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Good Eats: A glimpse into Fredonia’s changing restaurant scene

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  LEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader Though Fredonia may be a small town, it has a large variety of food to offer. There are many food establishments that have called Fredonia home for years. One in particular is Aloe Vera’s Eatery located at 33 Church Street. Aloe Vera opened......
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Fall Sweep: Celebrating fall with a Fredonia tradition

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Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Rake leaves in the morning, celebrate Halloween festivities in the evening. This year, Fredonia’s Fall Sweep took place on Oct. 27. For the past 14 years, campus has come together to rake the lawns of Fredonia’s community members. This is a way for students to......
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Fredonia village board drops rental housing law

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Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   For those who feel strongly against the Fredonia Village Board recently proposed amendment of the 179 housing standards law, you can now sleep soundly. The amendment has been officially rejected as of Oct. 23, 2018. The vote to suspend the continuation of this local......
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Dr. Sherri Mason — not your average professor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARISSA BATTAGLIA Special to The Leader   You know when you win an award for something and you feel like you’re on top of the world? That’s probably how Sherri Mason felt when she received the Heinz award. This award is for individual achievement honors that are given annually by......
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Village board votes to table proposed rental law, trustees to review amendments

Reading Time: 3 minutesTRAVIS LEFEVRE, JOSH RANNEY AND VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Editor in Chief, News Editor, Assistant News Editor   In an anticlimactic conclusion to the board meeting on Oct. 8, village trustees decided, by a vote of 4-0 to table the amendments to the village rental law until Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.......
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BREAKING: Student Association votes to oppose Village rental law

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   After an hour of deliberation, the Fredonia Student Association passed a resolution opposing the Village of Fredonia rental law that is currently under consideration by the village trustees. The vote was 3 approve, 15 oppose and 3 abstain. “I’m pleased that any decision was made......
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Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Hail! Hail Freedonia! Land of the Brave and Free! This phrase can be heard around Fredonia this time of year, and the Marx Brother film, “Duck Soup,” can tell you why. The film debuted in 1933. “Duck Soup” takes place in an imaginary country called......
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SA plans response to village law proposal

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSH RANNEY News Editor   Recent developments indicate that the Student Association executives and General Assembly plan on crafting and approving a resolution on behalf of the students of Fredonia, declaring their position on this potential law. The issue was first brought to the General Assembly on Sept. 27. During......
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Local government proposes new law, faces heavy opposition

Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Possible infringement of privacy is making both landlords and tenants wary of a Fredonia Village Board proposal to change the rental housing codes, but village attorney Dan Gard is fighting back. He believes that this is just misinformation and fear mongering spread by a small......
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Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDELICIA HOLDER Special to The Leader   Why does equality matter? Why does justice matter? Why do they decide my fate? On Sept. 26 in King Concert Hall, Fredonia was gifted the opportunity to hear from the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard. This lecture began with a speech from......

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