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Lake Shore Drive work adds impatience

Lake Shore Drive is a mess right now. The state Department of Transportation has started a project to repave the road in the city of Dunkirk, which carries Route 5. Most of the road was milled down to grooved pavement as of Tuesday morning. Motorists had to weave around construction ...

New trustee speaks about priorities

Fredonia’s newest trustee continues to learn as much as he can about village government. Tim Mulholland spoke about his priorities during his report time at a village Board of Trustees meeting Monday. He was appointed to the board in July to replace Jon Espersen, who resigned in the ...

Commercial vehicle Thruway crash claims life of Tennessee man

A Tennessee man has died after an commercial vehicle accident on the New York State Thruway in the town of Hanover. New York State Police report at 10:05 p.m. Monday, they responded to a single commercial vehicle collision on the eastbound lanes on Interstate 90. An investigation determined ...

Silver Creek re-elects Bogosian, Cross

SILVER CREEK — The leadership of the Silver Creek Board of Education will remain the same. Matt Bogosian was re-elected as Board President, with Jerry Cross re-elected as Vice President. Following the May election, Jenna Schwab has now officially replaced Martha Howard on the ...

Property complaints shared at Chautauqua Town Board

“5982-Fishermans-Lane 2023” File photo This photo, taken in 2023, shows 5982 Fisherman’s Lane in the town of Chautauqua. The town board had ordered it cleaned up three years ago but neighbors say it's only gotten worse. P-J file photo CHAUTAUQUA – Officials are going to see how ...

Pomfret OKs highway consolidation study

The push for consolidation of local municipalities moved ahead slightly at the Pomfret Town Board’s most recent meeting. The town board approved a contract with the Center for Governmental Research, aka CGR, for a study on consolidating local highway departments. Pomfret Town supervisor Dan Pacos said the town was designated lead agency for the study. Pacos mentioned that another study on a wider consolidation of municipal operations is upcoming. CGR will analyze the operations of four municipalities: Pomfret, the town of Dunkirk, the city of Dunkirk, and the village of Fredonia. ...