The National Comedy Center’s Lucille Ball Comedy Festival will feature headlining comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Bert Kreischer and Seth Meyers from Aug. 6-9. For the first time, this year’s festival features three major headlining comedians performing in the Northwest Arena. Additional ...
Last week, the local landscape of community service saw a distinguished group of participants as Dunkirk-Fredonia Meals on Wheels hosted its annual "March for Meals" ride-along event. A bipartisan group of local dignitaries and community leaders joined volunteer drivers to deliver ...
The city of Dunkirk’s dog control officer has left the position, and blasted city government on the way out in a social media post. Jennifer Sasso stated Tuesday that her service would end at midnight. “My contract has ended, and I will not be renewing it due to circumstances well beyond my control,” she wrote. Sasso’s accusations against the city included: — “I was told to transfer every dog to Lakeshore Humane (Society) by Day 6. If they could not take the dog, I was directed to euthanize the animal to ensure no city funds were ‘wasted’ on a stray. I refused, and I ...
Three familiar critics of Fredonia village government all needled the Board of Trustees and Mayor Michael Ferguson this week, for their recent decision to shut off the broadcast of public comments about items not on meeting agendas. Andrew Ludwig, Samuel Drayo and Mark Twichell spoke during the televised portion of a trustees meeting, where public comments are now supposed to be limited to agenda items only. A second public comment session was added to the end of the trustees’ meetings, where people can speak about anything — but the Fredonia Access broadcast is off the ...
A Dunkirk man is facing charges after making threats with a weapon on Tuesday evening. Dunkirk police report Brian J. Sheldon, 55, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing. Around 9:48 p.m., officers responded to several ...
Heavy rain, golf-ball-sized hail, and widespread flooding affected parts of Western New York on Tuesday. In Gowanda, several residences and businesses were damaged by the hail. School was canceled because of the damage. The hail broke several windows in the Persia Town Hall and adjacent ...
