SILVER CREEK — While most of the talk surrounding fire departments in the Village of Silver Creek and the Town of Hanover has been about a potential merger, the departments have all still been hard at work. The Village of Silver Creek Fire Department responded to 37 calls in the month of ...

A solar project in Northern Chautauqua County that has already been approved is being considered for tax breaks. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, officials heard from Jon Rappe and Jeremy Kauffman, both with RIC Energy Development. RIC has four solar ...

A control board provides an ability for Dunkirk’s city government to continue to operate as it works to reorganize - but the experience may not be pleasant. Legislation introduced by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, earlier this week will make some stringent requirements of the ...

The Fredonia Board of Trustees is set to increase its stable of lawyers. Lippes Mathias law firm of Buffalo got the nod, Trustee Jon Espersen said at a board workshop last week. Village officials stressed that Fredonia’s current law firm of record, Webster Szanyi, will still get ...

ARKWRIGHT — The Town of Arkwright has been paying attention to recent media coverage of nearby municipalities and school districts that have been dealt with harsh audits in recent months. In response, the Town Board is stepping up its efforts to be more transparent with how it handles its ...

A control board in the city of Dunkirk could be coming by the end of June under legislation introduced Monday by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay. Borrello said in late March he was going to introduce legislation to implement a fiscal control board in the city of Dunkirk. Assemblyman ...