Downtown Fredonia is hopping this weekend. Much of the credit for the excitement, enthusiasm and energy goes to the Festivals Fredonia group and Mark Mackey — all of whom are volunteers.
This year’s event, which fills Barker Common and Day Street, is the 55th edition. What happens next ...
When it comes to inflation, it is a love and hate relationship for municipal governments. In budget preparations, elected officials always note that annual expenses will have to be adjusted higher due to the rate of inflation.
In the meantime, revenues also rise as a larger tax burden is ...
We do not need to have a face for the consistent troubles of the Fredonia water system. Every member of the board of trustees who did not invest in the system in the past — or those who wrongly advocated to keep the antiquated operation for the village’s supply — all deserve a lot of ...
We do not need to have a face for the consistent troubles of the Fredonia water system. Every member of the board of trustees who did not invest in the system in the past — or those who wrongly advocated to keep the antiquated operation for the village’s supply — all deserve a lot of ...
What started in the late 1990s as an effort to have taxpayers have a greater say in financial decisions on its schools has run its course. Traditionally, on the third Tuesday in May, residents are asked to vote on district budgets, a proposition or two that includes a capital project or bus ...
A troubling trend is on the rise in correctional facilities across New York state. Since late March, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association Inc. has noted a growing number of staff members that are being injured in attacks.
Four such incidents were ...