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Fredonia grants tenure to three teachers

Board of Education Vice President Sheila Hahn could hardly contain her excitement at a recent meeting as it came time to address district personnel on the agenda. The reason why is because three Fredonia teachers — Julie (Arnold) Sanders, Erin Lamp, and Samantha Gambino — earned tenure. ...

Chautauqua Works system upgrade to close office starting Tuesday

Chautauqua Works will be closed to walk-in customers from Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Friday, Nov. 27, due to a system upgrade. Appointments will be conducted virtually during that time. Customers can request an appointment to utilize Resource Room Computers for job search, resumes, application completion, etc. at any time between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., though appointments must be made to do so by calling 716-661-9553 to request services. To request services from OTDA, ACCES-VR, FIDELIS, the state Commission for the Blind, Disability Navigator, Youth Employment Program, ...

City school costume parade a treat

Dunkirk Intermediate School held its annual Halloween costume parade around the school building on Friday afternoon. At promptly 2 p.m., Principal Kim Texter opened the doors and held a toy child in the air, dressed as Miss Agatha Trunchbull, the former Olympic athlete and headmistress of ...

Electrovaya to partner with Australian company

Electrovaya is partnering with an Australian company that specializes in diesel-to-electric conversions of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Company officials said Wednesday that Electrovaya has entered into a strategic supply agreement with Janus Electric Holdings Limited. Janus is making a $26 purchase order for Electrovaya's lithium-ion battery systems to meet initial demand for Janus products in the United States and Canada. As part of the strategic alignment, Electrovaya has entered into a term sheet to invest $1.4 million into Janus in exchange for up to 4.2 million shares, together ...

Community Notebook

Fredonia market, library ready for Halloween This Saturday, the Fredonia Farmers’ Market and Darwin R Barker Library will hold the annual Halloween celebration. All are invited to attend the market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in beautiful Barker Commons for pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating, and a special Halloween storytime at the library at 10:30. Canadaway 4-H Club will be present with information about 4-H programs (goodies too!). Market vendors will have all their usual huge variety of fresh local produce, maple products, local raw honey, baked goods, delicious ready-to-eat ...

Legislator seeks re-election to serve city

County Legislator Marcus Buchanan, who represents District 1 in the city of Dunkirk, is running for re-election. He offered this statement: “My commitment to this community didn’t start with politics and it won’t end with politics. “I was born and raised right here in Dunkirk. This ...