WESTFIELD — Harvest season takes center stage Friday and Saturday as the fourth Annual Westfield Grape & Wine Festival brings two days of family fun, food, music, grape traditions and local wine to the heart of one of America's great grape-growing communities. More than simply a festival, ...
Despite returning public comments to meetings, the Fredonia Board of Trustees is still grappling with behavior of the local citizenry. Trustees tabled a resolution Monday seeking to ban letters by anonymous sources. The resolution was evidently spurred by a tense letter read out at the last board meeting, whose writer requested anonymity. The letter engaged in name-calling of Mayor Michael Ferguson and bashed his behavior as mayor. Trustee Paul Wandel sponsored the resolution to remove the reading of letters with no names attached. He said it would be in keeping with the practice at ...
A court has ruled in favor of Dunkirk City Assessor Erica Munson in her benefits battle with the city. Munson sued Dunkirk over its April 1 denial of a cash buyout on her health insurance. State Supreme Court judge Grace Hanlon set aside that denial Monday as “arbitrary and capricious, ...
Aspire of WNY and the WCA Home Board of Directors have announced the official finalization of the WCA Home transfer. On Aug. 20, the historic property was officially closed and transferred to Aspire of WNY as a generous gift. The WCA Home, which closed its doors early in 2023, will now ...
The North County Water District has lost about $150,000 in the fiscal year through August, district board chairman Dan Pacos said. Pacos reported the news at the district’s September board meeting. “Keep in mind, these are eight months’ costs with two months’ revenue, he ...
Dunkirk’s decrepit Robin Street pedestrian tunnel is targeted for closure, and the Common Council recently passed a resolution of support. CSX owns the tracks above the tunnel, and city officials have said the railroad needs a ruling by a federal administrative judge to get the tunnel ...
