There was some action this week on the site of the new Brooks Memorial Hospital. Workers tore out the foundation of the old barn that used to front the property on West Main Street in Fredonia. Giant piles of dirt adorned the area and several large construction vehicles were on the scene. It ...

Fredonia Fire Chief Josh Myers wants the village to start a permitting system for events, where village departments would have to offer their approval. Myers mentioned at a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop Wednesday that he emailed a draft permit application to village officials. “We ...

Union leaders and workers are criticizing the decision by Living Legends and the McGuire management group for its short notice on a plan to close a Chautauqua County nursing home. Late Tuesday, 1199 SEIU was notified by the state Department of Health that Absolut Care of Westfield submitted a ...

Dunkirk residents hammered by an 84% property tax increase this year might expect some better news for 2026. Although there was talk Monday at a Common Council Finance Committee meeting of holding the line on taxes, there was also renewed interest in changes to water and sewer ...

State Sen. George Borrello is one of 15 state Senators to sign on as a co-sponsor of legislation to require age verification for adult websites. One of those co-sponsors is Democrat Luis Sepulveda of the Bronx, while the rest are Republicans. Sen. Jacob Ashby, R-East Greenbush, introduced ...

The redevelopment of the former TLC-Lakeshore Medical Center in Irving is expected to cost more than $42 million. Because of this, the developers are looking for some tax assistance from the county. On Tuesday, representatives with New York Medical Group appeared at the Chautauqua County ...