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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 ...

Key Dunkirk DPW budget lines in red

Three significant Dunkirk Department of Public Works budget lines are running in the red, according to department head Randy Woodbury. DPW’s director began his most recent Common Council Finance Committee report saying the department will be able to use Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding to pay for a bucket loader truck. Woodbury followed that news by saying three budget lines are running out of money with three months remaining in the year. “We are in the red on three lines,” he stated. The first line involves fixing broken infrastructure. “We ...

Pet-friendly fun, safety a focus at Pet Expo 2026

Pet-friendly fun and a focus on safety are part of the upcoming Pet Expo 2026 hosted by the Chautauqua County Humane Society and sponsored by Supportive Divorce Solutions and Happy Hounds Hotel & Day Spa, Pet Expo 2026 is Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Northwest Arena with a priority placed on creating a safe, healthy and pet‑friendly environment for every animal (and human) who attends. The expo welcomes family pets, and again this year, organizers are taking additional steps to ensure that visiting animals can enjoy the day comfortably, safely and with plenty of support. Guests can ...

Abolishing commission returns to council’s agenda tonight

Abolishing the city’s Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission is again on the council’s agenda tonight. Last month, the council’s Public Safety Committee held a long discussion and heard from multiple city residents on the proposed local law that would abolish the city’s Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission. The local law was tabled by the committee until they could get more information, and is up for discussion again tonight. Multiple members from the public spoke out at the last committee meeting, requesting that rather than abolish the commission the city ...