WEST SENECA – Seneca Nation leaders gathered with local officials and neighbors Friday to commemorate the importance of the Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842, which forever shaped the history of both the Seneca Nation and Western New York. The treaty restored Seneca possession of the Nation’s ...

PORTLAND — Certain topics can take just the smallest spark and turn it into an inferno. That’s the case in Portland following a resolution passed by the Town Board on March 11 that expressed “general support” of a potential data center project at the Sugar Hill Golf Course. The ...

The Route 5 bridge over Canadaway Creek in the town of Dunkirk will be closed for the foreseeable future, as the State Department of Transportation (DOT) begins its complete reconstruction of the bridge that has stood for over 90 years. The Route 5 bridge replacement project was to get ...

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 ...