VARYSBURG – Sen. George Borrello, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Sen. Patrick Gallivan brought together approximately 40 farmers and agricultural leaders this month for a roundtable discussion focused on the rising costs and workforce challenges confronting New York ...
The unintentional murder of a 12-year-old New York City youth this summer is prompting state legislation that would make the intentional or reckless murder of a child punishable by life in prison. Assemblyman John Mikulin, R-Massapequa, recently introduced Jacob Freytas’ Law (A.11679) ...
SILVER CREEK — Amanda Austin has announced her candidacy for village trustee. She offered this statement: “I have called Silver Creek home for more than 20 years, but my connection to this community began long before that,” she said. “Growing up, I spent countless days here because ...
There was plenty of the usual deficit-cutting rhetoric at the latest SUNY Fredonia University Council meeting. However, numbers were hard to come by — in part because the official who used to run them was reassigned. There was no financial report presented out loud at the Oct. 1 meeting, ...
Choir plans dinner fundraiser Oct. 17 The Northern Chautauqua Community Choir is holding their fall fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Edwards Waterhouse Inn, 71 Central Ave., Fredonia. The Wiedner's chicken dinner will include a quarter chicken with baked beans, coleslaw and a roll. Apple crisp, pumpkin cake, and local honey from "Sweet Bee & The Fox" will be available for purchase while supplies last. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward the 2026-27 concert season. For news and updates, please follow Northern Chautauqua Community Choir on ...
Fall has brought a decrease in police responses to Ellicott hotels used to house the homeless. According to the minutes of Monday’s Ellicott Town Board meeting, Dan Ingrao, Ellicott police chief, said there has been a slight decrease in responses to Ellicott's hotels, while the Budget Inn not participating in the Code Blue program this winter could also help decrease calls for service over the winter months. Code violations prompted the town to close part of the Clarion Pointe hotel on Route 60 in Ellicott earlier this year, with the closure shifting some of the homeless who had ...
