Solar Company Submits Wetlands Permit Application

April 7, 2026

York Run Solar, LLC recently filed a joint application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a wetlands permit which includes a submission of a water quality certification to the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission. The York Run Project is in the towns of Busti and Kiantone. In April 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced (ORES) had issued final siting permits to develop York Run Solar, a 90 megawatt (MW) solar facility in the towns of Kiantone and Busti. “On Earth Day, New York is proud to announce its latest investment in solar and wind ...

History Uncovered: Nearly Century-Old Window Sketches Discovered At St. Luke’s

April 7, 2026

With a growth in efforts to preserve and display pieces of the group’s history, St. Luke’s Episcoal Church came across another artifact seemingly by accident. Now that the history has been prominently displayed in the church, officials are looking to discover more with the help from ...

Hewes Auto Tech Students Get First-Hand Interview Experience

April 7, 2026

Erie 2‑Chautauqua‑Cattaraugus BOCES recently welcomed Ethan Reid into the Automotive Technology classroom at the Hewes Educational Center — giving senior Career & Technical Education students a real‑world preview of what awaits them in internships and future careers. Reid, general ...

‘Celebrating Everyone’: Cassadaga Valley Honors All Staff With Week Of Celebration

April 6, 2026

SINCLAIRVILLE — Often for schools there are special days held to honor specific groups of people, such as bus drivers or food service workers or other staff groups. At Cassadaga Valley Central School during the week of March 16, a week of celebration was held to honor every staff member in ...

Warren to host new U.S. Forest Service regional headquarters amid national overhaul

April 6, 2026

A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service will bring a major new federal presence to Warren as the agency designates the city as headquarters for a newly formed Mid-Atlantic and New England region. There are still questions about what the changes mean for forest management across ...

North Main Street Zoning Variance Tabled

April 6, 2026

The Zoning Board of Appeals’ regular April meeting saw one lone petition for a zoning variance request from Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union up for consideration and tabled for the next meeting. The petition asks for a variance on a parcel owned by the Credit Union at 811 North Main Street. The parcel is located in a C-2 zone and the petition notes that “warehousing” is not permitted in a C-2 zone and only allowed with approval from the ZBA in C-3, C-4 and C-M zoning districts. No one representing Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union was in attendance at the ...