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SUNY upbeat on numbers, aid

SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison was optimistic about the campus deficit during his final College Council report of the 2024-25 school year. Kolison opened his report by praising New York state for boosting SUNY funding by $400 million over the next three years. He said campuses in the ...

Tim Hortons holds groundbreaking ceremony in Mayville

MAYVILLE – In December, 2019, the village lost a restaurant on West Chautauqua Street in an arson fire. Now a new establishment will be taking its place. A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for Tim Hortons, next to the former Mayville school. Among those gathered were ...

City school hail aid hike with vote today

Positive news about state aid highlighted Dunkirk City School District Superintendent Michael Mansfield’s Board of Education report last week. He also reminded about the budget vote, which is set for today. “Foundation aid was a little better than what we anticipated,” Mansfield said. ...

High-Ranking Dem: Involuntary Commitment Work Not Done

In the wake of the state budget’s recent passage, Gov. Kathy Hochul has been trumpeting the state’s changes to involuntary commitment laws. It’s a topic that has been near and dear to state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, including several floor debates with state Sen. Liz Krueger, ...

JCC selling north county campus

Jamestown Community College’s Buildings and Grounds Committee members briefly discussed the Dunkirk campus on Route 60, which is closing, during a recent meeting. JCC President Dr. Daniel DeMarte told members that the property is listed for sale, and he added JCC is currently working with a ...

SUNY Class of 2025 urged to seize opportunities

“You are ready.” That was the empowering message shared with the State University of New York at Fredonia’s Class of 2025 as the university celebrated its 198th annual Commencement in two ceremonies held Saturday in Steele Hall. More than 650 students participated in two ceremonies to ...