A Jamestown paving company that sits near some residential homes is looking to move some of its noisy operations outside the city limits. On Tuesday, Mark Lindstrom, the president of Lake Shore Paving, appeared at the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting to discuss his ...
In a month, Dunkirk’s new comptroller has quickly become the “go-to” for city government financial information. Tracy Smith-Dengler has apparently been around long enough to see troubles outside of the ledgers. Smith-Dengler criticized City Hall’s working culture in a comment tacked on at the end of her Common Council Finance Committee report Monday. After noting that she feels very welcome at City Hall, she said, “There are a few things we are not doing well.” The comptroller first stated that the city is not consistently following state General Municipal Law in its ...
Water is eternally on the minds of Fredonians. Last weekend was unusual only in that it came through a deluge from the sky. Mayor Michael Ferguson called it “a very strange, weird weather weekend” during comments to open a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. He said it “kept our ...
Two centuries of history now cover a wall in Fenton Hall, where a large new mural by State University of New York at Fredonia alumna Erin Ruffino (’19) encourages everyone to find the people, places, and moments that connect them to the university’s story. The 8-by-43-foot Bicentennial ...
New York state Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday joined 23 other attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania in suing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to stop a new rule that gives the agency unprecedented control over mail voting in federal elections, just weeks before ballots go out for the November midterms. The rule, finalized at President Trump’s direction, forces states to hand over lists of every eligible mail voter to USPS and requires federal pre-approval of ballot envelope designs. Any ballot mailed to or by a voter missing from the federal list, or using an ...
Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery is delighted to announce the opening of its attractive new "Welcoming Kiosk" inside the main entrance. Visitors may read about the history, view announcements and instructions, and scan a QR code to access the "Walk to Grave" function. This feature provides ...
