IRVING — With many schools in the area evaluating how to address cell phones, the Silver Creek Central School District has been less aggressive than most have been on the matter. Nearby schools such as Dunkirk and Fredonia have restricted cell phones throughout the school day. Fredonia has ...

Chautauqua County’s proximity to Pennsylvania has landed Sheriff Jim Quattrone in the middle of the latest attempt to overturn New York’s Conceal Carry Improvement Act. Four Pennsylvania residents who are members of the Firearms Policy Coalition Inc. filed suit earlier this week in the ...

A Chautauqua County legislator is resigning, effective Monday. Susan Parker, in a letter to Olivia Lee, clerk of the legislature, submitted the letter on Wednesday — the same day she attended her final Legislature meeting. “I am grateful to my constituents for electing me to serve ...

Dunkirk city officials heard public complaints about an upcoming property tax increase for a second straight day this week. A day after a public hearing on a tax cap override which the council later passed, another hearing covered the 2025 budget itself. Councilperson-at-large Nick Weiser, ...

State Education Department officials are more than happy to talk about new graduation standards being devised for high schools. They are taking a much lower-key approach when it comes to results of third- through eighth-grade testing that took place last spring throughout the state. What ...

Town of Dunkirk resident Sue Hazelton is never shy to bring something before the Town Board during public comments. At the most recent meeting, her question for the Board was one that many in the region have wondered for several years. What is going on with the former Athenex ...