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Cybulski, Jenkins are newest Fredonia teachers

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Two more new teachers will be joining the Fredonia Central School District this fall. Ajay Cybulski and Cayla Jenkins will both become part of the district on Aug. 31 for the beginning of their four-year probationary appointments as Fredonia teachers. Cybulski holds Initial Certification in Childhood Education for Grades 1-6. He will join his father, Chris Cybulski, as a Fredonia Elementary School Teacher. Cybulski, like Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox, attended SUNY Brockport. “Ajay is a very personable and engaging young man. We’re very happy to have him joining us,” Zilliox ...

Reversing course?

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Residents of Fredonia’s Forest Place are furious that the village is considering a parking ban on the street, and making it a stretch of it one-way. Complaining letters from the residents, along with other rhetoric about the proposal, took up a big chunk of Fredonia’s last Board of ...

Brocton to bill Lakeview Shock for sewer service

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BROCTON — With the expiration of a sewer service contract between the Village of Brocton and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) pertaining to the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, things could have gotten very messy. Instead, the Village and DOCCS have found a solution, at least for the time being. Village Attorney Peter Clark stated that he and Rich Lewis, Waste Water Treatment Supervisor, reviewed the contract with DOCCS, which expired April 30. A provision in the contract stated that if the contract expired, the Village could bill ...

Silver Creek approves new trustee

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SILVER CREEK — The Village of Silver Creek filled two boards in one meeting. The seven-member Village Planning Board was finalized by the Village Board, and Mary Poissant was appointed as a Village Trustee. Poissant takes over for Bill Barnes, who recently resigned from the Village Board. ...

St. Anthony's Church closing Aug. 31

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St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in Fredonia will close Aug. 31. Members of the church's finance committee made the announcement after 9:30 a.m Mass Sunday. They cited declining attendance and donation rates. The closure will leave Fredonia without a Catholic church. St. Joseph's on Main Street closed as of Jan. 1, 2025. St. Anthony's was originally slated to close in the spring, under the Buffalo Diocese' plan to address a shortage of clergy and falling attendance by combining parishes. The church got a reprieve -- but it only lasted a few months.

Jamestown pair charged after youth, dogs found in 'hazardous' conditions

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Deplorable living conditions for a youth and dogs led to charges against two Jamestown residents. At 3 p.m. Friday, officers of the Jamestown Police Department responded to a residence on the west side of the city to assist the Department of Development. During the investigation, officers discovered a 3-year-old child living in deplorable and hazardous conditions. Officers also located three dogs that appeared malnourished and were being kept without accessible food or water. The dogs were removed from the residence by Animal Control, and arrangements were made to ensure the child's ...