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Senator wants to extend Superfund to radiological contamination sites

The state Senate’s minority leader wants to include radiological hot spots in Niagara and Erie counties in the Superfund program. DEC and EPA assessment teams continue to inspect potential radiological hot spots in Niagara and Erie counties. Western New York was a hub for the ...

Malfunction of battery pack blamed in Silver Creek fire

SILVER CREEK --- An accidental structure fire in the village was extinguished early Tuesday. Just before 5 a.m., Tuesday, firefighters from the Bay-Creek Fire District responded to a house fire at 330 Central Ave. in the village. According to a report from the Sunset Bay Fire Company, a ...

Reversing course?

Residents of Fredonia’s Forest Place are furious that the village is considering a parking ban on the street, and making it a stretch of it one-way. Complaining letters from the residents, along with other rhetoric about the proposal, took up a big chunk of Fredonia’s last Board of ...

Silver Creek approves new trustee

SILVER CREEK — The Village of Silver Creek filled two boards in one meeting. The seven-member Village Planning Board was finalized by the Village Board, and Mary Poissant was appointed as a Village Trustee. Poissant takes over for Bill Barnes, who recently resigned from the Village Board. ...

Cybulski, Jenkins are newest Fredonia teachers

Two more new teachers will be joining the Fredonia Central School District this fall. Ajay Cybulski and Cayla Jenkins will both become part of the district on Aug. 31 for the beginning of their four-year probationary appointments as Fredonia teachers. Cybulski holds Initial Certification in Childhood Education for Grades 1-6. He will join his father, Chris Cybulski, as a Fredonia Elementary School Teacher. Cybulski, like Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox, attended SUNY Brockport. “Ajay is a very personable and engaging young man. We’re very happy to have him joining us,” Zilliox ...

Legion honors four Fredonia students in ceremony

In July, the Fredonia American Legion Post 59 Women’s Auxiliary recognized 3 applicants for the Legion’s Department of Education Scholarships. The Auxiliary also recognized its 2026 Girls State participant. A reception was hosted by the auxiliary and included members, the students and ...