New data indicates what residents here already know: electricity prices continue to rise quickly in the region and state. On Wednesday, the Empire Center noted New York state has some of the highest household energy prices in the nation, according to Empire Center and U.S. Energy Information ...

There was more grim news about Dunkirk’s finances this week. “We’ll get through the month of March. April will be extremely tight until (property) taxes come in,” said Ellen Luczkowiak, the city’s fiscal affairs officer, at a Common Council Finance Committee meeting ...

MAYVILLE – County leaders are once again dipping into its reserves to cover higher than expected expenses for those in emergency need, including providing temporary housing. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers agreed to amend the 2025 budget for the Department of ...

Somewhere in Albany, there has to be a money tree. How else can a state, with a proposed budget of more than $254 billion for the next year, keep doling out funds to fiscally strapped entities with absolutely no repercussions? That is exactly what happened less than a month ago when the ...

Fredonia is exploring a move of its police department to a new building next to the fire department. “I do want to let the public know that I am investigating a proposal that was given to a past board many years ago,” Mayor Michael Ferguson said at Monday’s Fredonia Board of Trustees ...

SILVER CREEK — A major piece of the largest Capital Project in Silver Creek Central School history is set to begin construction. The district’s new playground is set to break ground in the coming days. Superintendent Dr. Katie Ralston gave an update at the latest Board of Education ...