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Fredonia OKs festival, denies it was in jeopardy

Fredonia’s Red White and Blues festival is happening, with village officials approving it Tuesday — and denying that it was ever in jeopardy. The Board of Trustees tabled approval of the festival, set for this Friday and Saturday, last week. Mayor Michael Ferguson declared that unless ...

Hit-And-Run Accident On Thruway In Sheridan Leaves One Dead

A person has been killed after a hit-and-run accident on the state Thruway. The State Police at Dunkirk report troopers patrolling the Thruway found a disabled vehicle near the road with a person who had been killed at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the town of Sheridan. Troopers and the Bureau of ...

‘Complex situation’

BROCTON — One of the intended benefits of living in a small village is the absence of excessive noise and disruption from sizable businesses. That has not been the experience of some residents in the village of Brocton. Several residents voiced their frustrations at a recent Village ...

Council members offer BESS wariness

Dunkirk council members Natalie Luczkowiak and Frank Torain offered some words of wariness about Battery Energy Storage Systems at the most recent Common Council meeting. Luczkowiak said the city must “set standards within our zoning codes” for BESS, which store power for electric companies to use at times of high demand. “We need dedicated zoning regulations such as neighborhood buffer zones; property line setbacks completely obscured from the public; mandatory high fences surrounded by vehicle impact wedges or pillars; the removal of batteries after 180 days of inactivity, ...

IDA continues to assist pierogi business

A Silver Creek pierogi business still needs assistance, but appears to be on its way to recover financially. Last fall, the Chautauqua County Legislature transferred 12 Howard St. to the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency for $30,674, which was the amount owed in back taxes. That is the location of Barbie Crockski Pierogi. One of the owners had been dealing with some health issues and they fell behind on their taxes. Previously, the county IDA had loaned the business, officially called Lancaster Foods, LLC, around $85,000. The IDA set up a payment plan for the ...

Man charged after domestic incident in city

A domestic incident with a gun on Deer Street has led to multiple charges for one man. At around 12:18 a.m. Monday, Dunkirk Police responded to the 600 block of Deer Street for a third-party report of an alleged ongoing dispute. The third party also reported the boyfriend of the victim was ...