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Ellery nears moratorium extensions for wind, solar, BESS

Ellery Town Board members are poised to delay development of wind, solar and battery energy storage system projects for up to a year. Public hearings to extend the town's moratorium on solar farms, wind farms and battery energy storage systems were held June 9. The solar project, wind and BESS moratoriums will last for six months after the Ellery Town Board passes the moratorium and can be extended twice, for three months each time, if the board passes a resolution. The town is in the midst of drafting a local law governing wind energy and is considering drafting a local law ...

Study finds C/S/P merger benefits districts, is feasible

PANAMA — The Clymer, Sherman and Panama communities were given their first opportunity to hear about the findings and recommendations from the merger study Tuesday night during a joint school board meeting between the three school boards held in Panama Central School’s auditorium. Dan ...

Randolph voters defeat budget in revote

Randolph Central School will operate under an austerity budget in the 2026-27 school year after voters defeated a revised school budget on Tuesday. A higher percentage of voters were in favor of the revised budget than was the case for the initial budget proposed for the May school budget vote and school board election. The initial budget proposal was defeated 313-191, or a 62% disapproval rate, in May. On Tuesday, the revised budget was defeated by a 602-491 vote, or a 55% disapproval rate. Turnout was higher for Tuesday’s revote. The district was proposing a smaller budget than ...

County team accepts award on Elder Abuse Awareness Day

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County leaders and community partners gathered Monday outside the Chautauqua County Courthouse to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. During the ...

Councilman calls for city ‘communication’

Only one council member was part of the city of Dunkirk mayor’s meeting with department heads last week. Mike Civiletto, who represents the Fourth Ward, showed up a little late and sat off to the side. Toward the end, he offered a statement. “I’m here to hold my hand out for you to come to council meetings,” he said. Friday’s session was spurred by Wdowiasz’s decision to stop attending council meetings. He said there was a communication problem between Wdowiasz and the council. “I don’t understand what happened,” he said. Civiletto added, “We have one ...

Institution archivist to speak at Historical Society talk

MAYVILLE – Jon Schmitz, a local historian and former Chautauqua Institution archivist, will speak during the Chautauqua Town Historical Society’s June talk, “Some Stories About Chautauqua.” The society’s programs are on the third Thursday of the month. The talks are in the Veteran’s Memorial Meeting Room of the Chautauqua Town Hall, 2 Academy St., Mayville. As Archivist Emeritus of the Chautauqua Archives, Schmitz is perhaps the foremost authority on “official” Chautauqua lore. Schmitz will recount some of his favorite Chautauqua stories during his discussion at 7 ...