The City of Dunkirk, Dunkirk City School District and United Ways of Chautauqua County are presenting this year’s Back To School Bash from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the main pavilion in Point Gratiot Park. The free community event for Dunkirk city school children and families is sponsored by DFT ...
BEMUS POINT — The Bemus Point Central School District has planned one more meeting to help inform the local community about their plans to use the 2023 EPA rebate award to purchase two electric buses before the community vote at the beginning of September. A public hearing is scheduled ...
I love children’s picture books. They are simple, yet often powerful, stories capture my imagination and each illustrated page is a work of art. As a kid, one of my favorites was “Miss Rumphius,” written and illustrated by Barbara Cooney. It is a story of Alice Rumphius, who lived by ...
In April, the Chautauqua County Legislature entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to begin exploring the possibility of a solar project on 168 acres of undevelopable land at the Chautauqua County airport in Dunkirk. Three months later, the majority of the Republican legislators have put a stop to that proposal. During the July legislature meeting, county lawmakers rejected a resolution that would have authorized a public hearing to enter into a solar lease agreement with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The vote was initially six in favor and 10 ...
Fredonia’s kids are signing up for the summer recreation program in solid numbers, after trustees eyed cuts to it at budget time. Village Recreation Department Director Kayla Sullivan — recently rehired for the job after about a year away — said at a recent Board of Trustees workshop that 326 children signed up for the program so far. It offers summer outdoor activities, traditionally supervised by older teens and college students, for children at village playgrounds and other sites. Swim lessons had to be added to Tuesday and Thursday afternoons due to high demand for the ...
SINCLAIRVILLE – Two north county residents were arrested in an overnight burglary. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, investigators were notified of a burglary in progress Thursday around 12:30 a.m. on Moon Road. Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office K9 unit arrived on scene and located two individuals accused of stealing property. The two subjects were identified as Derek Saxton, 43 and Donald Tolbert, 51, both of Fredonia. Both parties were taken in custody and charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny. They will answer to the ...
