Eyeing a 63.5% tax increase, the village of Fredonia doesn’t find itself on a list of local governments considered to be in fiscal stress by the state Comptroller’s Office. The list released Thursday focuses on governments like villages that have a non-calendar year financial cycle and ...

Fredonia’s Board of Trustees heard a slew of complaints from the public about the proposed village budget Wednesday — and offered more bad news about a spending plan that could raise taxes by around 65%. Trustee Jon Espersen announced that the state Comptroller’s Office stopped a plan ...

State Sen. George Borrello is co-sponsoring legislation that would give a grace period for corrections officers who were fired earlier this year to return to work. S.7310 was introduced recently by Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, would allow reinstatement of former state Department of ...

Dunkirk’s voters will get to decide in November if the city should abolish its elected treasurer position. The Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a local law that enables the referendum on Election Day. According to the law, the treasurer’s duties would go to the city ...

Fredonia’s Board of Trustees heard a slew of complaints from the public about the proposed village budget Wednesday — and offered more bad news about a spending plan that could raise taxes by around 65%. Trustee Jon Espersen announced that the state Comptroller’s Office stopped a plan ...

MAYVILLE – Kerri Smith has a 9-year-old son who is autistic. She recognizes that one day he will be out driving and at some point could be stopped by police. A new program is being implemented in Chautauqua County designed to help deputies more safely and effectively respond to calls ...