BROCTON — Village Attorney Peter Clark stated that while the process has been moving slowly, an unsafe property located at 26-28 East Main Street in Brocton “will be taken care of in due course.” Several months ago, Clark summoned the property owner, Michael Bellando, to the State ...

Among the thousands of pages of legislation that comprises the 2026-27 New York budget is a law that bans the sale of pistols that can be converted into automatic weapons. The legislation, often referred to as the “Glock ban” has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The language included in ...

COLLINS --- The Erie County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Bureau is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred late Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff John Garcia announced. At 4:01 p.m., dispatch received a call reporting a male was on the ground with a motorcycle nearby in the area of 4040 ...

A new business plan at Saint-Gobain, corporate owner of the SEFPRO facility in Falconer, is leading to the loss of 79 jobs at the local plant. Saint-Gobain officials are ending production of its Alumina-Zirconia-Silica line at the Falconer facility, which was formerly known as Monofrax. The ...

Two veterans criticized plans for an amphitheater in Dunkirk’s Memorial Park at the most recent Common Council meeting. Zakery DeLong, an auxiliary member of Disabled American Veterans’ Dunkirk chapter, was first to speak. “Memorial Park is a sacred place for every veteran and ...

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the May 18, 1988 murder of Kathy Wilson and seeking additional assistance. In furtherance of the investigation the Sheriff’s Office is asking employees who worked in 1988 at the now closed MCM Enterprises located at 117 ...