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DeJoy leaving area posts for North Carolina job

Another transition will be taking place in the city of Dunkirk and Chautauqua County Legislature. On Tuesday, Vince DeJoy announced he will be leaving his position as Director of Planning and Development for the city of Dunkirk at the end of the month. DeJoy has accepted a position with a ...

New BESS is proposed for Pomfret

Another Battery Energy Storage System developer has an eye on the area. RWE Clean Energy is interested in erecting a BESS in the town of Pomfret, near an electric substation in Laona. Representatives from the company introduced the proposal at a Pomfret Town Board meeting. The size of the proposed BESS itself was not specified, but it is supposed to sit on 7.7 acres of fenced-in property. The RWE representatives said they want their necessary permissions and documents completed by the second quarter of 2028. They offered many of the usual BESS developer talking points. They ...

Airport terminal remodeling set for winter

While Chautauqua County airport leaders are still waiting to hear if the Jamestown airport will get a subsidy to bring commercial air service back, the airport continues to move ahead with various projects, including remodeling the main terminal. The Chautauqua County Planning Board met ...

Coming up …

TUESDAY, OCT. 13 Dunkirk and Fredonia Fire Department Retirees breakfast Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. Reg Lenna Center for the Arts presents: Memory Cafe upcycle fall craft with Heather Felton Third floor media arts room, entrance at 108 E. Third St., Jamestown, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Elevator accessible. Free respite, arts program for those with forgetfulness, cognitive decline, families, caregivers. Music, crafts, light refreshments. Register at 716 484-7070. Donations suggested, not required. Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, ...

Milestones, achievements recognized at Chamber dinner

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet to a full room of guests and recipients in the Williams Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Many businesses celebrated significant milestones in addition to the collection of recipients it honored. ...

Portland purchases new highway truck

PORTLAND — The Town of Portland Highway Department received a significant contribution from the Town Board at a recent meeting with the approved purchase of a new truck. The purchase price for a 2027 Kenworth cab and chassis is $214,504, with a Henderson plow, wing, and dump box for ...