MAYVILLE – All the members of a committee that helps planting trees in the village have resigned, apparently because of how the village board operates. Laura Marsala, who had been the Mayville Tree Advisory Committee chairperson, sent a letter to the Mayville Village Board announcing her ...
The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) helps build vibrant, prosperous local communities, rich in opportunity, through leadership, collaboration, local philanthropy, and strategic grantmaking. Recently, Community Benefit Grants totaling $116,800 were approved by NCCF’s Board of Directors. These grants will be awarded to 16 local organizations. Organizations and projects receiving funding from the 2026 Fall Community Benefit Grants Program include: Anderson-Lee Library: Learning Garden Patio Installation; Brocton Historical Society: Historical Preservation and ...
HANOVER — After objections from fire departments and local officials, the 2027 Town of Hanover Budget has been tabled again for further discussion. A public hearing is set for Monday, Nov. 9 at 7:05 p.m., shortly after the regular Town Board meeting begins, for the purpose of revisiting ...
Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson was advised last week to “say less” about the situation involving a Route 60 motel that used to house homeless people. He was not interested in following that advice the previous night. Ferguson offered another defense of his actions on the former Econo Lodge, which lost that chain’s designation and then shut for months. It’s now reopening as an America’s Best Value Inn. The mayor successfully pushed for removal of homeless people placed there by Chautauqua County. However, he said at last week’s village Board of Trustees meeting, “I ...
MAYVILLE – Due to legal questions, county lawmakers tabled a proposal that would prohibit the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency from providing tax breaks to future data centers. The Democratic caucus had proposed a resolution titled “Adopting a Uniform Tax Exemption Policy ...
The State University of New York at Fredonia Brown Bag series will present Dr. Randolph Hohle with his talk, “Social Sustainability Amid Urban and Economic Change.” The event will take place on Wednesday at noon in Williams Center Room S204-ABC. The event is free and the public is invited to attend. Dr. Hohle is a Professor of Sociology at SUNY Fredonia. He will explore how grassroots actors in left-behind places, places defined by long-term population loss, economic contraction, and urban stigmas, use urban gardening and garden tourism to create sustainable communities. Social ...
