Despite median household incomes increasing in every county from 2019 to 2024, they did not keep pace with the cost of living when adjusting for the 23.1% inflation during that time period, according to a report by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Household incomes for too many New ...

SUNY Fredonia students’ annual May party weekend passed this year with no violent crimes, but dozens of arrests, according to the Fredonia Police Department. Police Chief Gregory Myers sent over the department’s annual report on “Fred Fest,” an unofficial and non-sanctioned ...

Fredonia is set to repave some streets starting Monday, including part of Central Avenue. Village Department of Public Works Director Dave Bird told a Board of Trustees workshop that repaving of Central Avenue is set for Monday and Tuesday, from Newton Avenue to “the intersection.” He ...

The Dunkirk Common Council expressed disgust Tuesday that city-contracted attorney Elliot Raimondo served a resident with a lawsuit as she was about to speak at the previous council meeting. Raimondo handed a lawsuit to Jennifer Sasso immediately after she stood at the speaker’s podium. ...

The city of Dunkirk’s new Clerk/Treasurer’s Office has closed for the remainder of the week due to “temporary staffing constraints,” according to a press release from Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s administration. “Although the front counter will be closed, staff will remain in the office ...

Field work is flowing fast in Fredonia’s project to connect with the North County Water District. Matt Higgins of project engineers LaBella, joined by a couple co-workers, offered an update at the Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop Monday. He quickly reviewed the scope of the plan to ...