By M.J. STAFFORD mstafford@observertoday.com Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson missed criticism of his idea to halt public comments at Fredonia trustees meetings. However, he is apparently dropping the idea for now. Ferguson called the OBSERVER ahead of Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting ...

It’s going to get a bit easier to open a cannabis shop in New York state. Both houses of the state Legislature have passed legislation (S.9155/A.10140) to clarify how to measure a proposed cannabis shop’s distance from a church or a school. The Assembly passed the bill by a 91-50 vote ...

CLYMER — Over the next few weeks members of the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school district communities will have the chance to hear from the company that is currently working on the merger feasibility study, White and Partners, and to make their voices heard. During the February meeting of ...

Two more Fredonia teachers recently submitted their retirement resignations. Jill Putnam and Carol Zirkle will be moving on once the year comes to an end. The Fredonia Board of Education approved both retirement resignations with regret at its latest meeting. Putnam, an Elementary Teacher, ...

Fredonia officials want to replace a 19th-century water main near One Temple Square after a catastrophic leak more than two weeks ago. Department of Public Works Director David Bird described efforts to fix the breach, along with a longer-term plan to prevent such an event from happening ...

New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul has again come to the rescue for a fiscally challenged city with its massive debt — and this one is downstate. On Monday, Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced New York state will allocate an additional $1.5 billion in operating expenses ...