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Hochul to sign less restrictive data center delay

New York state will have a one-year ban on construction of large data centers, but Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive order on the issue is less restrictive than legislation passed near the end of the state legislative session. Hochul announced early Tuesday morning that she will sign an executive order enforcing a statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers to give state agencies time to put together rules requiring data centers to pay their fair share of utility costs, protect the environment and provide benefits to host communities. Hochul also wants to repeal sales tax exemptions for ...

Gies ‘plunge’ event sparks controversy

A New York Post article published Monday revealed a Congressional candidate’s brother-in-law with a troubled past was part of a campaign plunge that took place after Christmas. The Post reported Aaron Gies, who’s running as a Democrat against incumbent Nick Langworthy for District 23, was assisted by Christopher Nathan White. White is a former North Carolina teacher convicted on rape and sex offense charges involving two teen students – who allegedly shot video at a winter “Polar Plunge” event. “He was there,” Gies said in The Post of the Dec. 26 event. “Chris is not ...

Carlson to present at Chautauqua Town Historical meeting

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson will present “Before 1776: The French in Chautauqua County” Thursday at 7 p.m., in the Chautauqua Town Hall meeting room, 2 Academy St, Mayville. The program will be hosted by the Chautauqua Town Historical Society. Carlson will ...

Council takes action on courtyard, BESS

The Dunkirk Common Council approved leasing out part of the Washington Avenue parking lot, backed an arrangement with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) lawyers, and addressed a botched Central Avenue property transfer last week. The property transfer, concerning a courtyard next ...

Cirbus joins General Physician medical staff

General Physician has announced the addition of James Cirbus, MD, FACC, cardiologist, to its medical staff located at 3898 Vineyard Drive, Suite 3, Dunkirk. Dr. Cirbus joins the existing cardiology team in the General Physician Dunkirk office, which includes Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed, MD, and ...

Panama to examine BESS moratorium

PANAMA — Receipt of a letter from the Chautauqua County Board of Health is prompting Panama Village Board members to discuss a battery energy storage system moratorium. The letter from the county was read as part of the communications section of the village’s July meeting, detailing the ...