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Hanover to seek CDBG funds for housing rehabilitation

HANOVER — At the next regular meeting of the Hanover Town Board, set for Monday at 7 p.m., a public hearing will be held just after the meeting commences to discuss community development needs pertaining to the potential submission of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ...

Bus involved in Tuesday mishap

A school bus accident was reported at 3:54 p.m. Tuesday near Matteson Street, Chestnut Street and Van Buren Road in Fredonia. There were no reports of injuries, and no ambulances or fire trucks were seen in the area about 15 minutes after the call came in. The bus did not appear to have any ...

State of emergency declared in Mayville over transformer

MAYVILLE – A malfunctioning transformer has led local officials to declare a state of emergency in the village. As part of the declaration, a villagewide power outage is scheduled to take place tonight. The village of Mayville has two electric substations, one on Lakeview Avenue and the ...

New proposal would impose limits on animal-tested cleaning products

Legislation introduced recently in the state Assembly would prohibit the sale and import of some household cleaning products that were created using animal testing. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, is proposing a new section of the state General Business Law to set new limits ...

Fredonia OKs festival, denies it was in jeopardy

Fredonia’s Red White and Blues festival is happening, with village officials approving it Tuesday — and denying that it was ever in jeopardy. The Board of Trustees tabled approval of the festival, set for this Friday and Saturday, last week. Mayor Michael Ferguson declared that unless ...

Hit-And-Run Accident On Thruway In Sheridan Leaves One Dead

A person has been killed after a hit-and-run accident on the state Thruway. The State Police at Dunkirk report troopers patrolling the Thruway found a disabled vehicle near the road with a person who had been killed at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the town of Sheridan. Troopers and the Bureau of ...