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Cassadaga Legion Post 1280 Auxiliary meets

CASSADAGA - The Cassadaga American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 met recently and held their first meeting of the year, with 14 members attending. The opening prayer was given by chaplain Paula Pattison with a moment of silence held for those who passed away and for veterans. All committee chairs signed up for their respective committees for the year. For Americanism, it was announced that out of the more than 250 flags in the Cassadaga Legion flag program, 82 flags are sponsored by Unit 1280 members. It was reported that our Cruise Night bake sales went very well over the summer, as ...

Westfield volleyball team holding ‘Pink Out’ event today

WESTFIELD - Westfield Academy and Central School Girls volleyball team is fighting on and off the court to help combat breast cancer. The team is holding a “Pink Out” event from 4:30 p.m. until the end of the varsity game today. The WACS volleyball team will go against Maple Grove and all guests are encouraged to wear pink. All proceeds from the event will be donated to AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital for Breast Cancer Awareness. The Westfield Volleyball Parents are sponsoring this fundraiser. The event will include at least 15 basket raffles and a 50-50 drawing. Also, at least ...

Dunkirk BESS moratorium ‘legally deficient,’ mayor says

DUNKIRK - The Common Council followed improper procedure in imposing a Battery Energy Storage System moratorium, Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz stated in her veto message. Wdowiasz wrote that she intends to share her own draft for a moratorium, following “procedural steps required for its lawful adoption,” such as adopting a local law. Wdowiasz laid out four main objections to the council’s moratorium, with supporting paragraphs. She first called the moratorium resolution “legally deficient.” Wdowiasz said that such a moratorium requires a local law and its accompanying ...

SUNY enrollment figures show mixed results

FREDONIA - The State University at Fredonia’s enrollment decline continues, though the pace of the decline has eased for a third straight September. Enrollment vice president Kathryn Kendall offered a report at the first University Council meeting of the 2026-27 school year, which showed a student body at 3,108 students as of Sept. 21. That’s down 76 students from the September 2025 “head count” of campus enrollees. The count was 3,201 in September 2024, and 3,236 in September 2023. However, that is at least an improvement from 2019-2022 when SUNY Fredonia lost hundreds of ...

Lakewood approves stormwater project change order

LAKEWOOD - A Chautauqua Lake stormwater improvement project is going to be more expensive than originally thought. The Lakewood Village Board approved a measure to change a grant order at a Sept. 28 meeting. As previously reported in an April 2026 edition of The Post-Journal, the trustees ...