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Festivals Fredonia gearing for Italian Heritage event

Fredonia’s Annual Festival Italia or otherwise known as the Fredonia Italian Heritage Festival will again be held at the Fredonia Beaver Club, 64 Prospect St., this year on June 20 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Festival Italia features craft and merchandise vendors, lots of music, and plenty of Italian food and wine. Listen to some great music from our Italian themed bands. Come eat food, drink some wine, shop, dance, laugh and have a good time! Kicking off the activities in the morning will be the blessing of the festival followed by music from The Dave Golando combo, featuring ...

Opera House presents Brass Ensemble in free performance

Kick off the Memorial Day weekend with a special concert by one of America’s lauded military musical ensembles! The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents the US Air Force Heritage Brass in a free performance this coming Friday at 7 p.m. Experience brass like you’ve ...

Two injured in south county blaze

JAMESTOWN – Two people were injured as Jamestown Fire Department crews contained a blaze to the second floor of a city building Tuesday. According to officials, firefighters were dispatched to 40 W. Eighth St. for a reported structure fire at 7:51 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters saw smoke and flames venting from the second floor in the rear of the building. Crews used a hand line and made entry through the front door. Firefighters then used a nearby hydrant to contain the fire to the second floor. Officials said the fire was knocked down in about 20 minutes on the scene. Crews ...

Randolph budget defeated, other plans pass

Randolph Central School officials will have to decide how to proceed after voters overwhelmingly defeated the district’s proposed 2026-27 school budget. The $27,021,901 budget, which came with a 19.27% increase in spending and a 39.75% increase in the district's property tax levy. The budget proposed spending an additional $1,015,112 on teaching-related costs, according to a budget statement posted on the district's website, while instructional support costs were to increase by $92,901, pupil personnel services were to increase by $108,798 and debt service was to increase from ...

County eyes changes to short-term rental regulations

Chautauqua County is eyeing some changes to its regulations for short-term rental properties. The changes are designed to align county regulations better with state regulations. During the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, county Finance Director Kitty Lyons said that she has been working with the county Law Department to update the local law which establishes a tax on occupancy of hotels and short-term rental rooms to align changes at the state level. A lot of the changes had to do with definitions of short-term rentals. One specific change is that ...

New Case Study Highlights Successes of CCPEG

The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG) has released a new case study that illustrates how Chautauqua County is getting economic development projects across the finish line – faster, better coordinated, and with results people can see. For years, economic development initiatives in the county were spread across many groups. This not only made it challenging to agree on priorities, but also created a situation where multiple groups were competing for limited funding. It also resulted in good ideas stalling before they became real projects. This case study, ...