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City gets $549,000 infusion from state

The city of Dunkirk has received nearly $549,000 in Temporary Municipal Assistance aid from the state of New York. Comptroller Tracy Smith-Dengler reported the news during Tuesday’s Common Council meeting. “We have recently received a couple of large sources of revenue,” she began, “$1.04 million in sales tax has come in, that will certainly help our cash flow for the foreseeable future. We also had a lovely surprise from the state of New York, a Temporary Municipal Assistance aid was received totaling $548,000, just under $549,000. Although all municipalities receive some of ...

Lynden files complaints on water meeting site

James Lynden has filed code violation complaints about the village of Fredonia’s July water project informational meeting. The former Fredonia trustee has become one of Village Hall’s stiffest critics since getting voted out of office, and found another avenue of dissent with the July ...

Area Police Reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - HANOVER - Daniel L. Kessler, 40, of Sinclairville, was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign, DWI and DWI per se at 11:28 p.m. Tuesday after deputies pulled a vehicle over on Alleghany Road and Iola Drive. Kessler was taken to the Sheriff's Office substation and later released with tickets to be in Hanover Town Court later. JAMESTOWN POLICE - Two Warren residents facing fugitive from justice charges while a Jamestown woman wanted on a City Court bench warrant were all taken to the city jail after officers patrolling the area of English ...

Weed fight

BEMUS POINT – Although this year was a pretty good year, there continues to be weed problems in Chautauqua Lake, with various studies looking for a long-term solution. On Tuesday, the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance held a public information session where they invited ...

Connecticut coasts past Washington 10-0

Staring down a Thursday morning matchup with Tallahassee-Leon, Florida, Bethel, Connecticut, needed a win Wednesday against Woodland, Washington, in Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series. The New England Region champions took care of business early. The first six batters of ...

New Jersey clinches National Division No. 1 seed at BRWS

For five innings Wednesday, Atlantic Shore, New Jersey, could not come up with the big hit when it needed it most. That changed in the final two innings. The Middle Atlantic Region champions scored seven runs on seven hits in the last two frames to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 9-4 victory ...