Festivals Fredonia, Inc. holds annual meeting

Festivals Fredonia, Inc. will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Fredonia Memorial Post 59 American Legion, located at 156 E. Main St. Fredonia, NY. Discussion will include the dates for all of the 2023 festivals and the announcement of our annual “community give back” recipient for 2023. The public is encouraged to attend to learn more about the organization and the festivals, and to find out how to be a volunteer for the organization and/or sponsor for the events.

Festivals Fredonia is a not-for-profit organization of civic-minded volunteers who dedicate their time and efforts to enhancing the cultural appeal of the village of Fredonia, and to support and promote its local businesses through inclusive, family-friendly, cultural, and historical events and festivals.

Pomfret hikes license fees

The Pomfret Town Board approved increasing town dog license fees and an additional late fee charge at its November meeting.

Effective Jan. 1, the town of Pomfret dog license fees will be $10 per spayed or neutered dog (a $9 local fee and a $1 state fee) and $20 per unspayed/unneutered dog ($17 local fee and $3 state fee).

In addition to the fee increase, any dog license not renewed by the date dictated by the Pomfret Town Clerk each month, will incur an additional $25 late fee. The late fee will include those dogs not renewed within 2022. (For example, any November or December dog licenses, if renewed in January 2023, will also have the $25 late fee.)

The New York state Department of Agriculture and Markets requires that all dogs must be licensed within the municipality they reside as of four months old. The state mandates each municipality to send it a portion of the fees collected, for the state spay/neuter program. The fees sent each month are $1 for each dog licensed which is spayed or neutered, and $3 for each dog licensed which is not spayed or neutered.

Christmas Eve

service is announced

WESTFIELD — The annual Community Noel Candlelight Christmas Eve Service will be Saturday at 11 p.m.. The service will be held at the new church building of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship at North Portage Street and English Street. The service begins in the dark in anticipation of the arrival of the Light of the world, Jesus. The message of Christmas will be brought to life through Scripture, songs sung by a 35-member choir, dance, drama, and handbells. Come and worship the new born King. The choir is comprised of youth through adults from Ashville, Portland, Ripley, Sherman and Westfield and directed by Kent Knappenberger of Westfield.