VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
Bells tolled in church towers across Rome ...
Pop star and Upstate New York native Lana Del Rey has a song called “Summertime Sadness.” Fredonia officials sang some summertime sadness of their own recently with two bits of recreation department news.
The village is going to start charging for its children’s playground recreation ...
SILVER CREEK — A podcast with ties to Silver Creek recently earned international recognition.
Interesting Things with JC, an independent podcast and educational platform produced in western New York, has been honored with a 2025 Silver Vega Digital Award.
Interesting Things with JC was ...
ARKWRIGHT — Nothing has come easy with building projects in the town of Arkwright. The latest project experienced what Town Supervisor Brian McAvoy called “a little hiccup.”
The Town sought bids for the cladding of its masonry building. Town officials reached out to suppliers to purchase ...
A portion of Dunkirk’s Main Street is officially going to get closed.
The stretch next to Wells Enterprises’ ice cream plant, from Newton to Marsden streets, will get blocked off. It’s supposed to help out Wells’ multimillion-dollar expansion project.
Dunkirk’s Common Council ...
For the third year, a fundraising event will honor the legacy of a Fredonia High School graduate whose life came to an end much too soon.
On Friday, April 25, Lucky Lanes will host the Scotch Doubles Bowling Fundraiser, beginning at 7:30 p.m., with all proceeds from the event to benefit the ...