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SUNY Fredonia announces appointment of new Provost

The State University of New York at Fredonia has appointed Julie Gorlewski, Ph.D., as its next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, President Stephen H. Kolison Jr. announced. Gorlewski currently serves as the Klara and Larry Silverstein Dean of the School of Education at Hunter ...

Fredonia water engineering tabled again

For a second straight meeting, Fredonia trustees tabled a resolution to pay $2,698,000 for engineering work on a planned North County Water District linkup. “I don’t want to approve a proposal until I understand it and have the answers,” said Trustee Leeann Lazarony at Monday’s ...

Hochul ready to revisit costly Climate Act

With prices continuing to rise at the gas pumps — up to $3.60 per gallon in numerous locations in Chautauqua County — Gov. Kathy Hochul is starting to feel the heat when it comes to high energy prices. During a stop in Tonawanda on Monday, Hochul said she is ready to revisit another costly ...

GOP again seeks safer prison conditions

Less than one month after a brutal attack on a counselor and officer at the Lakeview Correctional Facility in Brocton, state Assembly Republicans this week offered legislation advancing 10 proposals developed by the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Committee to ...

Westfield man charged with attempted murder in shooting

A Westfield man is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly trying to murder a woman earlier this month in the village. District Attorney Jason Schmidt has announced that an eight-count indictment issued by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed Tuesday charging Jahmaul W. Johnson ...

National Grid crews continue power restoration efforts

National Grid has deployed nearly 3,300 line, tree, and public safety specialists to assess damage, clean up debris and restore power to customers caused by a multi-day windstorm affecting Upstate New York. As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, National Grid has restored service to more than 112,000 of the ...