Businesses with more than 50 employees may have to file annual reports with the state on the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and business practices. Both houses of the state Legislature approved legislation (S.8706/A.9581) during the end-of-session rush of votes last week. ...

CASSADAGA — The Village Board made resolutions authorizing the purchase of materials to correct an issue on Park Avenue at its latest meeting, as well as a payment for street sweeping services in the village. Trustee Danna DuBois commended Bob Frank Jr. and his father, Bob Frank Sr., who is ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz has announced her own city government meeting Friday. The OBSERVER received notice Wednesday afternoon of a “Mayor Wdowiasz Department Head Meeting” set for 1 p.m. Friday in the Stearns Building Conference Room. The notice was emailed to 17 recipients — ...

A report was filed with the Dunkirk Police Department regarding an alleged inappropriate sexual relationship between a juvenile subject and an adult male. Through an investigation conducted by the Dunkirk Police Department and a forensic interview through the Child Advocacy Program it was ...

Tickets for the 2026 Chautauqua County Fair are now on sale in your community and online. The fair runs July 21 to 26 at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds in Dunkirk. Gates open at 9 a.m., with the rides starting at 1 p.m., weather permitting and subject to state inspection approval. Online ...

At their meeting last month, Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members approved the appointment of Andrea Marsh as Secondary School Principal, effective Monday through June 15, 2030. Marsh comes to WACS from the Fredonia School District, where she has served as ...