Without question, the most contentious issue in the village of Fredonia comes down to the water. There are two choices: Keep the reservoir and antiquated treatment plant or find an outside source, such as the North County Water District, to supply users. On Sept. 10, the Village Board is ...

In the big picture, Saturday was just a preseason contest. Historically speaking, however, the Buffalo Bills 34-25 loss to the New York Giants was the first milestone that comes with the final year of the former Rich, Ralph Wilson and current Highmark Stadium. For more than half a century, ...

Dunkirk’s Robin Street pedestrian tunnel is one more truckload of trouble for the city. It is filled with trash, a location for drug deals and has its share of graffiti. Is it any wonder Randy Woodbury wants to close the pedestrian underpass of Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in ...

Fredonia, in its quest to find more revenues, is looking to revamp its parking collection fee through an agreement with HONKMobile USA Ltd. Last week, trustees approved moving forward with a contract with the company. HONKMobile USA Ltd. is the American arm of Toronto-based HONK, a company ...

It was fitting that Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, visited Jamestown last month to speak about the HALT (Halt All Lethal Trafficking of) Fentanyl Act. In 2017, fentanyl didn’t show up on the Jamestown Police Department’s list of most-seized drugs for either 2015 or 2016 in the department’s ...

Want to know why the largest north county governments have been run so poorly in recent years? All one had to do was read the coverage of this week’s Finance Committee meeting in the city of Dunkirk. Staff writer M.J. Stafford summed it up well in one paragraph: “For the first time in ...