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Teacher, counselor to resign from Silver Creek

SILVER CREEK — Several resignations were accepted at a recent Silver Creek Board of Education meeting. Among them is a Special Education Teacher and a School Counselor. Amanda åç is set to resign from her teaching position in Special Education at the end of the school year. Duckett cited ...

Arkwright debates highway post

ARKWRIGHT — The Town of Arkwright is thinking outside the box when it comes to its highest salaried position in the town, the role of Highway Superintendent. Town Supervisor Brian McAvoy presented a local law to the Board to change the role from a full-time, salaried position elected by the ...

Fredonia school board looks to reduce length of service

After more than two years have passed since the Fredonia Board of Education first began discussing reducing the term length of members of the Board, a decision has been made to reduce the length from five years to three. The Board voted 5-2 in favor of reducing term lengths for new members to ...

Concerns raised over commercial chicken farms

CLYMER — Large-scale commercial chicken farms are popping up both in the town of Clymer and neighboring communities, and one resident is expressing concern to the Clymer Town Board. Cole Gleason approached the board to learn more about the chicken barns following him and his family ...

Town of Pomfret wants lower speed on Fredonia-Stockton Road

The town of Pomfret is seeking a speed limit reduction on Fredonia-Stockton Road. The Pomfret Town Board agreed this month to recommend it in a letter to the Chautauqua County Division of Transportation. A stretch of road from the Fredonia village line to the LoGuidice Center is the targeted area. The roadway is Water Street in Fredonia, where the speed limit is 30 miles per hour. It currently soars to 55 miles per hour at the town line, where it becomes Fredonia-Stockton Road. Near the LoGuidice Center, a vocational school run by BOCES, there is a reduced speed zone of 40 miles per ...

West to provide insight into ‘The Voice’ experience

Join Lucas West and mentors, faculty James Harrington and Dr. Nick Weiser, to hear about his experience on “The Voice.” The event is slated for Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in Mason Hall Room 1080, and is open to the public. Lucas, a senior in the Jazz Studies program and a ...