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Clinton Avenue solar farm proposed

Someone apparently wants to install a solar farm at the end of Clinton Street in Fredonia. The name of the company was not stated when Fredonia officials revealed the news at a Board of Trustees workshop this week. The village received a letter of intent from the company. “Great ...

Applause given to Goodell for his final legislative breakfast

MAYVILLE – For 14 years, Assemblyman Andrew Goodell has been attending the Chautauqua County Chamber’s annual state legislative breakfast, where he and the area state senator answer questions regarding state government. Friday was Goodell’s last time. He and state Sen. George ...

Effort to reopen art gallery site returns

There’s a fundraising drive underway for an initiative to reimagine the former Adams Art Gallery in Dunkirk. A 2018-19 effort to repurpose the site into a concert and events space, called the Adams, lost traction when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. However, William Haskas, an architect who ...

Brighter outcomes: Children do lighthouse grounds cleanup

The COPE Foundation 19 led a spring cleanup at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. The foundation assists children who lost parents due to death, imprisonment or abandonment. “We got together a bunch of children and some of the parents to do a cleanup,” said Bill Matteson, COPE’s founder. “We ...

Silver Creek budget shows small hike

SILVER CREEK — After nearly a decade of reduced taxes, the village of Silver Creek has adopted a budget that shows a small increase to the tax rate. The village adopted its budget for the upcoming fiscal year at a recent Village Board special meeting. The budget, beginning June 1, 2024 ...

Gaza war protests hit SUNY Fredonia

The nationwide college protests over Israel’s war in Gaza made it to Chautauqua County Thursday. SUNY Fredonia students staged a sit-in on University Commons in the center of campus. About a dozen were there around 10:30 a.m. An anonymous emailer, associated with the protest group calling ...