The Fredonia Board of Trustees has hired former village trustee David Bird as new supervisor of the Department of Public Works. Bird was hired at Monday’s trustees meeting, at an annual salary of $57,000. His hiring is effective Dec. 8. Trustee Paul Wandel said that three people were ...
Electrovaya continues to make progress toward starting the next phase of manufacturing at its Ellicott plant. The company announced recently that it has begun drawing down its $50.8 million Export-Import Bank funding that is tied to capital and engineering expenses at the 1 Precision Way, ...
CHERRY CREEK — A 75-year-old man has been charged with second-degree rape of a juvenile On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division announced it conducted an investigation regarding a report of sexual misconduct involving a youth on Nov. ...
New York state is putting motorists on alert for possible lake-effect snows beginning Wednesday. This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul urged caution for those in Western New York, Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and the North Country through Saturday. Travel around the Thanksgiving holiday is the ...
Officials at School 5 offered a presentation about their bilingual education program at the Dunkirk Board of Education’s November meeting. The meeting was held at the school as part of the board’s decision to move its sessions around the district this year. A banner behind the board ...
The Pomfret Town Board has approved a 2026 budget with a property tax hike of 17 cents per $1,000 of assessed property. The hike results in a raise of 3.84% over 2025 taxes for Pomfret residents living in the village of Fredonia. For people living in the town but outside the village, it works ...