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Solar project may land at Dunkirk airport

Chautauqua County officials are considering beginning the process to have a large solar project installed at the Dunkirk airport. On Wednesday’s county legislature agenda is a Memorandum of Understanding between the county and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to ...

Goodell Blasts Hospital Debt Collection Ban

Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is blasting a program included in the state budget that will ban hospitals from suing patients earning less than 400% of the federal poverty level. That means hospitals can’t sue to collect medical debt for four-person households earning $120,000 a year. The ...

Winning refrain: Fredonia earns music honors for 12th straight year

Winning an award once is characterized as an achievement. Two consecutive wins is referred to as successfully defending a title, or going back-to-back. Three straight wins is called a three-peat. Fredonia needs a new word to define its excellence in the music department. For the 12th ...

Housing study reveals challenges in county

Chautauqua County has some challenges when it comes to housing. County officials recently released a Housing Market Assessment and Development Strategy. The 96-page study was prepared by MRB Group on behalf of the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Development. The purpose of the ...

City school budget sticks to 2% tax hike

As other taxing entities nearby struggle with the prospect of double-digit tax increases, the Dunkirk City School District is sticking to the advice of its financial guru and going with its usual 2% tax increase. “I know it’s not good, but when you watch the news, it could be worse,” ...