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10th boil water order for Fredonia in last 37 months issued

Fredonia echoes with disgust this morning after yet another boil water order was issued. The terrible shape of the village’s water infrastructure has caught up with it again. A little after 9 a.m., the Village of Fredonia Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Village Water Treatment Plant and the County Department of Health, issued the boil order for Fredonia water customers. “High turbidity levels leaving the water treatment plant” was the stated reason for the latest boil order. It’s the 10th boil order in Fredonia in the past 37 months. The last one ...

Dewittville development neighbors argue for court-ordered delay

Neighbors of a proposed $70 million development of the former Point Chautauqua Golf Club are filing arguments in state Supreme Court in advance of April’s oral arguments in state Supreme Court. Chautauqua town officials approved the project in January. The $70 million development will include condominiums, townhouses, single family homes, and a restaurant/tap house. The original plan has been modified and scaled back a few times. The development now calls for 174 residential units among the condos, townhouses and single houses. The restaurant/tap house would be open to the general ...

Redline Drive-In reopening this spring

MAYVILLE – After close to a decade of being closed, the Redline Drive-In will be seeing a return to operation this spring. Through a revamping of the business’s social media, a series of announcements has been made throughout the previous weeks about the reopening. The restaurant ...

CVCS to perform ‘High School Musical’ this weekend

High School Musical, On Stage will be presented by the Cassadaga Valley Drama Club. Performances will be held Friday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults and $8 students and seniors and are available at ...

23rd U.S. Poet Laureate to speak at SUNY Fredonia

The State University of New York at Fredonia will welcome 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo as its Williams Distinguished Visiting Professor on Thursday. Ms. Harjo will give a talk in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at 5 p.m. and then attend a reception at the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art ...

No Kings III protest planned for Saturday

No Kings III events are planned for Saturday in Chautauqua County. “No Kings is a mass, nonviolent movement that has already mobilized millions…and is growing as communities unite to reject authoritarian power grabs and defend dignity and freedom,” organizers say. Many national groups are involved in this movement such as the ACLU, Indivisible, 50501, and others. The nationwide call to action for Saturday, the third No Kings Day, will have local participation possible. Those who wish to participate must be mindful that this event is organized as a peaceful demonstration to ...