SILVER CREEK — Megan Cook smiled as she fought back tears while the Silver Creek boardroom filled with applause at a recent meeting. During her time at Silver Creek, Cook has attended countless meetings. What was different about this one was that her presence was requested not to fill the ...
The Dunkirk City School District has confirmed its plans to offer a zero tax increase in its 2025-26 budget. Board of Education members desired the zero increase in response to the city of Dunkirk government’s 84% tax hike. The district is foregoing its annual 2% tax boost, which it does on ...
State lawmakers are eyeing an expansion of the state’s Paid Family Leave law to include qualifying construction workers. The legislation (A.4727) recently passed the state Assembly by a 138-10 vote with Assemblymen Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and Joe Sempolinski, R-Olean, both voting ...
Fredonia’s trustees didn’t cut the village’s proposed tax hike. In fact, they pushed it higher. The tax hike stands at 65.3%, to $61.09 per $1,000 of assessed property, after a more than two hour session to finalize the budget Monday morning. It was a long day as the trustees also ...
CASSADAGA — It is not every day that a local 7-year-old gets to travel to Washington, D.C., and visit Capitol Hill to tell senators and representatives her story. But Ava Meyers isn’t your typical 7-year-old. Meyers, who lives in Cassadaga with her mom, Michaela Lemelin, is in second ...
The North County Water District wants to raise its rates to $6.50 per 1,000 gallons sold. The unsurprising move happened at the district’s April board meeting. It’s a response to rising costs, including debt service and a hike in the cost of the district’s water by its supplier, the ...