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Ohio man charged in Wednesday fatal hit-and-run accident on Thruway

A Euclid, Ohio, man has been charged after a hit-and-run accident that left an unnamed person dead on the state Thruway earlier this week. Devante A. Jones, 34, was charged with operator leaving the scene of accident - injury resulting in death. Jones was charged at 4:19 p.m. Wednesday in ...

New York Medical Center in Irving opens its doors

HANOVER — A major step forward was taken on Thursday afternoon for healthcare across northern Chautauqua County and the Cattaraugus Reservation. After more than a year of planning, jumping through hoops, and renovating a vacant hospital, the doors finally opened at New York Medical Center ...

Seeking cash flow

Dunkirk officials attempted this week to link a proposed water fee increase with the need for new meters. They also announced a plan to levy a 25% administrative fee onto delinquent accounts. Most of the city’s approximately 6,500 water meters are about 20 years old, and are near the end ...

State of emergency declared in Mayville over transformer

MAYVILLE – A malfunctioning transformer has led local officials to declare a state of emergency in the village. As part of the declaration, a villagewide power outage is scheduled to take place tonight. The village of Mayville has two electric substations, one on Lakeview Avenue and the ...

Hanover to seek CDBG funds for housing rehabilitation

HANOVER — At the next regular meeting of the Hanover Town Board, set for Monday at 7 p.m., a public hearing will be held just after the meeting commences to discuss community development needs pertaining to the potential submission of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ...

Fredonia OKs festival, denies it was in jeopardy

Fredonia’s Red White and Blues festival is happening, with village officials approving it Tuesday — and denying that it was ever in jeopardy. The Board of Trustees tabled approval of the festival, set for this Friday and Saturday, last week. Mayor Michael Ferguson declared that unless ...