The village of Fredonia has approved a 2026-27 budget with a 4% tax hike and a raise in the water users’ fee. The board voted, 4-0, on both the budget and a local law required to enact the water fee increase. The same 4-0 vote overrode the state’s cap of 2% on property tax raises. Trustee ...

The Fredonia Central School District has finally filled its Elementary School Psychologist vacancy, and the district didn’t have to look far to find the right fit. Laura Burnside, a Fredonia resident, will be joining her home district to accept a School Psychologist position at Fredoniwa ...

The Fourth Department Appellate Division has ruled against a Mayville man’s attempt to purchase back his ownership stake in the Lakeview Hotel. David A. Cass had filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court asking the court to require Rick Newell, owner of the Lakeview Hotel and Chautauqua ...

An effort to improve some vacant land in Ripley and make it ready for business development is moving ahead. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members awarded a $5,101,000 bid for paving, water and sewer to S. St. George Enterprises, which was the ...

SUNY Jamestown Community College is proud to announce that two of its students have been named recipients of the 2026 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Alexandria Goodyear, a Nursing student from Hinsdale, and Mufaro Malungisa, a Computer Science ...

As a columnist and writer, I have the privilege of sharing my own experiences and perspectives. Each week, our writers’ group at the Lake Shore Center for the Arts is given a prompt — an optional exercise meant to spark creativity. This week’s prompt was simple: “Doors Open.” At ...