CASSADAGA — A decision by a village store and restaurant to discontinue its Indian buffet after “hurtful and racist remarks” is being met with disappointment and support for the ownership after a social media post last week. Cassadaga Shurfine made the announcement last week on its ...

Water and sewer rate hikes, along with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) law, are the subject of Sept. 2 public hearings set by the Fredonia Board of Trustees. The trustees set the hearings to happen before their next scheduled regular meeting. They did this earlier this ...

BROCTON – Rep. Nick Langworthy recently delivered the keynote address at the Veterans for Christ Brunch in partnership with the Purple Heart Honor Flight, where more than 100 veterans, families, and community members gathered to pay tribute to local heroes. The event honored seven veterans ...

Several residents of the town of Dunkirk have been displeased with the lack of progress being made on repairing the bridge over Willow Road. Town of Dunkirk Highway Superintendent Jeff Feinen recently spoke with representatives from Chautauqua County on the matter and provided an update at the ...

Bill Burns got heated with Fredonia officials this week, slamming their handling of village finances and drawing a defensive response. Initially misintroduced as “Mr. Barnes” by Mayor Michael Ferguson, Fredonia resident Burns said he was speaking at a village Board of Trustees meeting ...

A pair of state lawmakers want NYPA, NYSERDA and the state Public Service Commission to study the closure of “peaker” power plants in Brooklyn, Brentwood and Astoria. Peaker plants are power plants that run only during times of peak demand for the power grid - typically during heat waves ...