Almost every level of bureaucracy is guilty of overusing the word affordability. As prices keep rising — whether due to inflation, at the grocery store or painfully within the last two weeks at the gas pump — that phrase gets repeated more than nightly “Law & Order” reruns. Let’s be ...
Fredonia echoes with disgust this morning after yet another boil water order was issued. The terrible shape of the village’s water infrastructure has caught up with it again. A little after 9 a.m., the village of Fredonia Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Village Water Treatment Plant and the County Department of Health, issued the boil order for Fredonia water customers. “High turbidity levels leaving the water treatment plant” was the stated reason for the latest boil order. It’s the 10th boil order in Fredonia in the past 37 months. The last one ...
After months of planning, persistence, and braving the harsh grip of a Western New York winter, a dedicated group of volunteers has brought an ambitious conservation project to life in Dunkirk Harbor. The Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club, working hand-in-hand with state environmental ...
Fredonia village officials commented this week on an upcoming “No Kings” rally opposing President Donald Trump and his administration. The rally is set for Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m., according to a Tuesday morning post on the Fredonia-Pomfret Democrats’ Facebook page. Ralliers are to ...
The director of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency wants to have a conversation with a juice manufacturer in Dunkirk that is no longer processing concord grapes, especially since they’re receiving tax breaks. During the county IDA meeting, Chief Executive Officer Mark Geise brought up how Refresco is canceling contracts with local grape growers. “I did reach out to Refresco and wanted to have a conversation about the who, the what and the why. I received a message back in the form of an email – not a phone call – from Refresco’s director of ...
Empire State Development on Wednesday announced that Ultrapak, LLC is expanding its Chautauqua County operations, modernizing its long-term facility in the city of Dunkirk. Supported by up to $120,000 in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits, the $800,000 project will integrate advanced equipment to increase domestic production and reduce reliance on offshore manufacturing. Ultrapak expects to create approximately 10 new skilled jobs as a result of the expansion. “Chautauqua County continues to advance its reputation as a manufacturing hub,” said Empire State ...
