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Weiser: Council Treating Budget Process with the 'Seriousness It Deserves' as Review Begins
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10/21/2026 2:18:15 PM
The City of Dunkirk has had to navigate difficult choices during each of its previous two budget cycles, which included property tax hikes of 84% and 2%, and with another proposed increase of 11.3%, this cycle will be no different. That message came from Councilman at Large Nick Weiser during Tuesday's Common Council meeting. Weiser says lawmakers have begun reviewing Mayor Kate Wdowiasz's tenta...read more
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Jamestown's Second Public DRI Workshop Slated for October 27th
2026-10-21 08:52
The second public workshop for the City of Jamestown's Downtown Revitalization Initiative 2.0 will be held on Tuesday, October 27th from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Robert H. Jackson Center at 305 East 4th Street. The workshop will provide an opportunity for members of the Jamestown DRI Local Planning Committee (LPC) and the public to hear directly from project sponsors as they pitch their projects for ...read more
New York Sea Grant Launching SHORE Program
2026-10-21 08:36
A new regional network coordinated by New York Sea Grant aims to develop solutions for local governments managing coastal issues while fostering peer learning and collaboration amongst municipalities along the Great Lakes. Lauren Darcy, a coastal resilience specialist with New York Sea Grant, says the Supporting Hubs for Outreach and Resilience Exchange (SHORE) program was developed in orde...read more
Man Indicted for Allegedly Causing Serious Injury to Infant in Fredonia
2026-10-21 06:56
A Chautauqua County grand jury recently indicted a man who allegedly caused serious physical injury to an infant in the Village of Fredonia. 28-year-old Seth Pulver was arraigned in late September on a Class D violent felony count of reckless assault of a child. According to a secret indictment, Pulver is accused of recklessly causing physical injury to the brain of a child on or about February ...read more
Chautauqua County Included in Physical Disaster Declaration by SBA Following September Flooding
2026-10-21 06:14
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has granted a physical disaster declaration for six counties in Western New York. Governor Kathy Hochul, who made the announcement on Tuesday, says the declaration for Erie County and five contiguous counties -- Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua -- follows severe flooding from storms that hit the region on September 3rd. The follow...read more
Paint CHQ Mural in Bemus Point Unveiled
2026-10-21 01:32
The fifth installment in Chautauqua County's Paint CHQ mural program has been completed. The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, and Village of Bemus Point recently celebrated the completion of the artwork titled "Meet Us in the Middle!", which celebrates the village's history and its connection to Chautauqua Lake. The mura...read more
Eight Charged in Jamestown Drug Raid
2026-10-21 12:19
An investigation into narcotics activity at an apartment on Jamestown's east side netted eight arrests on Tuesday. Narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and Jamestown Police Department executed a search warrant at 741 East 2nd Street, Apartment 3 at about 11:15 AM. The raid led to the seizure of 16.9 grams of fentanyl, 1.9 grams of crack cocaine, a quantity of metha...read more
Fredonia Man Charged with Aggravated Family Offense, Criminal Contempt
2026-10-21 09:51
A Fredonia man was taken into custody after allegedly violating a full stay-away order of protection. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says an investigation conducted Monday by its Criminal Investigation Division alleges that 37-year-old Jonathan Tresler violated the order by contacting a juvenile victim. Tresler was located Wednesday morning and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail o...read more
Chautauqua County's Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2% in September
2026-10-21 08:17
Chautauqua County saw its unemployment rate tick down by two-tenths of a percent in September. According to preliminary statistics released Tuesday by the New York State Department of Labor, the county's jobless rate for the month was 4.4%. It's slightly higher than the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.3%. One year ago, the county's unemployment rate was 4.2%. Additional data s...read more
City Residents Sound Off on Potential Tax Hike for 2027
2026-10-21 07:18
With the possibility of an 11.3% property tax increase in next year's budget for the City of Dunkirk, some residents made their feelings known during the public comment portion of Tuesday's Common Council meeting. Among them was Candy Smathers, who noted the city's 84% tax hike in 2025 and a recent local law that will raise the water rates beginning in January. She was also critical of recent pa...read more
Firefighters Knock Down Bedroom Fire in Town of Hanover
2026-10-21 06:17
Firefighters made a quick stop to a fire in an upstairs bedroom in the Town of Hanover late Tuesday afternoon. Chautauqua County dispatchers say the fire occurred at a residence at 1137 Stewart Avenue at about 5:30 PM, with crews from Bay Creek and Forestville responding. According to Bay Creek firefighters, the flames were located in the floor of the bedroom, and they were knocked down wit...read more
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