Publisher’s notebook
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Dunkirk Mayor Richard Frey says things in the city are “coming alive.”
Dunkirk Mayor Richard Frey had heard enough. During my last appearance Nov. 9 on WDOE’s “Viewpoint,” news director Dave Rowley asked whether a change in the council would matter to city voters after the election. My response, noting the Democrats now had the 3-2 majority, was our newspaper had issues with both parties. Neither truly backed spending cuts, tax reductions or consolidation efforts. Democrats talked about transparency, but they never really made it an issue until four months before the vote. But the point Frey took issue with was when I questioned the city and its development efforts. The Boardwalk is a taxpayer-funded structure, the SUNY Fredonia incubator has a lot of hope, but it is not adding to the city’s tax base and the Chadwick Bay Lofts, which looks great on the inside and outside, was done with more than $1 million in state funding.
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Chautauqua County Court
MAYVILLE — District Attorney David W. Foley announced the following pleas and sentences in Chautauqua County Court:
¯ Brian J.
Defensive driving course offered
GOWANDA — The Gowanda Central School Adult/Community Education program is offering a Defensive Driving Course on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $35 per person.
Rt. 5 accident near Shorewood CC
Maurice N. Smith, 47, of Westfield, was operating a loaded dump truck westbound on Route 5 in the town of Dunkirk when, according to Smith, another westbound vehicle stopped suddenly in front of his dump truck.
» Full StoryGT Classic Golf Tournament a success
Community members came out to show support and “putt for a purpose” on Sunday, Sept. 13 at Shorewood Country Club. The event was titled the GT Classic Golf Tournament.
Giving back
Spoke Folk, the ambitious community bicycle program that literally put the Dunkirk Meals on Wheels program on two-wheelers this past summer, is shifting into high gea.
Flag Football
fall sky
Rogers Elementary School
Phillips Lytle Donate
Council Meeting
Jamestown Area
JCC vs. Butler CC
Practice For State Game