ARKWRIGHT — The Town Board is taking steps to protect quality of life for the majority of its residents following complaints of a select few who do not have common courtesy for their neighbors. “Arkwright has been in existence for over 200 years, and now we have to create laws because ...

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson broke a Board of Trustees tie to approve a new contract with the village’s professional firefighters last week. The unusual situation occurred because Trustee Nicole Siracuse recused herself from the vote, and the four remaining trustees tied. Trustees Ben ...

BLASDELL — It takes something truly inspiring to convince someone to jump into Lake Erie on a December morning. Special Olympics certainly checks that box. Students and supporters from across western New York converged at Woodlawn Beach State Park last week for the Special Olympics Polar ...

The North County Water District board sped through its December meeting but still managed to fit in some information about the village of Fredonia’s plans to share water with district member Pomfret. Water board chairman Daniel Pacos, who is also the Pomfret town supervisor, reiterated ...

PORTLAND — After fliers in the town of Portland began to circulate alluding to interest of a battery energy storage system in the town, the Portland Town Board moved quickly to make sure it had the time it needed to properly regulate such systems. A one-year moratorium on battery energy ...

The Pomfret Town Board has added EvaDawn Bashaw as a new member. Bashaw rose from the audience to take an oath of office at the December Pomfret Town Board meeting. She was appointed to fill out the term of Ann Eckman, who resigned in September. “We asked for letters of interest and we ...