While 17-year-olds are more likely to be found at an amusement park, James Maltbie has been spending hours at a playground. Designing and helping to build it, actually. "I was inspired to create this because I have always loved swing sets and playgrounds, and I believed that if there were ...
After nearly six decades of flying, teaching, and maintaining aircraft, Louis Nalbone will be recognized for a lifetime of contributions to aviation during the 59th Annual Rotary Fly-In Breakfast on Sunday, July 26, at the Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport. Nalbone recently earned two of the ...
Everyone has a hurdle in their life to overcome, no matter what that hurdle might be. But people are not defined by what their hurdle is. They are defined by who they are in spite of that. Laurel Hotelling was born with Down Syndrome, but that is not what defined her. Laurel was a positive, ...
The Route 5 detour due to bridge work has led to another mishap --- this one on Brigham Road in the city. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Friday and did extensive damage to the tractor-trailer. On Tuesday, the detour led to an RV striking the Willow Road bridge, which allows for passage ...
The Fredonia Fire Department dedicated its two newest trucks Wednesday. Engine 16 and Tower 18 were blessed by department Chaplain Robert Hayward in an event held on Park Avenue. The chaplain touched both trucks with holy water. For each vehicle he said, “Run well. Do your duty for years ...
Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify permits for the Water Street lot. Fredonia was to hold a public hearing Monday on a law that would do away with downtown parking meters, in favor of a “mobile app” payment system. It was canceled on Friday afternoon until further notice. The law would also establish a paid permit structure for parking in the village lots on either side of Water Street. A section of the law declares: “Although the Village of Fredonia previously regulated certain parking spaces through traditional parking meters, the Board of Trustees of the ...
