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Wandel offers water meeting updates

Trustee Paul Wandel offered a news-filled report at the latest Fredonia Board of Trustees meeting, topped by talk about water. Wandel said that on May 13, he and water treatment plant supervisor Luis Fred visited the plant and reservoir “to investigate any concerns. Luis and I did a ...

Wdowiasz pushes council to speed up budget

Dunkirk council members got the first draft of a 2027 budget calendar last week. Mayor Kate Wdowiasz immediately told them it needs to get sped up. Wdowiasz attended a meeting of the Common Council’s Finance Committee as a spectator. Committee chairman/Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser handed ...

Legislature to again take up job creation resolution

MAYVILLE – Fred Larson is continuing his push to make job creation the number one goal of the Chautauqua County Legislature. Larson, D-Jamestown, prefiled a resolution for Wednesday night’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting entitled “Declaring Job Creation the Number One Economic ...

Repair work to continue on Dunkirk breakwater

The Dunkirk outer breakwater rehabilitation project continues this summer as the first phase of repairs nears completion. The breakwater is critical to safe navigation in Dunkirk Harbor and has sustained damage from years of wave and ice exposure. The first phase of repairs fixed ...

Options remain for former NRG plant

It’s possible the former NRG plant could be repurposed or even torn down. During the recent Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors meeting, Chief Executive Officer Mark Geise noted how the former NRG plant is now owned by Genover. The Boerne, Texas, company has a ...

State urges residents to be ready for extreme heat

New Yorkers are being urged to prepare for a period of extreme heat starting Tuesday with "feels-like" temperatures expected to reach the 90s and low 100s across Western New York, and the high 80s to low 90s in eastern parts of the state and New York City. The heat is expected to increase ...