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Anew Center to paint city purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and as a part of that, the Salvation Army Anew Center is handing out purple lights to local people and businesses to “paint the town purple” next month. Lights began being handed out Wednesday. Linda Cecchetti, Anew Center Prevention Education team lead, said this year is an expansion on what the center did last year. “We started this last year,” Cecchetti said. “October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and that is what the Anew Center is all about, helping people that are in a domestic violence situation. Purple is the ...

Only drastic measures can transform struggling cities

Maybe it is time for Dunkirk’s elected leaders to revisit a survey taken last winter regarding a financial future for the cash-strapped municipality. That poll, commissioned by state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, found that of 178 city residents questioned, 68% ...

Comptroller: Dunkirk in highest financial stress category

The city of Dunkirk’s government has been designated as facing the highest category of financial stress in a regular report released today by the State Comptroller’s office. The office reports twice a year on financial stress faced by municipalities across the state, excluding New York City. Dunkirk’s government was one of five in the most severe category, “significant financial stress.” A total of 15 local governments were designated in stress for their local fiscal years ending in 2025, according to the report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. ...

Truck dealership gets tax assistance in expansion

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has agreed to assist a south county heavy truck dealership and repair company expand through a tax break. During the county IDA meeting, the Board of Directors approved a resolution to give a sales tax exemption to EVIN, LLC which is the ...

Fredonia may discipline police employee

FREDONIA - Fredonia is looking to discipline, and possibly suspend, a Fredonia Police Department employee over “certain allegations.” Police Chief Gregory Myers “intends to (pursue) disciplinary charges against an employee of the village police department,” according to resolutions on the agenda of the village Board of Trustees’ Sept. 28 meeting. The employee is not named in the resolutions. The resolutions were on the agenda of trustees’ workshop on Monday, but there was no discussion of them. One of the resolutions authorizes the appointment of Brian Doyle as a ...

Deppas appointed new Persell MS assistant principal

The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education has approved the appointment of Sydney Deppas to serve as assistant principal of Persell Middle School. Deppas succeeds Michelle Buccola, who was recently appointed as the principal of Lincoln Elementary School. Deppas currently serves as an ...