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Village may discipline police employee

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Fredonia is looking to discipline, and possibly suspend, a Fredonia Police Department employee over “certain allegations.” Police Chief Gregory Myers “intends to (pursue) disciplinary charges against an employee of the village police department,” according to resolutions on the agenda of the village Board of Trustees’ Sept. 28 meeting. The employee is not named in the resolutions. The resolutions were on the agenda of trustees’ workshop on Monday, but there was no discussion of them. One of the resolutions authorizes the appointment of Brian Doyle as a hearing officer. ...

16-year-old dies after being struck by train

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SILVER CREEK --- A 16-year-old has died after being struck by a train. Around 3:57 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to the CSX railroad tracks in the village for the report of the incident. An investigation took place and the victim was pronounced deceased at ...

Incident at hospital puts Westfield on alert

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WESTFIELD --- An incident involving a disorderly individual had the village of Westfield on alert Wednesday morning. At approximately 10 a.m., officers from the Westfield Police Department, New York State Police, and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to Westfield Memorial ...

Correction officers’ union resoundingly backs Blakeman

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Corrections across New York state have made it official: they are fed up with incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a historic statewide membership endorsement process for governor of New York, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association overwhelmingly voted to endorse ...

Community Notebook

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Can and bottle drive set for Saturday The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society will hold a can and bottle drive on Satuday in front of the former St. Hyacinth School on Lake Shore Drive East in Dunkirk from 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds will help with parish expenses. The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society appreciates all the support in the “Drive Through” Pierogi Dinner. Plans are in the making for a full Polish dinner before Christmas. Villenova Burial Association plans meeting SOUTH DAYTON — The 2026 Annual Fall Meeting of the Villenova Burial Association will be Tuesday, ...

State announces lawsuit challenging Trump on offshore wind

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Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday announced that New York is leading seven other attorneys general in suing to block two illegal deals by the Trump administration that would hand energy companies $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars in exchange for canceling four critical offshore wind projects. In the two lawsuits, one challenging a deal with Bluepoint Wind and the other challenging one with Invenergy, Attorney General James and the coalition argue that the deals unlawfully misuse taxpayer dollars and sabotage states’ ability to meet growing energy ...