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Lake Shore announces dividend

Business October 24, 2026

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.(NASDAQ: LSBK), the holding company for Lake Shore Bank, announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 9 cents per share on its outstanding common stock on Oct. 21. The dividend is expected to be paid on Nov. 11 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 2. Lake Shore Bancorp is the holding company of Lake Shore Bank, a New York chartered, community-oriented financial institution headquartered in Dunkirk, New York. The Bank has ten full-service branch locations in Western New York, including four in Chautauqua County and six in Erie County. The ...

Fredonia under water-conservation order

Pink Out Day Raises $430 for Lisa Ready Memorial Scholarship

Local/Region October 23, 2026

Submitted photos Students and staff at the LoGuidice Educational Center raised $430 during this year’s Pink Out Day, an annual fundraiser sponsored by the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) to raise breast cancer awareness. Proceeds benefit the Lisa Ready Memorial Scholarship, ...

Silver Creek receives clean audit report

Local/Region October 23, 2026

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Central School District received a clean, unmodified opinion of its finances in an Independent Audit Report through the end of last school year. The district discussed the results of the report at a recent Board of Education meeting. The report was conducted ...

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Area police October 23, 2026

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - BEMUS POINT - Jonathan Rivera, 41, of Bemus Point was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. After an investigation was conducted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Rivera was arrested and taken into custody, where he was charged and released to be back in Chautauqua Town Court later. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Michael S. Cook, 53, was charged with first-degree criminal contempt. Officers of the Jamestown Police Department were performing a domestic violence detail when they saw Cook walking with a ...

Fredonia hires appraiser for Glasgow Road site

TOP STORIES October 23, 2026

Fredonia has hired a real estate firm to appraise the value of three unused parcels in the town of Pomfret. During the recent Village Board meeting, trustees approved a resolution to authorize Amy Holt of Holt Appraisals to perform the appraisal on the Glasgow Road properties for $1,000. Earlier this year, village officials had discussed selling the land to help “ease the financial burden” of the village. “I do want to remind the board that we have a verbal commitment to a real estate company, once those appraisals come through,” Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson said ...