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Gowanda adds additional School Resource Officer

GOWANDA — Usually, a retirement of a valued member of a school district means a loss to the school. In one unique case, the Gowanda Central School District is set to benefit. The Gowanda Board of Education accepted a revision to the agreement with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, ...

Ensemble offers ‘Musical Odyssey’ to open season

The Fredonia Wind Ensemble opens its 2026-27 season in September with a diverse program inspired by a trio of works. The ensemble, conducted by Gary W. Hill, presents “A Musical Odyssey” on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Rockefeller Arts Center’s King Concert Hall at the State University of New ...

Truck dealership gets tax assistance in expansion

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has agreed to assist a south county heavy truck dealership and repair company expand through a tax break. During the county IDA meeting, the Board of Directors approved a resolution to give a sales tax exemption to EVIN, LLC which is the ...

Fredonia playground project includes splash pad

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $821,221 grant for reconstruction of the Barker Street Playground in Fredonia, as part of $67.5 million awarded to 89 playground projects statewide. Pomfret Town Supervisor Dan Pacos said the grant award came from a resubmission after an application for the ...

Hochul maintains lead in race, Siena Poll finds

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) leads Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) in the race for governor 50-41%, little changed from 49-39% in August, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York State voters released this week. In other statewide races, Democratic Attorney General Letitia James leads her Republican challenger, Saritha Komatireddy, 52-39%, down a little from 54-36% last month, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) leads Joseph Hernandez (R) 56-33%, virtually the same as August’s 55-32%. While only half of likely voters say they are supporting Hochul, two-thirds of likely ...

Forestville Fall Festival to take place Oct. 3, 4

FORESTVILLE — When something works, why change it? That is the thought process behind the Forestville Fall Festival this year, as the annual tradition will return to the hamlet of Forestville on the first weekend of October, just as it did a year ago. Forestville Middle/High School will ...