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Dunkirk mayor seeks regional control board

DUNKIRK — Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz criticized state lawmakers Tuesday for advocating a city financial control board. The mayor spoke at a Common Council meeting. Wdowiasz initially repeated statements touting her administration’s work on city finances, including the investigation and ...

Cassadaga weighs DPW consolidation

CASSADAGA — Following the abrupt resignation of former Department of Public Works Supervisor Sam Alaimo, the village had to work quickly to come up with a plan for what to do next. The short-term fix was to rely on assistance from neighboring municipalities, especially the town of Stockton, ...

‘Fairly Straightforward’: Busti Moves Ahead With Water Project

LAKEWOOD - The town of Busti will move forward with its District 7 Water Expansion Project. Andy Johnson of EcoStrategies, and Matthew Zarbo of Square Engineering updated town board members Monday on what the next steps are. The proposed $5.82 million project was approved in May 2024, and is ...

BPU Board Welcomes New Member, Reappoints Chairperson

In its first meeting of the year, the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities welcomed a new member, along with beginning with annual beginning of the year items such as committee appointments and electing a chairperson. City councilman, Brent Sheldon, R-Ward 1, is the new council representative ...

Maple Grove Continues Celebrating Retirees With Breakfast

BEMUS POINT – Since about the 1970s, Maple Grove Jr./Sr. High School has held a celebration on the last day of school before winter break begins. This celebration sees a range of retired teachers and school employees returning to have breakfast with, and get to meet, the current staff. ...

Findley Lake VFD Welcomes New EMTs

FINDLEY LAKE - The Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department has certified three of its members as Emergency Medical Technicians, bringing the department’s EMT crew up to eight active volunteers. The newly certified EMTs are Pam Kadish, Robert McNinch and Morgan Motherwell, who completed ...