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Institution Sues After Amphitheater Damage

Chautauqua Institution is asking the state Supreme Court to award $450,000 for damages after a February sprinkler malfunction damaged the institution’s amphitheater. On Tuesday, attorney Daniel W. Coffey of Albany filed a suit on behalf of Chautauqua Institution against Allied Fire ...

State Bill Needed To Move New Fire District Money

MAYVILLE – Special state legislation will be needed for the money that was part of the former Mayville Village Fire Department to be released to the new department protecting the village. Mayville created a Fire and Rescue Equipment Reserve Fund back in 2018, which was established to ...

Welch building conversion work targeted for spring

For 20 years, the former CE Welch building in the village of Westfield has remained vacant. A proposal to turn it into apartments and commercial space could begin in the late spring with plans for it to be open by 2027. Sam Savarino, the chief executive officer of Savarino Companies, ...

City Fund Balance Concerns Council, Constituents

With the city council planning to pass the 2026 Budget during next week’s voting session, the council’s work on said budget continued Monday night with the required public hearing. The 2026 city budget is currently looking at a 7.5% tax increase, which as of right now includes an ...

Warren resident charged with statutory sexual assault

A Warren resident faces four felony charges that include sexual contact with a student. Megan R. Minich, 41, was charged Monday with first-degree statutory sexual assault: 11 years older; third-degree felony school - intercourse/sexual contact with a student; and two counts of third-degree ...