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Officials continue push for city Control Board

Senator George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor sent a letter Friday to Governor Kathy Hochul urging her to include enabling legislation establishing a state financial control board for the City of Dunkirk in her forthcoming 30-day budget amendments. The lawmakers said the recent ...

Building permit in for new hospital

Brooks-TLC’s plan for a new hospital on Main Street in Fredonia hit another key milestone this week. “Anybody who believes the hospital’s not coming here: The check came in for a building permit. So they’re getting a building permit,” said Fredonia’s top code officer, Charles ...

Guilt galore in Dunkirk’s money mess

You could call it a destructive trifecta. For the third time in less than 15 years, money has gone missing in the city of Dunkirk. At the moment, Mark Woods is the latest offender. According to a press release issued last week by both state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Chautauqua County ...

Proposal by Dems to reduce taxes, lower reserves sent to committee

A proposal by two Chautauqua County Democratic leaders to reduce taxes and spend down the county’s reserves is going to be reviewed in committee. During the county legislature meeting Wednesday, county lawmakers voted 11-7 to send the resolution entitled “Affordability Act of 2026” ...

DeJoy reviews city grant projects

Dunkirk’s chief planning official reviewed various grant-related projects in the city at the January meeting of the Common Council’s Economic Development Committee. The committee is now chaired by a new councilman, Michael Civiletto, and Vince DeJoy wanted to inform him about ongoing ...

Weather does not impede projects in Hanover

HANOVER — Improvements to Bicentennial Park are in progress, and just like at the Main Street senior living facility in Silver Creek, the winter weather is not standing in the way. In September, the Town Board approved a bid from Byler Construction for an addition at Bicentennial Park to ...