BEMUS POINT – Commanding aircraft and flying the friendly skies is something Bemus Point Native and Capt. Thomas "Digger" Dawes has been doing it for a long time. Soaring through the azure expanse of the sky, Capt. Dawes has spent countless hours in command of aircraft, mastering the art ...

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson emphasized to village residents last week that water main breaks do not lead to boil orders. “We’ve had a number of water main breaks which we’ll talk about in just a little bit,” Ferguson said at a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. “Because you ...

OBSERVER Staff Report has been announced as the Fredonia Pomfret Republican Party’s sole candidate for the Fredonia Board of Trustees this fall. Melanie Mann, the Fredonia Pomfret Republicans’ chair, told the OBSERVER Bird was nominated in a July 19 caucus. Bird served as a Fredonia ...

The Duluth, a 1,000-horsepower tugboat owned by Great Lakes Dock and Materials, was tied up at Dunkirk Pier Wednesday afternoon. The Muskegon, Mich.-based company was working on and near the breakwall.

Several Lakewood property owners aren't the only ones unhappy with their new property tax assessments. Walmart is asking state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to reduce the store's 2025-26 tax assessment from the $15 million that is part of the town of Busti's property reassessment to ...

ASHVILLE — The boards of education of Clymer, Sherman and Panama central schools have agreed to move forward with a joint feasibility study to look into a potential merger or reorganization of schools. Wednesday’s joint board meeting was held at the Hewes Educational Center in Ashville ...