ARKWRIGHT — The Town of Arkwright is moving forward with a way to honor its veterans. In the coming months, the Board will be presented with a local law to offer a tax exemption to military veterans. Supervisor Brian McAvoy said he was asked by a resident why the Town did not offer a tax ...
SILVER CREEK — Katie Ralston’s response to a comment at a recent Board of Education meeting put her philosophy as a leader on full display. First-year teacher Abigail Buffum said following her appointment as a member of the district, “Thank you for trusting me as a first-year ...
A youngster in Westfield is making a difference for area cat and dog shelters. Five-year-old Andrew Gustafson, who will be entering kindergarten at Westfield Academy & Central Schools, is getting ready to host his second year of holding a lemonade stand to benefit the shelters. The idea ...
Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz ended her second meeting of city department directors with a reminder that also served as a warning: She controls day-to-day spending. Wdowiasz complained that a city councilman, who she did not name, recently authorized a department to spend money on something. “That is wrong,” she said. “Council does not bring in orders to anyone,” Wdowiasz said. In fact, she told the department heads that if their staff has any further interaction at all with council members, they should report it to her. Wdowiasz added that no one should be going behind the ...
CASSADAGA – For 19 years, Tammie Wichlacz has spent her summers on the Cassadaga beach, looking at the gazebo as it continued to worsen. She desperately wanted to see it remodeled, for both safety as well as aesthetic reasons. This summer she got her wish. Late last year the Northern ...
MAYVILLE – The top person who oversees economic development for Chautauqua County says he believes there are many factors to seeing the county flourish. Job creation is one piece of the puzzle, but it’s not the only piece. On Wednesday, the county legislature’s Planning and Economic ...
