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🌱 Will Fredonia’s new firefighter contract push your property taxes higher?

Hello Fredonia! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Fredonia’s new firefighter contract push your property taxes higher?
  • What Fredonia residents must do under the latest boil-water order
  • How a Sheridan expansion could impact jobs at Fredonia’s Carriage House plant

Also on today's calendar: Silver Creek Boys JV Basketball @ Fredonia and 1 more event.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Fredonia? Post it to Fredonia photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Morning mist; cloudy, windy, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain, temps: high: 47, low: 33.
  • Friday: Rain to snow, 1-2", with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.


📰 News we're reading

• Fredonia approves firefighter pact (post-journal.com) — Fredonia’s mayor has broken a Board of Trustees tie to approve a new firefighter contract that could mean higher village payroll costs and potentially future tax increases. The deal, already ratified by the firefighters’ union, runs through May 31, 2029, and village officials say its added costs were anticipated in the budget.
   

• Boil order strikes Fredonia again (observertoday.com) — Fredonia residents are under a new boil-water order after inadequately treated water entered the village system, marking the eighth such alert in under three years. All Fredonia water customers must boil water for drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth until further notice, with limited bottled water available for vulnerable residents through the Fredonia Fire Department.
   

• Wavepoint seeks to add jobs in Sheridan (observertoday.com) — A logistics company with facilities in Fredonia and Sheridan plans a $6 million expansion of its Sheridan warehouse, aiming to add about 20 local jobs over three years. Operations at the former Carriage House plant in Fredonia are expected to continue unchanged, keeping that site active while Sheridan gains new investment and potential rail-served growth.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fredonia

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Featured events

    Thursday December 18
  • Open Mic Night!
    Monster Beach, 34 W Main St, Fredonia
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hazardous & difficult road conditions are expected for this evening's (12/15) commute in regions impacted by the lake effect snow event.
    New Yorkers should allow for extra travel time & check road conditions at 511ny.org beforehand. Remember, ice & snow - take it slow! (Nextdoor )
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in Fredonia. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for McDonald's - Fredonia, NY - Seeking Crew Members in Fredonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fredonia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chautauqua

  • League ready (observertoday.com)
  • Jamestown man sentenced for raid that uncovered 12 oz. of meth (yourerie.com)
  • HEAP's Heating Equipment and Replacement Benefit Reopened For Older Homeowners (wrfalp.com)

Ok Fredonia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fredonia

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fredonia

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.