Fredonia hotel owner fights closure

May 9, 2026

Dunkirk Hospitality LLC is fighting the village of Fredonia’s attempts to force those staying at the former Route 60 EconoLodge to leave the building. The company filed an Article 78 lawsuit Friday asking the state Supreme Court to annul and vacate Fredonia’s April 27 direction to vacate the property without Dunkirk Hospitality LLC having an opportunity to be heard. The village had given a deadline of May 6 for that to happen. The company is also asking the court to require Fredonia to hold an expedited post-deprivation administrative hearing before a neutral officer on a ...

SKF, Cummins Navigate Regulations, Global Unrest

May 9, 2026

National and global politics are helping shape the coming months for two of the area’s larger employers. Officials from Cummins and SKF talked recently with investor analysts about the effects things like tariffs, new environmental regulations and global uncertainty, particularly in the ...

‘Singing Truth’: Rodney Atkins, Gary Allan To Perform In Salamanca In August

May 8, 2026

Gary Allan and Rodney Atkins will take center stage outdoors at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino on August 21. The outdoor concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, with tickets on sale Friday starting at 10 a.m. Allan was signed to Decca Records in 1996 and he made his country ...

SKF: 2026 Outlook Unchanged

May 8, 2026

Ongoing global restructuring efforts at SKF are paying off on the company’s bottom line to the tune of 300 million Swedish kroner. Company officials discussed SKF’s rightsizing plans during its quarterly conference call with investor analysts recently. SKF, which owns the SKF Aeroengine ...

Unitarian Church Hears From Non-Profit Founder

May 8, 2026

She didn’t plan on starting a non-profit organization. But when Randolph native Destiny Gates lived in a refugee camp in Palestine from 2018 to 2022, she knew it was time. Gates founded Refugee Alliance International, a non-profit that is working on the ground in the West Bank, Gaza, and Egypt. Its mission is to empower refugees and survivors of trauma in the Middle East to develop a safe and sustainable future. Gates recently spoke at the Jamestown Unitarian Church about Gaza. After a year at Jamestown Community College, Gates graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a degree in ...

Lawmakers Want Senior Dental Care On Marketplace

May 8, 2026

New York’s senior citizens may have a new avenue to purchase dental insurance. Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, D-New York City, and Sen. Cordell Cleare, D-New York City, are sponsoring legislation (A.11235/S.7594) that would require the NY State of Health Marketplace to require companies ...