HANOVER — Dredging of Hanover Harbor and Cattaraugus Creek could come as early as next spring, depending on the results of the required environmental tests. The Town has been in contact with the Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) ...
The Dunkirk Common Council expressed disgust Tuesday that city-contracted attorney Elliot Raimondo served a resident with a lawsuit as she was about to speak at the previous council meeting. Raimondo handed a lawsuit to Jennifer Sasso immediately after she stood at the speaker’s podium. ...
SILVER CREEK — In back-to-back years, the village of Silver Creek has lowered the tax rate for its residents. The 2026-27 village budget shows a tax rate reduction of 1.19% from the previous year. The new tax rate will be $12.93 per thousand dollars of assessed value. It is the second lowest ...
Each summer in the eastern basin of Lake Erie, a quiet but essential piece of technology is deployed about six miles offshore from Dunkirk Harbor. Known as BSU1, the Dunkirk Buoy, this Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) station sits anchored in 90 feet of water, delivering a steady ...
The city of Dunkirk’s new Clerk/Treasurer’s Office has closed for the remainder of the week due to “temporary staffing constraints,” according to a press release from Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s administration. “Although the front counter will be closed, staff will remain in the office ...
Field work is flowing fast in Fredonia’s project to connect with the North County Water District. Matt Higgins of project engineers LaBella, joined by a couple co-workers, offered an update at the Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop Monday. He quickly reviewed the scope of the plan to connect with the water district through the town of Pomfret, and split the village into two pressure zones. Higgins noted that pressure reducing valve vaults and interconnection structures will need to be built. The vaults and the zones are necessary because the village is at a higher elevation than ...
