BREAKING: Shelter in place issued for Franklin Avenue area of Dunkirk
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal residents are being asked to avoid the Franklin Avenue area of Dunkirk due to what has been described as an “ongoing police incident.”...
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New Planet Fitness location opens
Reading Time: 3 minutesHUNTER HALTERMAN Staff Writer Many students were surprised to return to Fredonia for the spring semester to see that a brand new Planet Fitness had opened up. This “judgment free” gym first opened its doors on Dec. 22, 2023, for a soft launch, taking over a previously vacant area on......
The Horse on Central Ave
Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor When creating sculptures in 1992 for a Boston, M.A. sculpture show, Marcia Belliotti had no idea one of her creations would lead to almost 30 years of local fame. Belliotti, a resident of Fredonia, crafted a total of 15 sculptures for a sculpture show she......
TaQo/The Big Cheeseburger relocates to The Point
Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMP Chief Copy & Design Editor Even though the closest physical food court is about 50 miles northeast of Fredonia, the recent opening of The Point brings the first virtual food court to the area. “You can order off of three menus at the same time,” said Nick Keefe,......
Hochul visits Dunkirk to award WNY communities $19 million
Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Chief Copy & Design Editor Small towns are facing big problems across the country. Population declines, budget cuts and business closures have deeply impacted communities across the Western New York region, like Dunkirk. On Monday morning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Dunkirk is the awardee of a......
Kappa Sigma & Sigma Kappa bidding support for community food drive
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWill Karr Life & Arts Editor The holidays are not only a time when we receive gifts, but the season also provides opportunities for us to be able to give back to others. Two Greek life organizations, the fraternity Kappa Sigma and the sorority Sigma Kappa, will be teaming up......
Photo gallery: Rockin’ the Commons
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhotographs by Chris Sill. Every year, Fredonia Radio Systems hosts Rockin’ the Commons as a fundraiser for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The fundraiser featured live music, food, games, basket raffles and more. The event typically occurs in fall and takes place in Barker Commons, located in downtown Fredonia —......
SUNY Fredonia professor “under review” for defending pedophilia, sexism and slavery
Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Professor-student sex, torture, pedophilia, slavery and sexism are among the views defended by SUNY Fredonia philosophy professor Dr. Stephen Kershnar. While Kershnar claims to not directly support these views himself, he has published many articles, books and blog posts in which......
Logging around Fredonia reservoir: Concerns for Fredonia’s drinking water quality
Reading Time: 7 minutesUPDATED ARTICLE ON FREDONIA RESERVOIR. JULES HOEPTING Managing Editor The Fredonia Reservoir has been filling up with sediment for decades. Many Fredonia citizens are concerned the logging of trees near the Fredonia reservoir will further increase the sediment in the reservoir and result in more occurrences of unfit drinking water. ......
Featured Fredonia’s 25th Red, White & Blues Festival: Staying cool and community connected
Reading Time: 3 minutesLUIS RIOS Special to The Leader Fredonia’s annual Red, White & Blues Festival, held on Sept. 10 to 11, brought excitement to Fredonia’s Beaver Club on Friday night and a parade of performances and vendors to Water Street on Saturday. This gathering of the community ranged from volunteers to stall......