By M.J. STAFFORD mstafford@observertoday.com Dunkirk Fiscal Affairs Officer Ellen Luczkowiak defended Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s 2027 budget proposal Monday. Luczkowiak told a Common Council Finance Committee meeting Monday that City Comptroller Tracy Smith-Dengler put a lot of work into ...
Submitted Photos Rose Battleson, a Silver Creek Central School Instructional Coach, recently earned statewide recognition. Battleson, right, is pictured with Silver Creek Superintendent Dr. Katie Ralston. Silver Creek’s Rose Battleson, left, and Dr. Katie Ralston, right, are pictured with ...
BROCTON — The sewer service contract dispute between the Village of Brocton and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) pertaining to the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility has been resolved. The sewer service contract expired on April 30, and the ...
FORESTVILLE — Capital improvements at Forestville Central Schools have not gone as smoothly as the District would have hoped. Steel-based structural concerns uncovered during construction throughout the District’s facilities have led the Board of Education to pursue an emergency repair ...
SILVER CREEK — After countless meetings in which resident Anna Frederickson pushed for properties in the Village of Silver Creek and the Town of Hanover to be cleaned up, there has finally been some improvement. Village Trustee Dwayne Haskins recently met with Alex Fenske, the Provisional ...
When it comes to running for local office in Chautauqua County, odds of a candidate running unopposed are pretty good. It’s even better if that person is running as a Republican. For the November elections, there are 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, ...
