FORESTVILLE — St. Rose of Lima is not giving up in its battle to remain open in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. “We are trying to save our church,” said Theresa “Tammy” Green of Silver Creek, who is the procurator for the location. “We have already been closed but through the ...

A National Grid rate increase of 20% for customers of electric in Western New York was approved Thursday by the Public Service Commission. Starting next year, residential electricity customers using an average of 625 kilowatt-hours per month would see an estimated total monthly bill increase ...

Mark and Debbie Perry are quite busy during the Christmas season. They help “Santa” deliver food and gifts to older residents in the community that don’t have a lot of other support. Because of their volunteer work, they were this year’s recipients of the Governor’s Exemplary ...

Fredonia’s water decision day is set. The Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday to set a special meeting for 6 p.m. Sept. 10 to discuss and vote on the village’s water service future. The board previously approved a State Environmental Quality Review of shutting down the Fredonia treatment ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on two pieces of legislation that will keep Chautauqua County’s occupancy tax the same for another two years. Hochul signed the bills (A.7251/S.7149 and A.7256/S.7195) on Aug. 7 along with a host of other similar bills for localities throughout the state. ...

ARKWRIGHT — The site of the former Arkwright Grange Hall could soon change hands. If the town has its way, it will soon belong to the Chautauqua County Land Bank. The Town of Arkwright initially made plans to bid on the site at an upcoming tax foreclosure auction, with authorization from ...