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Request for more county Safety Net funding withdrawn

MAYVILLE – A request for millions of more dollars for Chautauqua County’s Safety Net program is being put on hold. During the legislature’s Human Services Committee meeting, it was announced that a resolution requesting $2.8 million be transferred from the county’s reserves to Mental Hygiene and Social Services has been withdrawn. Deputy Director of Finance Dianna Songer said they were pulling the resolution. “The case numbers have decreased so we’re finally seeing the numbers go down,” she said. Songer said for now, they want to monitor the program further ...

Feather in cap of serving turns into heavy lift

Being elected to serve on a municipal board does not appear to come with the prestige it once brought in Chautauqua County. Instead, it often brings oversized headaches. Within the last year, especially in the north county, debates with the public have become almost as fractured as partisan ...

Langworthy calls out Canada for unhealthy air quality

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy is steaming over the "very unhealthy" air quality impacting Western New York --- and intends to reach out to Canada about the issue. Noting that Canada refuses to properly manage its forests, he said: "I am reaching out to Members of Parliament and the Canadian ...

UPDATE: Air quality ‘very unhealthy,’ state notes

Poor air quality is affecting residents across the northeast and much of New York state caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires and high temperatures creating unhealthy air for New Yorkers. An Air Quality Health Advisory for particulate matter is in effect statewide for today. Department of ...

New comptroller wades into Dunkirk fiscal woes

Dunkirk’s new comptroller debuted this week at a Common Council Finance Committee meeting. The city’s seemingly endless flow of bad financial news splashed at her feet. Tracy Smith-Dengler received her City Hall keypod, then sat back and took in the latest reports, saying nothing. Nick ...

Passing the torch

Days after walking the King Concert Hall stage to officially graduate from Fredonia High School, Neshwan Arif and Katherine Fortna were back in their old school library. Most young men and women would not volunteer to spend one of their first days of summer at a Board of Education meeting, ...