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GOP hit by blue wave; Borrello, Molitor re-elected

The blue wave that flipped offices from red to blue on Election Day is costing Republicans in the New York state Legislature as well. Statewide, it appears Democrats have reimagined their supermajorities in both the state Senate and state Assembly after flipping at least a dozen seats, ...

Mayville write-in candidates face uphill battle

Write-in votes could determine the Mayville mayor’s race, though write-in challengers Bill Ward and Tom Carlson face an uphill road. Rick Syper, incumbent mayor, received 228 votes while there were 237 write-in votes cast. Those will need to be counted and verified by the county board of elections. Voters across Chautauqua County decided a number of local races Tuesday, with contests for city, town and village offices appearing on ballots throughout the county. For this year's November elections, there were 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, seven ...

DEC announces road closure in Boutwell Hill

CHERRY CREEK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the temporary closure of a section of Arab Hill Forest Road at Boutwell Hill State Forest in Chautauqua County. This closure is necessary to accommodate a road maintenance project that will rehabilitate the northern section of Arab Hill Forest Road. Contractors installed fresh gravel on a section of Arab Hill Forest Road that runs north from Housington Road to where it meets Lewis Road. The gravel needs time to settle and compact to ensure its viability for the future. This section ...

Time for ‘hard decisions’ in city, speakers say

DUNKIRK - A hearing on Dunkirk’s proposed 2027 budget saw five residents critical of city spending speak — but the most passionate comments came afterward. Linda Wierzba said during the Common Council’s meeting Tuesday, held directly after the hearing, that she originally wasn’t ...

Charges filed in road rage incident in Sheffield

A Frewsburg, N.Y., man was briefly jailed last week after allegedly pointing a firearm at a driver on Route 6 on Thursday during a road rage incident - with both drivers blaming the other for the incident. Timothy J. Prince, 67, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon, two counts of misdemeanor terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and two counts of harassment on Thursday, Oct. 29, after the State Police at Warren responded to a ...

Health officials offer Fredonia water timeline

FREDONIA - Chautauqua County Health Department officials discussed Fredonia’s latest water woes Monday. Department head Jessica Wuerstle and water specialist Natalie Whiteman visited a village Board of Trustees workshop to talk about Fredonia’s recent boil and conservation orders. The ...