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United Way AG Team Golf tourney is June 22

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Registration is open for golfers interested in supporting United Way through its annual charity golf classic, scheduled this year for Monday, June 22 at Shorewood Country Club. More than just a round of golf, this annual tournament is a meaningful day that helps strengthen our community by ...

Fredonia trustees reschedule meeting

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The Fredonia Board of Trustees has rescheduled its next board meeting. Village Clerk Makayla Yacklon sent notice that the meeting will be held immediately following the board’s workshop on Monday, June 1. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. The meeting was originally ...

Borrello backs budget bill delaying electric bus mandate

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As was reported by The Post-Journal and OBSERVER last week, the state budget will include a five-year delay of the state’s electric school bus mandate. State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, supported the budget bill passed late Wednesday authorizing a five-year delay to New York's ...

County places some homeless in Buffalo, elsewhere

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MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County is currently housing homeless residents in both Erie and Cattaraugus counties, due to a shortage of spots locally. In April, the Ellicott Code Office had to shut down the portion of the Clarion Pointe Hotel, formerly known as the Comfort Inn on Route 60 just ...

Espersen resigns from Fredonia board

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Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen has resigned. “The real question is, why did it take me that long,” he cracked when the OBSERVER asked him Thursday why he did it. “It’s not just one thing, it’s a culmination of many things. The constant negativity— I dreaded going to meetings. I ...

Wells project earns high honors from state

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A major Dunkirk project has received high honors for the New York State Economic Development Council Wells Enterprises expansion project has been named the council's 2026 Project of the Year. The announcement was made this week during the 2026 Annual Meeting in Cooperstown. The Project of ...