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Trustees turn down Fredonia DPW plow buy

Fredonia’s trustees turned down some equipment purchases for the village Department of Public Works this week. Trustees voted 3-2 against the purchase of a new plow truck for $129,766. The truck was supposed to get reimbursed from state Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (aka ...

Leaders push for NRG gas repowering

Advocacy of repowering Dunkirk’s NRG plant with natural gas brought U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, state Sen. George Borrello and State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor to the Conservation Club on Friday morning. The trio of Republicans criticized Democrats’ energy policies: the wind, solar and ...

Langworthy, state leaders push for NRG repower with gas

Advocacy of repowering Dunkirk’s NRG plant with natural gas brought U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, state Sen. George Borrello and State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor to the Conservation Club on Friday morning. The trio of Republicans criticized Democrats’ energy policies: the wind, solar and ...

Town sets battery storage hearing

The Town of Dunkirk has typically not rushed into making decisions on local laws, as evidenced by the short-term rental property saga that went on for several years. The Town is again being very deliberate in its latest matter of public concern, regarding a local law pertaining to Battery ...

Pacos continues to talk consolidation opportunities

Pomfret Town Supervisor Dan Pacos is interested in consolidating services with neighboring communities, but has a lot of questions. “Do we need a full timer? Do we need a part timer?” he wondered during the February Pomfret Town Board meeting about a possible shared dog control service. ...

Residency trajectory still going south

Latest U.S. Census projections should not have New Yorkers in the doldrums, but they are far from a beacon of hope. According to the estimates released in late January, the Empire State saw a smidgeon of growth in 2025 when compared to the previous year with a gain of more than 1,000 ...