It’s Fredonia’s turn for anti-Flock legislation

October 22, 2026

Fredonia looks set to pass an anti-Flock camera resolution. Debate and outrage over the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office program, which put surveillance cameras downtown, has rattled the community for weeks. Fredonia Trustee Tim Mulholland proposed a resolution at a workshop this week to express distaste and call for the cameras’ shutdown. Mulholland’s resolution looks certain to get passed by the five-member Board of Trustees, as it was clearly supported by Trustees Christine Cruz Keefe and LeeAnn Lazarony. Mulholland’s resolution is similar to one proposed by ...

County eyes earlier retirement for probation officers

October 22, 2026

The Chautauqua County Legislature is eyeing a proposal which would allow some Probation Department employees to retire earlier than they do right now. Probation Department Director Gilbert Taylor met with members of the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee to discuss a ...

Residents gripe about proposed city tax hike

October 21, 2026

Several Dunkirk residents complained and offered ideas about the proposed 2027 city budget, and its 11% tax increase, at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting. Brian Meyer started with some suggestions. He proposed a 10% discount for people who pay property taxes early. City officials have ...

Tampio, Pelletter spar over sheriff’s pact

October 21, 2026

HANOVER — Community leaders went at each other during a recent Town Board meeting when discussing a contract for enhanced police protection from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office in the Town of Hanover and the Village of Silver Creek. Village of Silver Creek Mayor Kathy Tampio ...

Man accused of shaking baby, causing blindness

October 21, 2026

Charges have been placed against a man who is accused of shaking an infant which caused her to possibly become blind. According to the secret indictment, which was unsealed at the time of his arraignment in September, Seth Pulver, 28, has been charged with reckless assault of a child. It ...

Mayor cites law in not naming officer

October 21, 2026

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson cited state law Monday in defending the anonymity of a police officer facing misconduct charges. “This board, and my office, as well as the police department, has been accused of covering things up and everything over the investigation of a police officer,” Ferguson said Monday at a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. “If you know anything about government, if you know anything about law, you understand that many of our employees are civil servants, as are police officers,” Ferguson continued. “Article 75 of the (New York state) civil ...