “We’ll need at ...
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday that Randall Rolison, 61, of Jamestown, was sentenced on his conviction for first-degree promoting prison contraband, a class D felony, to two to four years in state prison to run consecutive to the lengthy prison sentences he ...
A six-month investigation into narcotics activity at 3711 Route 5 Lot 53 in the town of Dunkirk resulted in one arrest on Wednesday. Before 9 a.m., narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Dunkirk Police Department and Jamestown Police Department executed a search ...
Jesus Aponte-Rosario, 35, of Dunkirk, was sentenced to seven years in state prison with five years post-release supervision as a violent predicate felon this week, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s office reported. Aponte-Rosario pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession ...
The village of Westfield has been awarded $4.5 million by the state for its Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The village of Cattaraugus was the biggest winner in Western New York, getting $10 million, while the village of Angola also was awarded $4.5 million. “Our state’s downtowns unite friends and families, and these investments will only help reshape neighborhoods to become more vibrant destinations for shopping, dining and living,” Hochul said. “Through our Pro-Housing Communities Program, ...
The city of Dunkirk has officially raised the rate on water it sells to the North County Water District. The move is no surprise as Dunkirk Department of Public Works Director Randy Woodbury has hinted at the move for weeks, in multiple meetings. “The rate effective starting in April ...
