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Forestville schools approve emergency repairs

FORESTVILLE — Capital improvements at Forestville Central Schools have not gone as smoothly as the District would have hoped. Steel-based structural concerns uncovered during construction throughout the District’s facilities have led the Board of Education…

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Spending hikes prove county’s growing footprint

Chautauqua County's government spending has steadily increased every single year since 2020, and the 6.5% spike for 2027 is a stark departure from the smaller, incremental increases of prior years. The year-over-year spending reality includes: — 2020, $263 million — baseline when Executive PJ Wendel took office. — 2025, continued multi-million dollar incremental growth.…

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This week's poll question: Who do you blame more for the high tax burden in Chautauqua County?

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The OBSERVER’s View: DiNapoli keeping entities in check

Incumbent state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has a strong challenger this year in Republican challenger Joseph Hernandez. Hernandez has raised questions about DiNapoli's role in the growth of the state's debt load, wants to create a Medicaid Fraud Strike Team as Medicaid spending increases and fraud convictions decrease and proposes additional checks on $21 billion…

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Something smells funny at Sugar Hill in Portland

Something doesn’t smell right in the Town of Portland, and it isn’t coming from the grape vineyards. Apparently, someone wants to build an artificial intelligence data center on 44 acres of Lake Erie waterfront property at the former Sugar Hill Golf Course. And the Portland Town Board, in what appears to be a remarkable…

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