The village of Fredonia’s water connection project with the North County Water District should be completed in the summer of 2029, according to the engineers designing the project. Matt Higgins of LaBella described the proposed plans during an approximately 45-minute presentation at a ...

SILVER CREEK — The Village of Silver Creek will undergo significant construction in the coming months, with an eye on becoming a more walkable community moving forward. A New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) project, spanning across the Village of Silver Creek, the Town of ...

Fredonia Trustee Leeann Lazarony heard plenty of public criticism last week at a Board of Trustees meeting about her interest in selling village-owned property near Glasgow Road. However, she held firm, re-asserting her stance later in the meeting. Several people expressed concerns about the ...

A Chautauqua County official says lowering the sales tax by 0.25% and lowering its reserves will mean a $6 million impact to the county budget. On Wednesday, the county legislature will vote on a resolution to both lower the sales tax rate from 8% to 7.75% in 2027, along with lowering the ...

ARKWRIGHT — Supervisor Brian McAvoy has recently been in discussion with Hanover Supervisor Lou Pelletter and Mark Woolley, speaking on behalf of the Forestville Fire Department, regarding the topic of fire district expansion. Currently, the town of Arkwright contracts with the Forestville ...

BROCTON — The Brocton Fire Department has been alarmingly busy so far this year. As of the latest Village Board meeting on Feb. 18, the department has responded to 73 calls in 2026 — well over a call per day. In the month of January, the department responded to 56 calls, including 29 ...