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Cassadaga Valley honors staff with week of celebration

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SINCLAIRVILLE — Often for schools there are special days held to honor specific groups of people, such as bus drivers or food service workers or other staff groups. At Cassadaga Valley Central School during the week of March 16, a week of celebration was held to honor every staff member in ...

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Community Notebook

Spring meeting planned for Association SOUTH DAYTON — The Villenova Burial Association will hold its annual spring meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Villenova Town Hall, 1094 Butcher Road. The Association Trustees would like to encourage all members of the Association (anyone ...

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Area police

Dunkirk fire blamed on electric malfunction Investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department said a fire early Friday in the city of Dunkirk originated on the exterior of the residence as a result of a malfunctioning electrical service entrance cable. Three pets perished ...

Court rules against Westfield in records case

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A court has ordered the village of Westfield to pay legal fees to a man in a Freedom of Information Law case. State Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon also ordered Westfield to produce the records sought by Robert Neratko. According to Hanlon’s decision, Neratko made his original FOIL ...

Ellicott police respond to homeless, trespass complaints

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FALCONER - Although progress has been made, safety and compliance problems concerning the homeless population are surfacing again. In October 2025, officials aired concerns for student safety due to the Quality Inn’s proximity to the Harvey C. Fenner Elementary School. The concerns, related ...

Alumna to return to discuss refugee, human rights issues

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State University of New York at Fredonia alumna Amanda (Ambrose) Demmer, ’10, will visit campus in April to speak to classes and offer an address. Her talk, “Refugees and Human Rights: Historical Insights into Contemporary Issues,” is slated for Thursday at 5 p.m., in Williams Center ...