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School 4 students celebrated

Recently students at Dunkirk Primary School 4 were chosen as Students of the Month for December. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. James Erdle was chosen as Overall Student of the Month for December and was to be honored at the next Board of Education meeting this ...

Pomfret seeks merger study grants

The town of Pomfret is applying for two grants to fund dog control and highway services consolidation studies. The grants were evidently the same ones mentioned at a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop on Monday. They are for $50,000 each. Pomfret Town Supervisor Dan Pacos said the dog ...

Chagnon vows to ‘protect taxpayers,’ amid state, federal cuts

Pierre Chagnon, the chairman of the Chautauqua County Legislature, vows to do what he can to both protect county taxpayers financially and fund essential services that are facing major cuts. Chagnon, R-Ellery, was recently interviewed about his goals for 2026. He was reappointed chairman by ...

Cassadaga’s aim at ‘progress’

CASSADAGA — Rudy Abersold proudly delivered his mayor’s address at a recent meeting of the Village Board. Abersold spoke to his goals and aspirations now that he has assumed the leading role. “Our village has a great history that many of us share. It also has a tremendous future to be ...

Authors update Bear Lake history book

A history book about Bear Lake just got an update. The original 2018 edition of “A History of Bear Lake” by Anne and Bob Deming quickly went out of print. It was written initially so that their children, Mike, Maura and Sean, and their five grandkids could have a history of a place ...

County man upset over removal of WWII plaques

Sometime earlier this spring, officials from the American Battle Monuments Commission had two plaques removed from the World War II cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. It’s a decision that isn’t sitting well with Rolland Kidder, a Stow resident, former state Assembly member, former ...