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Village OKs water project pact

Fredonia’s trustees have approved a $2.975 million engineering agreement with LaBella for work on connecting village water to the North County Water District. Representatives from LaBella — the Rochester-based firm that has worked with the village for years — answered questions from trustees about the agreement. Trustee Leeann Lazarony had most of the questions. “I’m new to this so I’m asking questions,” said Lazarony, a trustee for three months now. Lazarony worried there was no apparent “out” clause in the agreement. “There’s no contract-contract with the ...

United Way seeks volunteers for Literacy Week

Registration is now open for United Way of Chautauqua County’s annual Literacy Week initiative, which will take place April 20 to 24 at participating school districts. Community members interested in volunteering are encouraged to sign up soon so preparations can be finalized for the annual ...

McAvoy reiterates Arkwright’s stance on Highway Department

ARKWRIGHT — The Town of Sheridan is not alone in pushing back against comments from Pomfret Supervisor Dan Pacos regarding consolidation. Town of Arkwright Supervisor Brian McAvoy reiterated his stance that the Arkwright Highway Department is not going away. “To be clear, the Arkwright ...

Larson wants elected officials’ salaries disclosed

MAYVILLE – In 2024, the Chautauqua County Legislature, without any Democratic support, approved significant pay hikes for individual legislators, the executive, the clerk and the sheriff. All elected officials will also get pay hikes as well based on the economy. Because of this, one county lawmaker wants to see what elected officials are earning published online on an annual basis. Legislator Fred Larson, D-Jamestown, has introduced a resolution entitled “Annual public disclosure of elected officials’ salaries.” The resolution was brought up at the legislature’s March ...

First-degree murder charge added after last week’s city standoff

An additional charge of first-degree attempted murder has been placed on a Dunkirk man who was involved in a more than seven-hour standoff on March 24. Dunkirk Police Department on Tuesday announced the additional charge for Christopher Marcinkowski, 39, of 312 Franklin Ave., after he shot a ...

UPDATE: Boil order lifted for Fredonia water users

The village of Fredonia’s boil order has been lifted. According to Chautauqua County, turbidity levels have fallen to safe levels and operations have returned to normal. Two consecutive days of testing indicate that the water in the distribution system is safe for drinking, cooking, making ...