David Bird alleges he was fired from his job as Fredonia Department of Public Works Director for political reasons, and plans to challenge it in court. Bird said the decision to let him go was made in a Board of Trustees executive session, which is closed to the public, Monday night. Speaking ...

Due to ongoing staffing issues within the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, temporary office hours will be implemented until further notice in order to maintain efficient customer service and ensure timely processing of mailed-in services and administrative responsibilities. Effective immediately, ...

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 ...

Public access cameras may have been off, but there were plenty of fireworks following the Fredonia Village Board meeting on Monday. Shortly after its gathering, the village parted ways with David Bird. The discussion regarding the decision was not part of the Fredonia Public Access broadcast. ...

More big bucks are heading to Albany. In a news release issued Tuesday, state Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced new state support and actions to help New York City close its budget deficit ahead of the release of Mamdani’s Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget. Hochul, ...

BEMUS POINT — The top of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball standings are so tight that one pitch could decide a league champion. The latest proof came Saturday. Maple Grove trailed 7-3 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, but came all the way ...