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Cassadaga hires new DPW Superintendent

CASSADAGA — One of the biggest items on the checklist for Rudy Abersold as mayor was to find a new supervisor of the Department of Public Works. That has been crossed off the list with the appointment of Bob Frank Jr. as DPW Superintendent. Frank, who also serves as chief of the Cassadaga ...

‘Grapey’ good

A proposed juice packing facility in Westfield that would produce pouches for children and adults is looking to start this fall. County officials are excited that this could help grape farmers who lost their contract with Refresco. On Tuesday, Robert Patterson with WMC Grape Juice, LLC, ...

Grand jury indicts inmate on felony assaults at Lakeview facility

An inmate connected to a brutal attack on a counselor and officer at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Facility in Brocton is facing charges in the February incident. Early Tuesday, a secret indictment authorized in April by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in County Court charging ...

Council bans legal paper service at meetings

The Dunkirk Common Council has banned the service of legal papers while it is meeting, in response to an incident where a woman about to speak was handed lawsuit documents. “The service of legal papers upon individuals during the course of a public meeting may create a chilling effect on ...

SUNY Fredonia keeps cutting deficit

Even before programming cuts were announced last week, the State University of New York at Fredonia kept whittling down its overall financial deficit. It’s down to a projected $3.36 million, according to Wayne Lynch, the campus vice president for finance and administration. Lynch spoke ...

Sidewalk proposal upsets some Mayville residents

MAYVILLE – Some village residents are questioning a proposal to install sidewalks on their street, saying the proposal has not been thoroughly studied, especially when it comes to meeting the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act. During the Mayville Village Board ...