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Chautauqua discusses zoning, trash collection

MAYVILLE – The town of Chautauqua is looking to take regulations of wind turbines, solar projects and battery energy storage systems out of its zoning code and have it in its own regulations. The Chautauqua Town Board is in the process of updating its zoning code following the ...

Fiscal Recovery Act deadline ‘gone’

Dunkirk's Fiscal Recovery Act is dead, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said Friday. Wdowiasz made the pronouncement near the start of a city government meeting she called. Wdowiasz invited city department heads and all five members of the Common Council. All the department heads showed up – she's ...

SUNY alum returns with Navy’s premier jazz ensemble

State University of New York at Fredonia graduate Chief Musician Kristine Hsia is returning to her alma mater with the Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble Friday at 7 p.m. at the Rockefeller Arts Center, 1 Symphony Circle, Fredonia, New York. The concert is free and open to the public and is ...

State planning to send more tax relief checks

Nearly 3 million New Yorkers across the state will receive over $2 billion in tax relief this summer and fall through New York's School Tax Relief (STAR) program. STAR provides property tax relief to eligible homeowners and seniors statewide. While some STAR recipients will receive their benefit in the form of a tax exemption this year, many other recipients will receive a tax credit and will be sent a check in the mail this summer and fall. “The start of summer is also the start of STAR tax relief season for millions of New Yorkers,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “From tax credits ...

Mayville park paving project nears completion

MAYVILLE – While there have been a number of complaints from village trustees, Mayor Rick Syper said the paving for Lakeside Park project should be completed shortly. During the Mayville Village Board’s June meeting, Syper discussed the project. “A lot of progress has been made in ...