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‘Wonderful day’ in city

For more than 100 years, Wells Enterprises has prided itself on being “a family company.” Thursday morning, every key piece of Wells as a company came together as a family to celebrate a day that has been in the works for years. A ribbon was cut to signify the completion of Phase 2 of ...

‘Showing up’

Superintendent Brian Swatland saw the vision of the Dunkirk City School District come to life on Tuesday evening at Point Gratiot Park. The annual Back to School Bash was everything that he hoped it would be. After raining out the day prior, the Back to School Bash was held on a picture ...

Sheridan park renovations complete

SHERIDAN — With the outdated structures now gone and a new bathhouse at Sheridan Bay Park now fully installed, the park can now live up to the words on its entrance sign: “The place to stay is at the bay.” The general contractor for the bathhouse project was 3 Pete's Masonry, with ...

Cassadaga cited in IT audit by state

CASSADAGA — According to the Office of the State Comptroller, the Village of Cassadaga’s previous administration “did not provide adequate governance to safeguard IT assets from cybersecurity threats.” The audit period spans from June 1, 2024 to Oct. 1, 2025. During that time, the Village utilized six external service providers to perform various IT services, including printer support, hardware maintenance and repair, security services and other IT support services. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s Office stated that the Village Board and officials “did not establish ...

Lake Shore Paving looks to expand to Ellicott

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 ...

New city comptroller has workplace culture warning

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 ...