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Woman charged after dog, cats left alone in Stockton

STOCKTON -- A woman is facing charges after leaving three animals abandoned at a location on Route 380. Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department reported Thursday it received an animal complaint on July 2. Through an investigation it was determined that Katherine Gonzalez, 42, who deputies ...

Lynden files complaints on water meeting site

James Lynden has filed code violation complaints about the village of Fredonia’s July water project informational meeting. The former Fredonia trustee has become one of Village Hall’s stiffest critics since getting voted out of office, and found another avenue of dissent with the July ...

‘Worthy of esteem’

GOWANDA — As David Smith has entered into retirement, people all throughout the Gowanda community and beyond have taken the time to recognize all he has done for the place he calls home. Even now, months after announcing he would be stepping away from Gowanda Schools, the accolades just keep ...

Petition process begins, first merger town hall held

SHERMAN — The first in a series of three town halls has been held for the potential merger between Clymer, Sherman and Panama Central Schools, and with that town hall also comes the official opening of the petition to gauge community support. The town hall was held at the Sherman Fire Hall ...

WACS board opposes AI robot in classes

At a recent meeting, Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members reacted strongly to the news of the Salamanca City Central School District's plan to introduce a humanoid robot into classrooms. "As long as I am on the board, I don't ever want to hear the words AI robot and classroom instruction in the same sentence," said board member Tom Tarpley. Tarpley raised the issue during the board commentary segment of the meeting. He referred to a news story about how the Salamanca School District proposed having an AI robot do classroom instruction. Salamanca district ...

SUNY launches new music studies program

The State University of New York at Fredonia has launched a new Bachelor of Arts in Music Studies program within its School of Music, giving students more options to pursue their interest in music. The program offers a flexible curriculum that does not require an audition or performance ...