After nearly 20 years, the last claim in the legal battle over the 2007 Carroll landfill regulation refuses to be laid to rest. Years in court have ruled out using the 54 acres owned by the Jones family as a landfill. The open question was whether or not the 2007 law banning landfills in ...
There may be one final honor coming for Cpl. Glenn Hodak, a World War II veteran from Youngsville and prisoner of war whose remains were identified in September 2024. State Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-Oil City, has introduced a resolution in the state Senate to honor Hodak’s life, service ...
Chautauqua Institution has announced a reorganization that affects more than 30 staff positions. Some of the staff changes involve changes in a position’s role and some have been eliminated. Several positions eliminated were either already vacant or voluntarily vacated via retirement or ...
The minority leader of the state Senate wants to allow New York schools to opt out of state-designated religious or cultural holidays. Sen. Rob Ortt, R-Buffalo, has introduced a bill (S.8501) that would allow school districts to opt out of holidays observed by less than 10% of the ...
A Sinclairville woman has been sentenced for her role in a car chase in October 2024 while charges against her husband will be heard in the Court of Common Pleas later this year. Rebekah Klein had previously pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree felony aggravated assault, one count ...
Andrew Goodell is no longer a New York state Assembly member - but he is bringing an insider’s perspective to a lawsuit over the state’s 2022 Freshwater Wetlands Act revisions. Goodell recently filed an affidavit in State Supreme Court in Albany supporting the Chautauqua Lake ...