For the past few years, Democrats in the Chautauqua County Legislature have been calling for the county’s reserves to be spent down to lower property taxes. It appears they have an unlikely ally. Legislator Fred Johnson, R-Westfield, who is a member of the Audit and Control Committee and ...
Flock camera outrage has reached Fredonia, with village officials distancing themselves from the program at last week’s Board of Trustees meeting. The issue was the very first thing Mayor Michael Ferguson spoke about at the meeting. “We’ve had a lot of phone calls and emails and ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CHERRY CREEK – Jonathan Z. Scinta, 38, of Cherry Creek was charged with petit larceny after an alleged incident at 1 p.m. July 4 on Main Street in Cherry Creek. Through an investigation deputies charged Scinta, who allegedly took property that did not belong to him. An appearance ticket was issued Aug. 17 for Scinta to be in Cherry Creek Town Court later. – CHERRY CREEK – Michael F. Doherty, 49, of Tonawanda was charged with operating without insurance, DWI and DWI per se at 6:16 p.m. Wednesday after deputies pulled a vehicle over ...
One week after U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer stood with Western New York grape farmers in Chautauqua County who had their contracts for this season terminated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has heeded a call to purchase surplus product to ensure the continued success of Concord grape growers. ...
An Amherst man, formerly of Fredonia is facing second-degree rape charges after he allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a 13-year-old female. The charges, by the Fredonia Police Department, were announced following an investigation that alleges Hayden J. Burrows, 22, was with the victim. ...
The city of Dunkirk is planning to increase its water rates on Jan. 1. Officials are eyeing an increase in the base rate that all city water customers pay, from $20 to $30. A discontinuation of the declining block rate, which lets industrial users pay less after reaching certain usage ...
