FREWSBURG – Despite having scrapped the idea entirely, Carroll town officials recently made the decision to bring back the tradition of Dumpster Days. Driven by a desire to give back to residents as much as possible, the town officials were able to make a stable plan to implement the day ...
At the LoGuidice Educational Center, the late-winter tradition of tapping maple trees came alive in the hands of students enrolled in the Conservation/Natural Resources Management program through Erie 2‑Chautauqua‑Cattaraugus BOCES. Juniors and seniors recently collected sap from nearby ...
FALCONER – Falconer Village Board members are looking at a .52% tax levy increase during early discussions of the village’s 2026-27 budget. Total revenues in the proposed budget was $1,829,282, which would be a 7.3245% increase from 2025-26 total revenues of $1,704,438. The tax levy in the proposed budget for 2026-27 is $909,946, representing a 0.5165% increase on the previous levy of $905,270. Revenue increases include PILOT payments, which are projected to increase from $68,254 in 2025-26 to $89,286 in 2026-27. Other significant areas of revenue that saw an increase included ...
Each year on the spring equinox, the Persian new year is celebrated, a tradition dating back to over 3,000 years. To celebrate, the New Neighbors Coalition of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is putting on a dinner to celebrate the Persian new year for the first time. The event takes place at 6 p.m. today. The night will begin with an introduction to the holiday known as Nowruz, informing guests on the background and purpose of the celebration, according to Momina Di Blasio, New Neighbors Coalition manager. In addition to the information and background, a host of games and activities ...
Due to needing to use up some timeshare points, wanting to see our out of state kids and hoping to make good on a 10-year promise to visit my husband’s classmate in Texas, we hit the road. Our choices of places to stay between Maryland and Charlotte were somewhat limited, so we took what ...
SOUTH DAYTON - The village of South Dayton is considering dissolution, in another example of the local consolidation of services campaign. South Dayton’s Village Board plans a public hearing on dissolution Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in the South Dayton Fire Hall, 34 Maple St. The hearing is supposed to focus on a dissolution plan endorsed by the Village Board at a Feb. 11 meeting. The plan would transfer most village services, records and laws to the town of Dayton. The hearing will also consider “what government services, local laws and employee positions would be continued ...
