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City library sees extensive upgrades, staff changes

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At the Dunkirk Public Library, this year has been a productive period of facility upgrades and project completion, much of which was made possible by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, New York state Library Construction Aid, the Rural Library Grant powered by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and coordinated by the Western New York Library Resources Council and Rochester Regional Library Council, along with various local individual and organizational donors. State construction funding allowed for the installation of the new Central Ave facing digital sign. Put in place over the ...

Fredonia Pops Series opens Friday with ‘Fall Into Jazz’

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Rockefeller Arts Center will kick-off Fredonia’s bicentennial season with a performance to remember. The 2026-27 season opens on Friday with “Fall Into Jazz” with special guest vocalist Lucas West at 7:30 p.m. in King Concert Hall. Tickets for the concert are available online 24/7 ...

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Genealogical Society meets Sept. 16 CASSADAGA — The next meeting for the Chautauqua County Genealogical Society will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16 in the Cassadaga American Legion on Maple Avenue Historian Todd Langworthy will present a program about George Washington, comparing his real life and what is dramatized in the movie "Young Washington" which was a hit over the summer. Langworthy will shed light on the life of Washington, who is often referred to as the father of our country. Attendees will learn about Washington as a man, as well as his important place in our history. The ...

Opera House series to share history of Chautauqua County Fair

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FREDONIA – The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present the first program in its 2026 fall Here & There – Chautauqua County History, Travelers and Memories series on Thursday at 7 p.m. The program will explore the history of the Chautauqua County Fair and ...

Council members offer BESS wariness

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Dunkirk council members Natalie Luczkowiak and Frank Torain offered some words of wariness about Battery Energy Storage Systems at the most recent Common Council meeting. Luczkowiak said the city must “set standards within our zoning codes” for BESS, which store power for electric companies to use at times of high demand. “We need dedicated zoning regulations such as neighborhood buffer zones; property line setbacks completely obscured from the public; mandatory high fences surrounded by vehicle impact wedges or pillars; the removal of batteries after 180 days of inactivity, ...

Forestville re-elects Spengler as Board President

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FORESTVILLE — More than two years ago, Andrea Spengler stepped into the role of Forestville Board of Education President. She took over for her “great mentor and friend”, Amy Drozdziel. Now, for the third straight summer, Spengler has been re-elected to the role she has become more and ...