PORTLAND — The Town of Portland moved swiftly to find a replacement for Wendy Spinuzza following her retirement as Code Enforcement Officer. After navigating the civil service employee process, the Portland Town Board has found its newest employee in charge of addressing violations in the ...

Dunkirk Councilman-at-Large Nick Weiser sought to clarify the Common Council’s role in the city dog shelter. Howling and yapping in Dunkirk about alleged City Hall mismanagement of the shelter reached a crescendo recently, after dog control officer Jennifer Sasso refused to renew her ...

Fredonia Fire Chief Joshua Myers thinks the village focuses too much on his ambulance revenue. Myers opened his 2026-27 budget presentation to village officials last week with a request: Stop expecting so much money. He asked that the line’s name be changed to “estimated ambulance ...

The two officers who responded to a domestic dispute in Mina last summer where they ended up returning fire and killing the suspect after one of them was shot, will likely not face any charges. State Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) issued a ...

The Dunkirk City School District is mourning School 5 Principal Danielle Russell, who passed away Saturday. Superintendent Brian Swatland announced the news in a Saturday letter to the school district. Swatland had told the district in a separate letter March 23 that Russell would be taking a ...

SILVER CREEK — As the Silver Creek Central School District prepares its 2026-27 school budget, Superintendent Dr. Katie Ralston and School Business Manager Matt Miller are taking a close look at the cost per student and total enrollment at the district. Ralston and Miller presented a series ...