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 helping with the DPW part-time, for their work in recent weeks. The Board and several residents have spoken publicly about how much the condition of the village has improved since Bob Frank Jr. took over as the new DPW Superintendent. “I want to thank (Frank Jr.) for the excellent work he and ...
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 tickets can be purchased at www.chautauquacofair.org/admission for $11.50, or in person at the establishments listed below for $10. All tickets will include gate admission, mechanical midway rides and grandstand show seating (excluding the Demolition Derby). Tickets can always be purchased during ...
GOWANDA — There is now officially an answer to who will fill some of the biggest shoes left open at the Gowanda Central School District next year. The Gowanda Central School District Board of Education has officially appointed Wendy Luce as the new Assistant Principal for Grades 5–12. ...
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 — including all five Common Council members. City department heads and members of the media also got the notice. Wdowiasz is no longer attending Common Council meetings, announcing at a May session that would be her last one. The mayor said at the time she was looking into convening her own city ...
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 determined Vernal F. Carpenter, 44, and the juvenile subject allegedly engaged in sexual contact on several occasions. At 2:20 p.m. Monday, Carpenter was arraigned in Dunkirk City Court on two counts of second-degree rape, and one count of second-degree rape. Carpenter was transported back to the ...
