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Breaking tradition

The Fredonia Central School District has chosen to prioritize momentum over tradition with a shift for the end of next school year. The Class of 2027 Commencement Ceremony will be on the night of Friday, June 25, at SUNY Fredonia, rather than on a Sunday afternoon as in recent ...

Brocton benefits from FeedMore, Library partnership

BROCTON — Several months ago, Ahira Hall Memorial Library Director Julie Morrison Putcher formed a partnership with FeedMore WNY to bring a food truck carrying affordable, local produce available for purchase at Ryckman Park. The results have been very favorable. “So far, everything has ...

County says ‘sustainable disposable income growth’ is top goal

Chautauqua County is declaring “sustainable disposable income growth” the number one economic development goal for county government. This goal was adopted after a Democratic county lawmaker previously tried to make job creation the top goal. In June, Legislator Fred Larson of ...

Village vendor dispute bubbles up again

Fredonia’s long-running dispute about vendors was on display again this week at a Board of Trustees workshop. Representatives of three community organizations and village officials emitted more rhetoric about a years-long tiff that seems to be centered around allegedly confusing Fredonia ...

Exhibit, talk spotlights ‘That ‘70s Show’ city connection

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present Dunkirk, NY to Point Place, WI: A Conversation with “That ’70s Show” Co-Creator, Producer, Writer and Dunkirk native Mark Brazill on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The event will coincide with a special exhibit opening at the ...

Brocton grad inducted into journalism Hall of Fame

Sheila L. (Borgstrom) Mullowney, a 1987 graduate of Brocton Central School, was inducted into the Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame during a ceremony on June 26 in North Kingstown, R.I. She was among four journalists the Rhode Island Press Association, representing news outlets around the ...