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Violence against teachers on rise at Fredonia

Three Fredonia teachers addressed the Board of Education at its latest meeting to “advocate for meaningful changes” because they feel unsafe and disrespected. Fredonia Teachers’ Association President Michelle Greenough, along with Special Education teachers Samantha Gambino and Ben ...

Water district seeks more village users

The North County Water District has its eyes on more of Fredonia’s water customers. Eric Wies of CPL, the district’s engineers, first told their November board meeting that a recent switchover of customers east and south of the Routes 20 and 60 roundabout to NCWD water is “looking good so far.” He then discussed preliminaries regarding a switchover north of the roundabout. Wies spoke of running a line north of the roundabout to eventually connect with the town of Dunkirk water infrastructure near the Thruway. The town of Dunkirk is a member of the NCWD, which is solely ...

Area rallies for 5-month-old facing medical journey

CASSADAGA — At just five months old, Creek Case has faced more medical challenges than most people would experience throughout their lifetime. After spending nearly his entire life in the hospital undergoing multiple surgeries and learning to breathe with the help of a ventilator, the ...

Officials honor, remember Kubera

Officials in both Dunkirk and Fredonia honored Madylon Kubera this week. Kubera, the first female mayor of Dunkirk and a longtime Dunkirk Board of Education member, died Nov. 3 at age 89. Fredonia Trustee Christine Cruz Keefe called Kubera “one of my role models” during a Village Board ...

County eyeing landfill rate hikes

Landfill rates for commercial users and municipalities will likely be increasing. During the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Public Facilities Committee meeting, a resolution was approved, which would slightly increase rates for construction and demolition, as well as municipal solid ...

Gillibrand, other Dems aim to lower Medicare age to 50

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined nine of her Senate colleagues to introduce the Medicare at 50 Act, legislation to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50 and allow Americans ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare. As Americans list the cost of healthcare as a top concern, the bill ...