The bluff for the Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veteran Museum is crumbling. If nothing is done, the lighthouse could literally fall in the lake. What solutions are there? There are some, but all seem to be quite expensive and will take a lot of work. During the Chautauqua County Legislature ...
Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson has echoed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s cautious approach to large-scale data centers. Ferguson told the village Board of Trustees that he participated in a Hochul roundtable discussion Monday afternoon about the centers. Hochul just announced a year-long moratorium on state regulatory approval of new data centers. “They’re popping up,” Ferguson said. “This came up when we had the windmill issue, then we had the solar farm issues, and now data centers and hyper-speed data centers are becoming part of the mix.” Ferguson mentioned ...
In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said, in relation to the Battle of Dunkirk, “Wars are not won by evacuation.” A special guest at a recent Dunkirk Town Board meeting referenced that quote in relation to Chautauqua County’s own Dunkirk – rather than the ...
For the past two months since the Route 5 detour was implemented to divert traffic away from the Canadaway Creek Bridge while it is being replaced, drivers have been ignoring road signs and using local underpasses for target practice with their vehicles. Local residents have become ...
A couple of Dunkirk’s finest were recently honored for saving a life last year. Fire Department Captain Tony Thomas was named Co-Firefighter of the Year by the Chautauqua County Fire Advisory Board. Retired Police Chief Chris Witkowski was presented with the Citizen of the Year Award by the ...
The Jamestown Police Department has been honored as the Department of New York American Legion Police Department of the Year. The state honor came after the JPD was named the Chautauqua County American Legion Police Department of the Year as well as the Eighth District Police Department of ...
