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It’s Fredonia’s turn for anti-Flock legislation

Fredonia looks set to pass an anti-Flock camera resolution. Debate and outrage over the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office program, which put surveillance cameras downtown, has rattled the community for weeks. Fredonia Trustee Tim Mulholland proposed a resolution at a workshop this week to express distaste and call for the cameras’ shutdown. Mulholland’s resolution looks certain to get passed by the five-member Board of Trustees, as it was clearly supported by Trustees Christine Cruz Keefe and LeeAnn Lazarony. Mulholland’s resolution is similar to one proposed by ...

Town approves fire contracts, Hanover Center not included

HANOVER — Each year since Lou Pelletter took office as Supervisor of the Town of Hanover, the annual fire protection contract public hearing has been contentious. Pelletter thought having departments merge into one taxing district could alleviate some of the pressure on the Town Board to be ...

Residents gripe about proposed city tax hike

Several Dunkirk residents complained and offered ideas about the proposed 2027 city budget, and its 11% tax increase, at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting. Brian Meyer started with some suggestions. He proposed a 10% discount for people who pay property taxes early. City officials have ...

Dog Wellness Day planned for Saturday

School-aged youth and their families are invited to join Chautauqua County 4-H for Dog Wellness Day, a fun and educational event focused on canine health, behavior, nutrition, and training. The free program will take place on Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the JCC Carnahan Center ...

A fiction reading by guest writer Emrys Donaldson is slated for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Marion Art Gallery at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Donaldson is the author of the short story collection “The Iridescents.” Steeped in a fabulist version of the American South, ...

Man accused of shaking baby, causing blindness

Charges have been placed against a man who is accused of shaking an infant which caused her to possibly become blind. According to the secret indictment, which was unsealed at the time of his arraignment in September, Seth Pulver, 28, has been charged with reckless assault of a child. It ...