BROCTON — The Village of Brocton is thrilled with the success of its Summer Recreation Program. Cynthia Furman, Recreation Director, provided updates to the Village Board at a recent meeting. Furman, a Physical Education Teacher at Brocton Central School, took over the program this year. ...
Public comments are allowed again at Fredonia Board of Trustees meetings, after the board voted Monday to restore them. The move came with the support of Trustees Ben Brauchler and Paul Wandel, along with Mayor Michael Ferguson. The trio supported the original suspension of comments a few months ago, citing concerns about the tone of some of them. Monday’s vote to restore the comments period within meetings was 4-0, with Trustees LeeAnn Lazarony and Tim Mulholland also voting “aye.” Trustee Christine Cruz Keefe did not attend the meeting. Ferguson commented that if he had a ...
A third lawsuit filed by Dewittville residents seeking to stop a condominium project at Chautauqua Point will be heard by state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon. Hanlon recently ruled against the town of Chautauqua's request for a summary dismissal of the third lawsuit after Hanlon had ...
An arson in the village of Fredonia last weekend is under investigation. According to a Fredonia Fire Department news release, Chautauqua County Dispatch received notification at approximately 2:31 a.m. Aug. 29 reporting a fire in a common area of an apartment building at 39 Clinton Ave. ...
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt vigorously defended his office’s use of Flock Safety cameras in Fredonia. The village residents who jammed the Fredonia Board of Trustees room to hear him speak Monday were not impressed. Schmidt said the cameras help catch criminals and ...
CASSADAGA – For several years, the village of Cassadaga has held its own Labor Day festival. Now it’s expanding with fireworks, a lawn mower dice run and a new day called “Cassadaga Days.” The Labor Day Festival will begin on Friday, Sept. 4, with a street dance at the American ...
