Truer words were never spoken. That quote by author Avery Aames sums up my lifelong love affair with cheese. After I stopped eating school cafeteria lunches, good old American cheese became a thing of my past. In college, I met a few French students who knew the cheese world. It was all new ...

History of the Fredonia Water Works is interesting. It began in 1884 by the village of Fredonia acquiring lands and rights of way. The Map of the Fredonia Water Works Conduit Line and Location of the Reservoir is included as part of this article. Note the 7-foot high dam shown on the right ...

The importance of “esprit de corps” hit me recently as I was watching the workers on the sewer construction job now being built north of Stow on the west side of the lake. These French words refer to team spirit, to people respecting each other and working together for a common ...

The future of local robotics education is looking brighter thanks to generous support from community sponsors. Key contributions from organizations and businesses such as Dream It Do It and Miraclean have been pivotal. Their donations have not only helped young innovators refine their ...

Ignorance. The word is derived from Latin, meaning 1) a lack of knowledge, and/or 2) a disregard for what is known. When applying the word as it might describe an individual person, there is a slight dichotomy here. The first definition is clear; an ignorant person just doesn’t have ...

Let’s cut to the chase. The Fredonia school district has received an 8% increase in state aid this year. The district can propose a zero percent increase in the tax levy that would cover the 1.9% capital project approved by voters last December with a near 2% extra to apply to the ...