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Fredonia officially opens new playgrounds

The Wheelock school playgrounds are now open. After slight delays pushed the construction into the school year, students were welcomed on the Chestnut Street playground in late September, and the Main Street playground opened Oct. 7. At the latest Board of Education meeting, Wheelock ...

Officials move on, reveal plans at SUNY Fredonia

There was plenty of the usual deficit-cutting rhetoric at the latest SUNY Fredonia University Council meeting. However, numbers were hard to come by — in part because the official who used to run them was reassigned. There was no financial report presented out loud at the Oct. 1 meeting, ...

Village reiterates objection to sheriff’s pact

SILVER CREEK — Before the Town of Hanover adopts its budget for 2027, Village of Silver Creek Mayor Kathy Tampio has made one budget item clear: the Village objects to an even split of the enhanced police protection contract with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Tampio recently sent a letter to Hanover Supervisor Lou Pelletter and the Town Council reiterating her stance that the Village should not pay a 50-50 split of the enhanced police protection contract with the Sheriff's Office. Tampio did the same a year ago, but the Town said the amount was already budgeted for, so no ...

Additional penalties for private carrier parcel theft eyed

Packages carried by Amazon, Federal Express and UPS may soon receive the same level of legal protection as those carried by U.S. postal workers. State Sen. Sam Sutton, D-Brooklyn, has introduced legislation (S.10703) that would establish the crime of private carrier package theft, with courts ...

Hanover plans budget, fire contract hearings

HANOVER — The next regular Hanover Town Board meeting will begin with public hearings regarding the preliminary Town Budget for the 2027 fiscal year and its Fire Protection District contracts. The preliminary budget for the fiscal year beginning on Jan. 1, 2027 will be completed and filed ...

$4.9M in tax credits set for Fredonia apartments project

A tax equity syndicate announced it is getting a projected $4.9 million in tax credits to redevelop a Fredonia apartment complex. Foss & Company stated in a press release that it closed on “four historic rehabilitation investments in Buffalo, Albany, Fredonia, and Kingston, supported by ...