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Man in Westfield shooting faces new charge

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A Westfield man, who is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly trying to murder a woman in March in the village, is facing an additional charge. On Monday, an investigation was conducted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division. It was found that Jahmaul ...

‘Quite a project’

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SILVER CREEK — After years of requests and discussions, the village of Silver Creek has taken the next step forward with potential improvements to Buffalo Street. A contract has been awarded to EcoStrategies to serve as engineers for the village’s Buffalo Street improvement project in the ...

Council puts off comptroller law

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The Dunkirk Common Council decided to postpone consideration of adding a city comptroller until next week. The law needed to add the position came up on the agenda of last week’s meeting. Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser said that it was his understanding that the other council members ...

Legislators Propose Criminal Charge For Dog Shelter Violations

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Three state lawmakers want to see harsher penalties for those who don’t provide appropriate shelter for their dogs. Legislation was introduced recently in the state Assembly (A.11276) by Assemblywoman Paula Kay, D-Monticello, as a companion bill to legislation (S.1742) introduced earlier in ...

State advisory is alarming for area fishing

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The old timers on the dock used to measure a day by the weight in the cooler. A limit of walleye or a bucket of yellow perch meant success, supper, supermarket savings, and bragging rights. Today, the measuring stick feels different. Increasing advisories from the New York State Department ...