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SUNY helps communities combat food insecurity

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State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. highlighted actions taken by SUNY students, faculty, and staff — including those at the Fredonia campus — to combat food insecurity, which continues to impact millions of New Yorkers, over the coming Thanksgiving holiday break. At ...

More than 8M state checks issued, Hochul says

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More than 8.2 million checks have now been mailed to eligible New Yorkers under the state’s first-ever Inflation Refund Check program. “(Tuesday) marks the day that over 8.2 million inflation refund checks have been mailed out, putting money back into the pockets of individuals across the ...

Thanksgiving adds to nation’s unity

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November is known for more than just our annual Veterans Day celebration. Beyond the history of the end of a great war that involved many countries around the globe is knowledge of other extreme tragedy such as the maritime event of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a lake freighter that ...

Dunkirk boy, 4, overcomes rare cancer

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A Dunkirk tradition after a big victory is to ring the bell outside of the high school. Athletes and coaches of all sports have created memories ringing the bell after coming out on top of their opponents. Ringing the bell is special, but earlier this month, one Dunkirk boy rang a ...

No charges in Jamestown shooting death

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There will be no charges placed in the gunshot death of a Buffalo man in August 2024 in the city of Jamestown. District Attorney Jason Schmidt, in a news release issued Tuesday, said during the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2024, 25-year-old Corey Johnson sustained a fatal gunshot wound to ...

Bird fills Fredonia DPW chief post

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The Fredonia Board of Trustees has hired former village trustee David Bird as new supervisor of the Department of Public Works. Bird was hired at Monday’s trustees meeting, at an annual salary of $57,000. His hiring is effective Dec. 8. Trustee Paul Wandel said that three people were ...