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Trustees take heat on budget, water

The Fredonia Board of Trustees was belittled by at least one speaker during public hearings Monday on the village's proposed budget. The hearings were marred by technical difficulties with the Fredonia Access broadcast. Only a small part of Mark Twichell's remarks made it on air, then the screen went black after Bob Scott said he was there for a hearing on raising the water usage “base rate.” A message then appeared on screen stating that the broadcast would not happen due to technical difficulties. However, the broadcast resumed during the trustees’ regularly scheduled Monday ...

City preparing for parade, concert series

By M.J. STAFFORD mstafford@observertoday.com Dunkirk is getting ready for two big annual warm-season events, with a call put out for Memorial Day Parade participants and a Music on the Pier announcement expected next. The parade is set for Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m., according to the City ...

Planners hear about proposed BESS

Representatives of a project renovating Fredonia’s Middlesex Apartments pleaded their case for a small Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) recently. They appeared before the Fredonia Planning Board to discuss the BESS. The planning board is supposed to write a letter of ...

‘The Voice’ star West to hold Senior Recital Wednesday

Millions across the nation watched SUNY Fredonia student Lucas West on his journey from a blind audition to the finale of NBC's singing competition, “The Voice: Battle of Champions.” Wednesday evening, West will give the Dunkirk-Fredonia community its own special performance as a thank you ...

Comptroller, dog officer top city agenda

A busy Dunkirk Common Council agenda tonight is topped by a proposal to create a city comptroller position, and a resolution to hire a new dog control officer. The comptroller position requires a local law, and tonight’s agenda introduces it. A public hearing would have to be held before the law is passed, and notice of the hearing is required, so the law won’t get passed tonight. However, the process will start on enacting another big change at City Hall. The city clerk and city treasurer positions were merged just a couple months ago. The law is supposed to “enact changes ...

Jamestown man sentenced in death of 8-month-old

MAYVILLE – Two years ago Sean Thomas was watching an 8-month-old Aniyah Turk when he apparently became frustrated and ended up strangling the infant to death. Prosecutors don’t see him as someone who is “purely evil” but rather as someone who didn’t have the proper maturity to care ...