WESTFIELD – A proposal to have a local juice packing facility run by farmers is getting closer to becoming a reality. Nearly two years ago Robert Patterson and Andy Putnam with Westfield Maid Cooperative, Inc. appeared at a Chautauqua County Legislature committee meeting to talk about ...

The town of Dunkirk should move its Town Hall to Chestnut Road, sharing space with the town of Pomfret’s new hall, Pomfret Supervisor Dan Pacos proposed Wednesday. “The proximity to the town makes it perfect for it,” Pacos said at the April Pomfret Town Board meeting. “We think it ...

The Fredonia Board of Education discussed its preliminary budget at a recent meeting, but not before a former teacher reiterated her stance that cuts are necessary at the district she once called home. Mary Deas, a retired Fredonia teacher and district resident, urged the Board of Education ...

GOWANDA — Two Gowanda district residents brought an administrator along with them to a recent meeting to ask their home district to make accommodations for their students attending a private school out of town. Paul Pinto, principal of Northern Chautauqua Catholic School, addressed the ...

SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison defended his deficit-cutting policies, and slammed a report that was critical of the university, this week. Kolison spoke during a University Senate meeting Monday, prior to a debate over a no-confidence resolution on his leadership. The resolution ...

Thanks to the help of more than 70 volunteers, United Way Literacy Week 2025 reached 1,975 students across six school districts at the start of April — emphasizing the joy of reading through classroom visits and placing a brand-new book in every child’s hands to take home. Facilitating ...