SILVER CREEK — One word caused quite the dilemma at a recent Silver Creek Village Board meeting. That word: tentative. The Board was presented with what was titled the “Tentative Settlement Agreement” between the Village of Silver Creek and the CSEA Local Unit 6315. Negotiations between ...

While Western New York has currently endured some of its highest heat index readings in recent years, anglers on eastern Lake Erie are enjoying some of the hottest fishing the region has seen in decades. Between Sturgeon Point and Barcelona, New York, summer has created ideal conditions for ...

The town of Pomfret will seek $1 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for its construction of a new town hall. The Pomfret Town Board held a public hearing this week on the planned application, before holding a special meeting where the board approved it. A man who reported ...

For the last 40 years, the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation has left a mark on the residents that call its region home. Monday afternoon, the Science Center at SUNY Fredonia welcomed dozens of members for an annual gathering to discuss the impact that the Foundation has had. “We ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz returned to Common Council on Monday. She will still hold her own city government meetings, however. The mayor had skipped several city council meetings since announcing in May that she would no longer attend. “Council has not taken any meaningful actions at their ...

SHERIDAN —After consulting with the Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Town Board authorized Highway Superintendent Jeff Feinen to spend up to $25,000 to rectify erosion and flooding issues along the creek near Sheridan Bay Park leading into the town’s beach. The ...