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Judges to be required to visit jails

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Judges serving in criminal and family courts will be required to visit a prison, jail or other detention starting in January 2028. The rule was announced recently by the state Unified Court System under rules being implemented by Judge Rowan Masters, the state’s chief judge. The rule would ...

Three-day Fourth of July fest begins Thursday in city

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A three-day Fourth of July Celebration with live music, food and refreshment vendors and annual fireworks display kicks off on the Dunkirk waterfront from Thursday to Saturday. On Thursday, music will be provided by Hintz of Thunder (6 p.m.) followed by Sean Patrick McGraw (7:15) in ...

Savoring the ‘moments’

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“This class has really impressed me in my first year here, both in their abilities and leadership in classes, and in sports and extracurriculars that they do to become a phenomenal student body.” That observation made by Fredonia High School Principal Ronald Tonelli just days before ...

Wandel offers water meeting updates

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Trustee Paul Wandel offered a news-filled report at the latest Fredonia Board of Trustees meeting, topped by talk about water. Wandel said that on May 13, he and water treatment plant supervisor Luis Fred visited the plant and reservoir “to investigate any concerns. Luis and I did a ...

Wdowiasz pushes council to speed up budget

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Dunkirk council members got the first draft of a 2027 budget calendar last week. Mayor Kate Wdowiasz immediately told them it needs to get sped up. Wdowiasz attended a meeting of the Common Council’s Finance Committee as a spectator. Committee chairman/Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser handed ...

Legislature to again take up job creation resolution

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MAYVILLE – Fred Larson is continuing his push to make job creation the number one goal of the Chautauqua County Legislature. Larson, D-Jamestown, prefiled a resolution for Wednesday night’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting entitled “Declaring Job Creation the Number One Economic ...