The state Senate’s minority leader wants to include radiological hot spots in Niagara and Erie counties in the Superfund program. DEC and EPA assessment teams continue to inspect potential radiological hot spots in Niagara and Erie counties. Western New York was a hub for the ...
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is deepening its commitment to improving quality of life in the rural communities it serves across Western New York and Southeast Michigan with the launch of its new program to support rural public libraries. With an investment of $3 million, the Foundation is launching the Rural Library Grants Program, a three-year initiative (2026–2028) designed to strengthen rural public libraries and library systems as vital community hubs. Each region will receive $1.5 million over the three-year period, distributed as approximately $500,000 annually. The ...
The Dunkirk Common Council’s Finance Committee canceled a second straight meeting Monday. The OBSERVER didn’t find out until it went to the committee’s Stearns Building conference room Monday morning and found just one other person there, an equally confused city employee. A look at ...
SILVER CREEK — Driving in the village of Silver Creek has not been easy in recent weeks. A New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) project has led to the village’s main roads and sidewalks being torn up for reconstruction, and many residents are not happy about it. The public ...
The Salamanca Central City School District’s proposal to use an artificial intelligence-enabled humanoid robot in its STEAM classes is the last one three Democratic Party state senators want to see for a while. Sen. Shelley Mayer, D-White Plains and chairwoman of the Senate Education ...
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 ...
