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An ‘amazing’ tenure

Linda Kaminski was met with a standing ovation in the Fredonia High School Library as her decision to retire from the Wheelock School at the end of this year became final. The Board of Education, administration, and guests in the audience stood to applaud 38 years of Kaminski’s dedication to ...

Fredonia hotel owner fights closure

Dunkirk Hospitality LLC is fighting the village of Fredonia’s attempts to force those staying at the former Route 60 EconoLodge to leave the building. The company filed an Article 78 lawsuit Friday asking the state Supreme Court to annul and vacate Fredonia’s April 27 direction to vacate the property without Dunkirk Hospitality LLC having an opportunity to be heard. The village had given a deadline of May 6 for that to happen. The company is also asking the court to require Fredonia to hold an expedited post-deprivation administrative hearing before a neutral officer on a ...

Health officials discuss smoking, vaping challenges

The good news is that traditional tobacco smoking rates in Chautauqua County are declining. The bad news is that vaping appears to be taking its place. Members of the county Health Department recently gave a presentation at a legislature committee meeting regarding smoking and vaping. ...

Person Dies After Sunday Stabbing In Jamestown

Jamestown police are investigating a Sunday stabbing that has left a person dead. On Sunday, May 3, around 4:30 a.m. city police officers responded to the area of Lakeview Avenue and East Eighth Street for a report of a stabbing victim. Once on scene, officers located an unresponsive person who had been stabbed. The person was taken to UPMC Chautauqua and then transported to UPMC Hamot via STAT MedEvac for life-threatening injuries. On Wednesday, May 6, the person succumbed to his injury sustained during the incident and was pronounced deceased while at UPMC Hamot. At this time, the ...

PVCS budget, reserves facing scrutiny

SOUTH DAYTON — The 2026-27 Pine Valley school budget proposal shows no tax increase to district residents. Never has a zero-increase drawn more criticism. The reason for the objection is less about this year, but more about how things got to this point. Joe Kortz, a member of the South ...

Hochul hails development projects for Westfield

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced awards for a total of 21 transformational projects for Western New York --- including nine in Westfield --- as part of two economic development programs: the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward. “The DRI and NY Forward winners in Western New York are extraordinary communities with so much to offer in terms of resources, culture and history,” Governor Hochul said. “These awards are part of our ongoing efforts to transform downtown areas across the state and I look forward to watching Western New York use these funds in a ...