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Doing Some Damage: Garage Blaze Impacts Properties In Fredonia

Numerous structures were impacted late Monday after a garage fire on East Main Street in the village of Fredonia. At approximately 10:25 p.m., the Fredonia Fire Department, East Dunkirk Fire and Dunkirk Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 417 E. Main St. Upon ...

Video Arraignments Proposed In Legislature

State lawmakers are poised to allow the resumption of video arraignments that were used during the COVID-19 pandemic but ended once the pandemic was over. Assemblyman Pat Burke, D-Buffalo, and Sen. James Skoufis have introduced bills (A.9600/S.6114) to allow electronic arraignment in counties ...

‘Proud’ Achievement

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Electric Division has earned the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Gold Status Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2023. The BPU earned the award in the E category for utilities with 150,897 worker hours of annual ...

Clymer Town Board Discusses Possible Ideas To Fix Pond

CLYMER — Clymer officials are discussing options for what will be a long-term project to help fix Clymer pond. Recently, the pond has been collecting sediment, building up enough so the pond is noticeably not in the best condition. Board members have met with the Department of ...

Ripley Program Boosts Student Relationships

RIPLEY — At their regular meeting last month, Ripley Central School District Board of Education members learned that the Capturing Kids’ Hearts strategist, O’Neil Arrington, would be visiting the school. School Principal Micah Oldham told board members that the program has been going ...

Frewsburg School Board Adopts Spending Plan

FREWSBURG - The Frewsburg Central School Board of Education Thursday adopted its 2024-2025 budget. Interim Superintendent Shelly O’Boyle previously said the proposed 2024-25 spending plan with a 2.28 percent tax levy is at $23,745,482. The 2023-2024 budget was at $22,458,160. The difference ...