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Gillibrand, Langworthy back bill for Seneca public safety

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced the Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency Act. The bill would establish a legal mechanism to end a 1948 federal law that granted New York State criminal jurisdiction over Seneca Nation territory, helping to resolve overlapping responsibilities between federal, state, and Tribal authorities. “The Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency Act is a crucial first step in fixing a Termination-era law enforcement model that has existed for the last 78 years,” Gillibrand said . “The Seneca Nation has suffered as a result, and now is ...

Audience hears history of county fair

The History of the Chautauqua County Fair was presented to a large audience at the Fredonia Opera House by David Wilson. Wilson has been associated with the fair for 40 years and served as president of the fair also. The first Chautauqua County Fair was more than 200 years ago in December ...

‘Tony’ showing at Fredonia Opera House

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of the biopic “Tony” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) ...

GOP lawmakers want crimes involving children to be bail eligible

A pair of Republicans are proposing making any crime involving a child bail-eligible under the state’s bail laws. Joe DeStefano, R-Medford, and Sen. Dean Murray, R-Patchogue, have proposed legislation (A.11713/S.10679) that would amend the state Criminal Procedure Law to include ...

Hochul maintains lead in race, Siena Poll finds

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) leads Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) in the race for governor 50-41%, little changed from 49-39% in August, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York State voters released this week. In other statewide races, Democratic Attorney General Letitia James leads her Republican challenger, Saritha Komatireddy, 52-39%, down a little from 54-36% last month, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) leads Joseph Hernandez (R) 56-33%, virtually the same as August’s 55-32%. While only half of likely voters say they are supporting Hochul, two-thirds of likely ...

Gowanda adds additional School Resource Officer

GOWANDA — Usually, a retirement of a valued member of a school district means a loss to the school. In one unique case, the Gowanda Central School District is set to benefit. The Gowanda Board of Education accepted a revision to the agreement with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, ...