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Detour to begin for Route 5 bridge closure

The Route 5 bridge over Canadaway Creek in the town of Dunkirk will be closed for the foreseeable future, as the State Department of Transportation (DOT) begins its complete reconstruction of the bridge that has stood for over 90 years. The Route 5 bridge replacement project was to get ...

Strong tradition: Worosz, Dolce set to retire from Forestville schools

FORESTVILLE — Two of the most influential teachers at Forestville Elementary School will be moving on after this year. After impacting countless lives for more than three decades at Forestville Elementary, when school is out for summer, Gary Worosz and Michele Dolce will be saying ...

Disagreement marks city finance meeting

Disagreement over the future direction of Dunkirk’s financial governance marked this week’s Common Council Finance Committee meeting. Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser convened a two-headed discussion on local state legislators’ plan for a Fiscal Recovery Act renewal and a proposal to add ...

Electric bus mandate may be delayed

Legislation introduced in April to push back the state's electric school bus mandate an additional five years is gaining traction in state budget negotiations. Sen. Chris Ryan, D-Syracuse, introduced S.9667 on April 1, with the legislation referred to the Senate Education Committee - the ...

Bird to challenge firing from village DPW

David Bird alleges he was fired from his job as Fredonia Department of Public Works Director for political reasons, and plans to challenge it in court. Bird said the decision to let him go was made in a Board of Trustees executive session, which is closed to the public, Monday night. Speaking ...