The lawyer for the motel targeted for shutdown by Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson has offered a lengthy response. Richard Morrisroe, counsel for Dunkirk Hospitality, LLC, owner and operator of the former Econo Lodge motel on Bennett Road (Route 60), called on the village of Fredonia to rescind ...

New York’s uninspiring contest for governor remains stuck in neutral. As Albany Democrats blunder with a state budget that is now four weeks late and counting, both incumbent Kathy Hochul and challenger Bruce Blakeman are giving voters little reason for optimism. Hot-button topics for ...

SILVER CREEK — Never has a request been made to the Silver Creek Village Board that was easier for its members to approve, as Wayne and Elaine Hotelling asked one final time for permission to hold the yearly event they have become known for throughout the region. The 30th annual Laurel ...

SUNY Fredonia officially opened its newly upgraded outdoor track and field facility Sunday, hosting its first home meet in nearly two decades. Prior to the meet, university leaders, student-athletes, coaches, alumni and invited guests gathered at the facility for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, ...

Dunkirk Finance Committee meetings typically provide lots of depressing information these days, and this week’s session was no different. The state Fiscal Recovery Act passed by the state Legislature is no longer valid, as it has expired, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz noted. With the state budget ...

It took four drafts of the 2026-27 budget for the Fredonia Central School District to bring its proposed levy increase down to the tax cap. In the end, the district did exactly what it was urged to do following an audit of its finances from the previous school year. Fredonia has proposed a ...