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New polls find growing support for Hochul

Local/Region October 29, 2026

New polls released this week are continuing to give an edge to Gov. Kathy Hochul this election. Hochul has widened her lead over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to 54-40%, up from 50-41% in September, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York state voters released Wednesday. For the first time, a majority of voters, 51-45%, views Hochul favorably. By a 68-23% margin, voters think Hochul will win the election, including 40% of Republicans. In the two other statewide races, Democratic incumbents have double-digit leads. Attorney General Letitia James leads Republican ...

Rural Ministry facing ‘critical food shortage’

Fredonia requests Flock camera removal

Bird running write-in campaign in village

Local/Region October 28, 2026

Former Fredonia trustee and Department of Public Works supervisor Dave Bird said he is running a write-in campaign for the village trustee seat that is up for election. “Fredonia’s Democrat trustees are ruling with political hate and not the village residents' best interest,” he said in a news release to the OBSERVER. “They don’t attend village events, don’t support Festivals Fredonia or Embrace Fredonia. They don’t care if they miss board meetings or even if they are in town to vote on the budget. “Our infrastructure is falling apart and instead of listening to ...

Writers series sponsors poetry reading at SUNY

Local/Region October 28, 2026

A poetry reading by guest writer Natalie Scenters-Zapico will be hosted by the State University of New York at Fredonia on Thursday, Nov. 5. The event is at 7 p.m. in the Marion Art Gallery at Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center is free, and the public is invited to attend. Scenters-Zapico is the author of three collections of poetry, “My Perfect Cognate,” “Lima :: Limón” and “The Verging Cities.” In addition, she is the winner of the PEN/America Joyce Osterweil Award, the GLCA New Writer's Award and the Utah Book Award. Her books have been reviewed widely in publications ...