The minority leader of the state Senate wants to allow New York schools to opt out of state-designated religious or cultural holidays. Sen. Rob Ortt, R-Buffalo, has introduced a bill (S.8501) that would allow school districts to opt out of holidays observed by less than 10% of the ...

SILVER CREEK — Resident Anna Frederickson has consistently urged the village and the Town of Hanover to be more strict with code violations over the past year. Frederickson reiterated her concerns at the latest Village Board meeting, and she was not alone. Frederickson was joined by Jim ...

FORESTVILLE — Forestville Middle/High School will again serve as host to an annual tradition later this fall, as the Forestville Fall Festival will be hosted at the school on the first weekend of the month of October. The festival begins at 10 a.m. each day, running until 4 p.m. Saturday, ...

Chautauqua County has been busy “painting the town” via murals. Over the weekend new murals were dedicated in Westfield Falconer and Sherman. A dedication for a new mural in Dunkirk is scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. The Partnership for Economic Growth and The Chautauqua County ...

The Dunkirk Board of Education granted tenure to 18 employees, and welcomed a new student body representative for the 2025-26 school year, at its September meeting. Senior Giada Kirell was sworn in as the student representative by Superintendent Brian Swatland early in the meeting. Building ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz has vetoed a Common Council resolution to fund a cleaner for the Dunkirk Senior Center, calling her move “both fiscal necessity and legal obligation.” Wdowiasz’s veto message was attached to the Common Council agenda for today’s meeting. The council is also ...