Fredonia News

It is a time of transition for Jamestown Community College. Not only is the Gregory DeCinque presidential era concluding after 19 years, but the leader at the Dunkirk site also will be retiring at the end of this month.

The growth of jobs and the economy is a concern for all governments and New York state is certainly no exception.

Wil Bathurst and Hasan Saleh led Olean to a first-place finish in the Division 1 Three-Man Tournament on the Lake Course at the Chautauqua Golf Club on Thursday.

The No. Chautauqua Discoveries group, co-chaired by Margaret Valone and Mary Jane Starks, is planning to host an amateur gardener's contest in Fredonia for this year's spring/summer season to find the best gardens in the Village of Fredonia.

An accident at the intersection of Angell Road and Hanover Road on Tuesday led to a 24-year-old Forestville man receiving minor injuries.

Police have released the name of the victim in Wednesday's fatal crash. David J. Lewandowski, 49, of Fredonia died as a result of an accident on Chestnut Road in the town of Pomfret.

For the third year in a row, all area school districts approved their budgets. Most budgets easily passed.

Co-owner and head chef David Culver graciously opened his restaurant to accommodate the club.

Editor's note: This is a series of columns by John Malcolm on his "50 years at Fredonia." Retired, he is a professor emeritus at Fredonia State.

Dorothy I. Radloff, age 83, of Dunkirk, NY, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at UPMC-Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pa.

Ella Mae Renckert was called home to be among the angels on May 19, 2013 at the age of 75.

A fire destroyed a house on Route 5 near McKinley Road on Monday morning. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team determined the cause was an accidental gas explosion.

He was born June 18, 1917 in Yonkers, NY, the second son of the late Peter P. Chudzik Sr.

Michael P. Ohara, 38, of Lakeview was charged with driving while intoxicated, blood alcohol content of .08 percent or greater and covered/dirty/unreadable license plate at 1:13 a.m. Friday.

The Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious honor given by the Fredonia College Foundation, was presented to three honorees at a special dinner/dance recently at the Williams Center at the State University at Fredonia.

So much has happened since my Mother's Day column, but I'd like to continue with that theme.

On May 25, the local school bus drivers of First Student will be holding their second annual "Driving for a Cure" breast cancer fundraiser, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the bus terminal, located at 151 Chautauqua Road in Fredonia.

He was born March 14, 1921, in Silver Creek, New York the son of the late Albert and Anna Kohler Jacobs.

June I. Irish, 88, a retired packer for Setter Stix, where she worked for 20 years and retired in 1987, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Gowanda Nursing and Rehab Center, Gowanda, N.Y. June was a devoted member of the Roberts Memorial FM Church in Cattaraugus, she enjoyed reading and studying the Bible, and was a loving ... (more)

Two people were transported to Brooks Hospital by Alstar Ambulance for non life-threatening injuries as a result of a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon.