Dunkirk’s seagulls got a reprieve last year, but the program to remove their nests and discourage nuisance flocks is returning. The Common Council approved a contract last month with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for removal of eggs and nests from the roofs of old buildings near the ...

State lawmakers are trying to give the state Office of Cannabis Management some of its teeth back as a court battle over the organization’s enforcement power is waged in a state appeals court. Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, D-Buffalo, and Sen. Jeremy Cooney, D-Rochester, have ...

MAYVILLE — Five elementary students from Chautauqua Lake Central School recently had the opportunity to attend the New York Water Event, hosted by the New York Section American Water Works Association, a statewide conference in Saratoga. Students attended as a part of the CHQ Kids Care ...

The village of Fredonia has approved a 2026-27 budget with a 4% tax hike and a raise in the water users’ fee. The board voted, 4-0, on both the budget and a local law required to enact the water fee increase. The same 4-0 vote overrode the state’s cap of 2% on property tax raises. Trustee ...

The Fredonia Central School District has finally filled its Elementary School Psychologist vacancy, and the district didn’t have to look far to find the right fit. Laura Burnside, a Fredonia resident, will be joining her home district to accept a School Psychologist position at Fredoniwa ...

The Fourth Department Appellate Division has ruled against a Mayville man’s attempt to purchase back his ownership stake in the Lakeview Hotel. David A. Cass had filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court asking the court to require Rick Newell, owner of the Lakeview Hotel and Chautauqua ...