Pomfret Town Board highway members deserve a round of applause. During a meeting last week, the department’s Superintendent Jude Gardner hailed the completion of a new salt barn. Gardner said at a town board meeting held at the Lily Dale Fire Hall that he and his seven employees built the ...

Schools in the north county are touting the fact their enrollment is up when compared to the previous year. Within the last month, Fredonia, Westfield and Ripley have noted the increase in students. That is a refreshing change, but it does not fix years of overinvestment in buildings and ...

Just about every adult in America who attended a public school has passed through a history class, and maybe they had an aptitude for the subject, had a teacher who inspired them to dig deeper, or were turned off completely by a clock-punching instructor who offered little more than a dry ...

City of Dunkirk council members have started their work on Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s proposal that increases taxes 108%. Obviously, there is plenty to scrutinize. For her part last week, Councilwoman Natalie Luczkowiak of the First Ward noted some suggestions she would like to see in the budget ...

It is up to you, Fredonia. The annual Feeding Fredonia Challenge is underway and runs through Oct. 18. Residents are encouraged to purchase nonperishable items, such as pasta and pasta sauce, canned fruit and vegetables, beans, soup, cereal, peanut butter, canned meats such as tuna and ...

We’re glad to see funding for two vital programs properly funded in this year’s county budget proposal by County Executive PJ Wendel. The first is the county fly car program, which hasn’t met its budget since the county began the program in 2017. The program was billed as being ...