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Honorary degree to be conferred at SUNY commencement

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State University of New York at Fredonia alumnus Reginal Spiller will be the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Commencement. The degree will be conferred during the 10 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, May 16. Mr. Spiller will be presented by ...

NYSUT endorses Gies for Congress

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The Aaron Gies for Congress campaign announced the endorsement of the New York State Union of Teachers (NYSUT), an AFL-CIO-affiliated union, representing educators and school-related professionals with nearly 700,000 members statewide. NYSUT included Gies in its 2026 congressional primary ...

Wendel shares county’s highlights with business leaders

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Standing before business and community leaders, County Executive PJ Wendel said he believes Chautauqua County is in a good place and will continue to improve. For the first time during his tenure in office, Wendel gave the State of the County address at a CHQ Chamber breakfast, held at ...

Fredonia tops Dunkirk in Unified hoops opener

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Monday’s season-opening Unified basketball game between Dunkirk and Fredonia at SUNY Fredonia’s Dods Hall represented everything that sports should be. With 2:05 left in the third quarter, Dunkirk cut Fredonia’s seven-point lead down to one. After Dunkirk’s third straight bucket, Ben ...

Brocton lowers tax rate, stays under cap

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BROCTON — The tax rate in the Village of Brocton has steadily increased each year since 2018-19. That will not be the case this coming year. Mayor Craig Miller and the Brocton Village Board proudly approved the 2026-27 Village of Brocton Budget at a recent meeting, featuring a tax rate ...

Trustees take heat on budget, water

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The Fredonia Board of Trustees was belittled by at least one speaker during public hearings Monday on the village's proposed budget. The hearings were marred by technical difficulties with the Fredonia Access broadcast. Only a small part of Mark Twichell's remarks made it on air, then the ...