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Commission approves Ripley solar, Cattaraugus wind projects

ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission Thursday made decisions regarding four major renewable energy projects to help speed development of 1,000 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable power. Among the decisions, the Commission granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and ...

Three Dunkirk council members object to $13.7 million loan

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz has gone on record noting she is in favor of an additional $13.7 million loan from the state. Council members are not as giddy. In a news release issued Wednesday morning, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, announced that three Dunkirk Common Council members ...

City man, with history of gun violence, found guilty in trial

A Dunkirk man has been found guilty following a two-week trial involving possessing a loaded handgun. He could face decades to life in prison due to his criminal history. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that 34-year-old Nathaniel Hollins was found guilty of second-degree criminal ...

Dunkirk man going to prison for burglary

John Tenamore, 44, of Dunkirk, was sentenced Monday in Chautauqua County Court by Judge David W. Foley to an indeterminate state prison sentence of 3-6 years after being convicted of third-degree burglary. Tenamore was arraigned in March 2024 on charges of second-degree burglary for an incident ...

Sheriff’s Department issues update on search for kayaker

WESTFIELD -- A search for a missing kayaker continued throughout Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. At around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing kayaker in the area of Barcelona Harbor near Lake Erie. Members of the Navigation Division ...