Target has discontinued its property assessment grievance against the town of Ellicott. The company had been asking state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to cut the tax assessment on Target’s 975 Fairmount Ave., property from $3.4 million to $1.7 million while asking the court to change ...

Administrators last week announced the expansion of Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) at the State University of New York at Fredonia. The expansion means that 250 students at SUNY Fredonia will receive important resources to help them gain and maintain academic momentum so they can ...

WESTFIELD – Two people have been arrested following a two-month long investigation into narcotics activity. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 24 a search warrant was executed by members of the Sheriff’s SWAT team making entrance at 43 Wood St., Westfield. ...

GOWANDA — The Gowanda Central School District finalized a series of appointments for the current school year at its most recent Board of Education meeting. Among the recent hires is Emma Luther, a Gowanda graduate, who was appointed as a Long-Term Substitute Special Education Teacher. ...

FREWSBURG - The Frewsburg Central School District’s maintenance supervisor has been relieved of his job. At a special Sept. 26 meeting, after an executive session, the school board took action to terminate John McLaughlin from his position effective Sept. 25. In the very brief meeting, ...

Town of Ripley board members, at their regular meeting this month adopted a local law requiring the separation of recyclable and reusable materials from other forms of trash. The law is intended to conform with the direction from the New York State Legislature that each municipality adopt ...