A Cassadaga man is facing multiple child pornography charges. In 2023, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the alleged possession and promotion of child pornography. A suspect was identified and a search warrant was later executed on Barnum Road in Cassadaga. ...
BROCTON — Village Attorney Peter Clark stated that while the process has been moving slowly, an unsafe property located at 26-28 East Main Street in Brocton “will be taken care of in due course.” Several months ago, Clark summoned the property owner, Michael Bellando, to the State Supreme Court of Chautauqua County regarding the unsafe property, which was once a laundromat. The property was cited for various code violations over several years, as it developed a sizable hole in the ceiling that allows rain to enter the building and damage its interior. Former Code Enforcement ...
Among the thousands of pages of legislation that comprises the 2026-27 New York budget is a law that bans the sale of pistols that can be converted into automatic weapons. The legislation, often referred to as the “Glock ban” has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The language included ...
COLLINS --- The Erie County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Bureau is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred late Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff John Garcia announced. At 4:01 p.m., dispatch received a call reporting a male was on the ground with a motorcycle nearby in the area of 4040 Zoar Valley Road. Patrol arrived to find the victim – a 68-year-old Derby man – with serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to School St. in Collins, where he boarded a Mercy Flight helicopter. Mercy Flight transported him to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, where doctors pronounced the victim ...
A new business plan at Saint-Gobain, corporate owner of the SEFPRO facility in Falconer, is leading to the loss of 79 jobs at the local plant. Saint-Gobain officials are ending production of its Alumina-Zirconia-Silica line at the Falconer facility, which was formerly known as Monofrax. The ...
Two veterans criticized plans for an amphitheater in Dunkirk’s Memorial Park at the most recent Common Council meeting. Zakery DeLong, an auxiliary member of Disabled American Veterans’ Dunkirk chapter, was first to speak. “Memorial Park is a sacred place for every veteran and ...
