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Unhealthy banter drives measles resurgence

How is it, in an age of vast technology and information, Americans keep tempting fate when it comes to medicine? One decade ago — a mere four years before the COVID-19 pandemic, who would have ever thought it intelligent to not get a vaccination for measles? In 2004, there were less than ...

‘Wonderful day’ in city

For more than 100 years, Wells Enterprises has prided itself on being “a family company.” Thursday morning, every key piece of Wells as a company came together as a family to celebrate a day that has been in the works for years. A ribbon was cut to signify the completion of Phase 2 of ...

‘Showing up’

Superintendent Brian Swatland saw the vision of the Dunkirk City School District come to life on Tuesday evening at Point Gratiot Park. The annual Back to School Bash was everything that he hoped it would be. After raining out the day prior, the Back to School Bash was held on a picture ...

Mayor credits creek work for blocking flooding

Water is eternally on the minds of Fredonians. Last weekend was unusual only in that it came through a deluge from the sky. Mayor Michael Ferguson called it “a very strange, weird weather weekend” during comments to open a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. He said it “kept our ...

Sheridan park renovations complete

SHERIDAN — With the outdated structures now gone and a new bathhouse at Sheridan Bay Park now fully installed, the park can now live up to the words on its entrance sign: “The place to stay is at the bay.” The general contractor for the bathhouse project was 3 Pete's Masonry, with ...

New city comptroller has workplace culture warning

In a month, Dunkirk’s new comptroller has quickly become the “go-to” for city government financial information. Tracy Smith-Dengler has apparently been around long enough to see troubles outside of the ledgers. Smith-Dengler criticized City Hall’s working culture in a comment tacked on at the end of her Common Council Finance Committee report Monday. After noting that she feels very welcome at City Hall, she said, “There are a few things we are not doing well.” The comptroller first stated that the city is not consistently following state General Municipal Law in its ...