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Cassadaga expands search for grant funding

CASSADAGA — The Village of Cassadaga has ramped up its efforts on securing grant funding for various projects and areas of focus. The village’s NY Forward Grant Committee, consisting of local business owners and residents, was established to take on comprehensive grant submissions. In ...

Former board member voices concerns with tackle football

Football season is underway again in Western New York, but at least one prominent member of the Fredonia school community is not happy about it. Michael Bobseine recently sent a letter to Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox and the Fredonia Board of Education detailing concerns with tackle ...

Cruise-in event aids Rural Ministry, names winner

On Sept. 11, Shults Resale Center had their fifth annual No Fine Print Cruise-in sponsored by Pattons Home Furnishings. The last two years they have held a 50-50 drawing, which has raised more than $2,000 for the Chautauqua County Rural Ministries. The car show attracts hundreds of people ...

Lake Shore Bank to continue TRC Gold sponsorship

Lake Shore Bank announced that it has renewed an agreement to serve as the presenting sponsor of the TRC Golf Classic for three more years. The TRC Golf Classic is the major annual fund-raising event for Filling the Gap, Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The ...

No vote yet on city water fee hikes

Dunkirk’s proposed water rate increases are on hold for now. The Common Council did not consider the local law that would change the rates at its latest session last week. The item was not on the agenda at all. However, there was a public hearing on the proposed changes before the council meeting. Not a single person spoke. The changes would raise the “base fee” that all water users pay, regardless of volume, from $20 to $30 per quarter. Users would get up to 3,000 gallons of water for their $30, a rise of 1,000 gallons from the current base fee cut off. People who use more ...

September proclaimed Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

P-J photo by Gregory Bacon Pictured from left are Legislator Marty Proctor, R-Mina, and County Executive PJ Wendel proclaiming September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Also pictured are Mike and Andrea LeBaron of Frewsburg, and Melissa Gibbons and son Lucas Gibbons of Findley Lake. ...