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Ross out as U.S. Attorney, Violanti takes on role

Trini Ross, who became U.S. Attorney on Oct. 11, 2021 and was the first black woman to hold the position in the Western District of New York, has officially stepped down. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve in this position as the top law enforcement officer in the Western District ...

State responds to board’s letter on electric buses

At the Jan. 27 meeting of Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education, board member Tom Tarpley shared information from a Zoom meeting he had with NYSERDA employees the previous week regarding electric school buses. On Nov. 19, WACS board members agreed to send a letter to Gov. ...

Democrats push experience, new faces

The Fredonia-Pomfret Democrats have endorsed their town and village candidates for this year’s elections. A couple of incumbents are not on the list. For the two village trustee positions that will be on the ballot in November, the Democrats endorsed Leeann Lazarony, the former mayor of the ...

Former Golf Course Housing Development Vote Delayed

DEWITTVILLE – A high end housing complex proposed at a former golf course will not be voted on this month. In January, the Chautauqua Town Zoning Board of Appeals opened a public hearing for Sunset View – a Chautauqua Lake Community, on Route 430 in the hamlet of Dewittville. Ellicott ...