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County approves senior property tax exemption

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MAYVILLE – In January, a pair of Democratic county legislators sought to reduce the county’s sales tax, use some of the county’s reserves to lower property taxes, and increase the income level for senior citizens to be able to get a property tax exemption. In the end, they were only ...

Legion honors retired sheriff’s deputy

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Recently, two Commanders of the American Legion tracked down retired Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Beichner, who had been honored last year as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. County Commander Jeffery Levandoski of Frewsburg and New York State Department Commander John Miga of Dunkirk, met ...

Letter from city schools warns of ‘comments’ related to safety

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A Friday morning letter from the Dunkirk City School District attempted to reassure families of secondary school students about “specific student comments that were reported to us” this week. The letter was signed by Corey Markham, director of secondary education for the school district. ...

At moment, rural red has grip on Congress

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Do not expect a level playing field when it comes to the races for U.S. Congress in this region that spans two states. Both incumbents Nick Langworthy of New York and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson of Pennsylvania appear to have plenty of support in their highly Republican districts. Langworthy ...

Fredonia to reconsider DPW truck buy

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The purchase of a new truck for the Fredonia Department of Public Works is apparently set to get reconsidered. Trustee Jon Espersen said at a Board of Trustees workshop this week that he planned to put the purchase on the agenda of Monday’s meeting. The acquisition failed by a 3-2 vote at ...