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Forestville schools approve emergency repairs

FORESTVILLE — Capital improvements at Forestville Central Schools have not gone as smoothly as the District would have hoped. Steel-based structural concerns uncovered during construction throughout the District’s facilities have led the Board of Education to pursue an emergency repair ...

Silver Creek sees property improvements

SILVER CREEK — After countless meetings in which resident Anna Frederickson pushed for properties in the Village of Silver Creek and the Town of Hanover to be cleaned up, there has finally been some improvement. Village Trustee Dwayne Haskins recently met with Alex Fenske, the Provisional ...

Local uncontested seats mostly held by Republicans

When it comes to running for local office in Chautauqua County, odds of a candidate running unopposed are pretty good. It’s even better if that person is running as a Republican. For the November elections, there are 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, ...

Fredonia water issues splash Pomfret

Water issues around here are like a pool in an earthquake — a volatile whirlpool that splashes everything nearby. The Town of Pomfret Board recently assessed splashback from the Village of Fredonia’s decision to halt engineering work on its water project. The board also brought up a wave ...

Dunkirk grad earns Congressional Award Gold Medal

Riley Grey Smith Mallon has earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal. A Dunkirk High School Class of 2025 graduate, he is the son of Dr. Cynthia Smith and Mr. Craig Mallon of Dunkirk, and a sophomore at the Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in Pre-Law/History with Minors in ...

Pen pal shares her summer adventures

When I was a kid, on more than one occasion my classmates and I were given a back to school writing assignment titled "What I Did On My Summer Vacation." I don’t see or hear of too many students completing this writing task nowadays. Perhaps it is due to some politically correct reasons or ...