Dunkirk Councilman Frank Torain thinks Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s administration improperly offered a pay hike to City Clerk/Treasurer Amy Dobek. Dobek was city clerk until taking the new combined clerk/treasurer position in January. “The clerk/treasurer's pay increase was discussed ...
ARKWRIGHT — A wind turbine located on Straight Road in Arkwright was struck by lightning last month. According to Town of Arkwright Supervisor Brian McAvoy, the incident occurred on or around Aug. 22. The incident caused one of the blades of the wind turbine to separate from the structure. ...
Thursday evening, undaunted by the rain, the Silver Creek Festival of Grapes paid tribute to our nation's 250th birthday, opening with the presenting of the flag by guests dressed as some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Following a rendition of the National Anthem by ...
A disabled Chautauqua County resident has received more than a dozen traffic citations in New York City, even though the city admits he should not have been ticketed in the first place, because the license plate being cited is on a city bus. Chautauqua County Clerk Greg Carlson sent an email ...
It’s football season, and Dunkirk Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser and former Councilwoman Nancy Nichols are playing defense. Mayor and City Hall quarterback Kate Wdowiasz lofted some bombs downfield at the Common Council a couple weeks ago, holding it responsible for Dunkirk budgetary woes. Councilmen Frank Torain and Mike Civiletto, who just took the field for the council in January, sought a penalty flag — noting they have not yet worked on a budget. They agreed past council members are partially responsible for the city’s financial problems. Weiser and Nichols responded at ...
Right as the controversial data center issue began to ramp up in the spring, our newspaper received a communication from a fired-up individual. As part of the impassioned discussion, the caller made it clear what she was going to say would be important to the Brocton-Portland community. Why ...
