Business Administrator John Forbes said that last year’s Fredonia Central School District budget was “by far the most difficult” budget he had to come up with over the past decade. This year won’t be any easier. The district’s initial budget presentation showed a sizable increase ...

At the LoGuidice Educational Center, the late-winter tradition of tapping maple trees came alive in the hands of students enrolled in the Conservation/Natural Resources Management program through Erie 2‑Chautauqua‑Cattaraugus BOCES. Juniors and seniors recently collected sap from nearby ...

At least one Chautauqua County legislator thinks the clerk is overpaid. Legislator Bob Bankoski of Dunkirk, the Democratic leader in the County Legislature, is proposing a $10,000 reduction in the county clerk’s salary. “In 2024 I voted against a huge $17,800 salary increase for the ...

When Chautauqua County lawmakers vote on resolution for Pomfret to explore various consolidations, Sheridan officials want them to know they are not interested in being part of a regional highway department. This past week, Pomfret Supervisor Dan Pacos appeared at different county ...

PORTLAND — The Portland Town Board has an open mind when it comes to a development in the town on one of its prime pieces of real estate. At the latest Town Board meeting, the Board passed a resolution expressing its support for a proposed data center to be located on the grounds of the ...

Editor’s note: This concludes a three-part series. Images are courtesy of Jack Woodbury, the Barker Museum, and the early Fredonia Baptist records. Many of those documents reside in the SUNY Fredonia Archives and Special Collections, and are transcribed and posted with Chautauqua ...