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Torain irked by lack of city officials at meeting on homeless

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No one from Dunkirk attended a recent meeting held in the city on the homeless problem in the area, and Councilman Frank Torain has expressed displeasure about it. Torain questioned Mayor Kate Wdowiasz in the Common Council about the lack of city representation at the meeting, held at SUNY ...

Molitor, Borrello oppose raises for legislature

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New York state legislators are some of the luckiest in the nation already, earning the highest salary in comparison to any other state. Therefore it comes as no surprise that concerns would be had over the idea of raising that salary even further. Assembly Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and ...

Proposed gravel pit in Ripley area creates concerns

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Some Ripley and Westfield residents are speaking out against a proposed gravel pit. A 15-page letter with 13 signatures was submitted to the Chautauqua County Planning Board over the proposed Ripley Gravel Mine by Jamestown Macadam Inc. Jamestown Macadam is seeking a Special Use Permit from ...

Gowanda administrator Smith earns statewide honor

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GOWANDA — Behind every great leader is someone who inspired them, in one way or another. For Dave Smith, that person was his high school Spanish teacher, Sylvia Parrott Flynn. “She saved me,” Smith said. “She saved my life.” Smith lost his mother to cancer when he was in ...

Community notebook

Community Notebook

CVCS board meets Wednesday The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education of the Cassadaga Valley Central School will be on Wednesday, March 18 in the Middle High School Multi-Purpose Room and via Zoom. A budget workshop will begin at 5 p.m., and the regular meeting will convene ...

Area police

Area police

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — Gwyn C. Steger, 46, of Fredonia, was charged Thursday with petit larceny. According to officials, at about 7 p.m., deputies responded to a business on Vineyard Drive in the town of Dunkirk for a shoplifting complaint. Through an investigation, it ...