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Brocton lists top March students

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BROCTON — Brocton Central School has named its students of the month for March. Ryleigh Peterson, a seventh-grade and Brocton Middle School student, is a resident of Brocton, and the daughter of Matthew Peterson and Kathy Frazier. Throughout her time at Brocton Middle School, Ryleigh has ...

Wendel seeks major municipal merger

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Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel proposed a merger of the city and town of Dunkirk with the village of Fredonia and the town of Pomfret at a Pomfret Town Board meeting this week. Wendel and other north county officials have talked about consolidating services for months. However, the ...

Voters approve $10.2M Ripley school project

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RIPLEY — The results of the vote are in and Ripley Central School District’s $10,196,736 capital project is a go. Unofficial results of the ballot, held from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the school’s large gymnasium, the project passed, with 103 district residents voting “yes” and 46 ...

Torain irked by lack of city officials at meeting on homeless

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No one from Dunkirk attended a recent meeting held in the city on the homeless problem in the area, and Councilman Frank Torain has expressed displeasure about it. Torain questioned Mayor Kate Wdowiasz in the Common Council about the lack of city representation at the meeting, held at SUNY ...

Molitor, Borrello oppose raises for legislature

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New York state legislators are some of the luckiest in the nation already, earning the highest salary in comparison to any other state. Therefore it comes as no surprise that concerns would be had over the idea of raising that salary even further. Assembly Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and ...

Proposed gravel pit in Ripley area creates concerns

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Some Ripley and Westfield residents are speaking out against a proposed gravel pit. A 15-page letter with 13 signatures was submitted to the Chautauqua County Planning Board over the proposed Ripley Gravel Mine by Jamestown Macadam Inc. Jamestown Macadam is seeking a Special Use Permit from ...