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A new era of big government

It has been an articulated principle over the years that the Republican Party stood for smaller government. And, so it appeared in the early days of the Trump administration. There was Elon Musk jumping around onstage with his chainsaw empowered with the ability to cut and slash government spending through a new mechanism called DOGE—Department of Government Efficiency. The first agency to go was the United States Agency for International Development (USAID.) Supported in the past by both Republican and Democratic administrations, it was deemed to be unworthy of any more government ...

Playoff time

Both the men’s soccer teams have earned SUNYAC Tournament berths and will take to the field on Saturday. The women play host to Oswego at University Stadium at 2 p.m., while the men head to Plattsburgh for a 2 p.m. road game. WOMEN The third-seeded Blue Devils (9-5-4, 6-2-1), who ...

Coming up …

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 Tops NY 890 meeting First United Presbyterian Church, 35 Park Place, Silver Creek. Weigh-ins begin at 8:45 a.m., meeting starts at 9:35 a.m. All are welcome. Use the Main Street entrance. For details, call 716 680-0313. Lecture “Plastic Pollution and the Road to Activism” SUNY Fredonia, WIlliams Center, room S204, 12 to 1 p.m. Free event, open to public, lunch included. Speaker: Dr. Kim Cameron. Sponsored by League of Women Voters, American Democracy Project, Chemistry Club of SUNY Fredonia. American Red Cross blood drive Chautauqua Lake Central School, ...

Fredonia to let clerk live outside village

Fredonia has temporarily waived a requirement that its clerk live in the village. The tragic passing of Annemarie Johnston left a giant hole at Village Hall, one which evidently cannot be filled under the current rules. The village Board of Trustees voted this week to allow the position to get filled by someone who lives outside of Fredonia. “The board has received limited applications for the clerk position within the village,” according to the trustees’ resolution. The waiver was approved for a 270-day period. The requirement that the clerk live in Fredonia is part of the ...

Donna Draggett

Donna Draggett, 68, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Absolut Care of Dunkirk, NY, after a long illness. Born April 19, 1957 to the late Samuel and Claudine (Miller) Alaimo, Donna was raised and schooled in Fredonia, NY. On Nov. 29, 1975, she married her sweetheart, the ...

Four farms receive state grants

The Dairy Modernization Grant Program — funding from the state for dairy farms statewide, including 13 farms in Western New York, awarded back in June — is helping dairy farms across the state by supporting their work to become more climate resilient and to also help their milk handling and storage capacity. The funding was announced as a part of Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State, with allocations coming in the 2025-2026 fiscal budget. Specifically for Chautauqua County there were four farms awarded funding from this grant program; Country Ayre Farms, Mid-Knight Dairy, ...