The Town of Dunkirk got the extension it needed in drafting a local law pertaining to battery energy storage systems. Following a public hearing, the Town Board passed a local law to extend the current moratorium on battery energy storage systems for an additional six months. “We’re on ...

For many years, Connie Glasier, who served as an aide in the library, ran Community Reading Day at School 5 in Dunkirk. This event is tied to Read Across America Day, and the school schedules it near the late Dr. Seuss’ birthday. This year Glasier passed the torch to Nancy Ortiz. who is now ...

Higher education is a major economic engine for the state as well as the Western New York region, a Rockefeller Institute of Government report unveiled Monday notes. Both State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. and Rockefeller Institute of Government President Bob Megna ...

RIPLEY — Following a community presentation last week, residents of the smallest school district in Chautauqua County will decide Wednesday on a proposed $10,196,736 capital project, which is a tax neutral project. The vote is scheduled from 2 to 8 p.m. in the Ripley Central School District ...

Spring is around the corner, but state Sen. George Borrello is still thinking about a Jan. 20 accident on the state Thruway. Borrello has recently proposed legislation that would attempt to better protect those on the roads during harsh winter conditions. Especially after the brutal ...

Dunkirk police are asking for the public's assistance in a hit-and-run accident involving a vehicle and bicyclist. At approximately 8:57 p.m. Sunday, Dunkirk Police along with Dunkirk Fire responded to Lincoln Avenue near West Talcott Street for a report of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle. ...