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SUNY arts center welcomes new season sponsor

A local financial institution serving more than 9,000 members is the new season sponsor for SUNY Fredonia’s Rockefeller Arts Center. Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union (GCFCU) has partnered with Rockefeller to underwrite the 2026-27 performing arts season at Fredonia, which includes ...

Podcast series explores Fredonia’s history through archival treasures

A document signed by village residents nearly 200 years ago, an early Fredonia Academy course catalog and the experiences of students who attended the institution in the 1800s are among the subjects of a new student-produced podcast series exploring the history of higher education in ...

City high school Pink Out raises funds for charity

Last month, the Dunkirk High School Student Council hosted a Pink Out event to raise money for Partners In Kind. By offering pink item like hair spray, face paint/glitter and pink hair tinsel, the student council was able to raise $900.Staff and students were encouraged to wear pink and ...

Centaur Stride needs succession plan to keep riding

They say the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. The difference is that we know exactly when our taxes are due. The timing of the other is never quite so certain. Perhaps the best we can do is make the most of the time we have: play the cards we are dealt, make changes where we ...

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 ...