Electrovaya continues to make progress toward starting the next phase of manufacturing at its Ellicott plant. The company announced recently that it has begun drawing down its $50.8 million Export-Import Bank funding that is tied to capital and engineering expenses at the 1 Precision Way, ...
It was calm at the eye of Dunkirk City Hall’s financial storm Monday, with a laid-back 2026 budget hearing that featured just one speaker. Only two members of the public attended besides the OBSERVER. One of them was occasional city meeting watchdog Bob Whittemore, who spoke at length with ...
The Fredonia Board of Trustees has hired former village trustee David Bird as new supervisor of the Department of Public Works. Bird was hired at Monday’s trustees meeting, at an annual salary of $57,000. His hiring is effective Dec. 8. Trustee Paul Wandel said that three people were ...
CHERRY CREEK — A 75-year-old man has been charged with second-degree rape of a juvenile On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division announced it conducted an investigation regarding a report of sexual misconduct involving a youth on Nov. ...
New York state is putting motorists on alert for possible lake-effect snows beginning Wednesday. This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul urged caution for those in Western New York, Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and the North Country through Saturday. Travel around the Thanksgiving holiday is the ...
Officials at School 5 offered a presentation about their bilingual education program at the Dunkirk Board of Education’s November meeting. The meeting was held at the school as part of the board’s decision to move its sessions around the district this year. A banner behind the board ...