Dunkirk’s first new road in a dozen years opened last week. Park Avenue now extends between Marsden and Newton streets. The extension was placed to make up for the closure of Main Street nearby. Wells Enterprises asked for the closure to accommodate its expansion project. The company ...
A Kennedy man has been charged on multiple rape charges following a secret indictment. According to Chautauqua County Assistant District Attorney Mike Pisko, Major Sterns was indicted on three counts of first-degree rape and three counts of third-degree rape following a court appearance Aug. ...
Maybe it is time for Dunkirk’s elected leaders to revisit a survey taken last winter regarding a financial future for the cash-strapped municipality. That poll, commissioned by state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, found that of 178 city residents questioned, 68% ...
MAYVILLE – A combination of using a large portion of its reserves and the high value of homes in Chautauqua County has allowed County Executive PJ Wendel to propose a budget which has the lowest property tax rate in 50 years, while also keeping the levy, the among raised by taxes, flat. ...
The city of Dunkirk’s government was designated as facing the highest category of financial stress in a regular report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller. The office reports twice a year on financial stress faced by municipalities across the state, excluding New York ...
SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek Central School is mourning the death of a student. Keira (Koda) Beckstrom died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a train. Just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident on the CSX railroad tracks in the ...
