PANAMA — The Clymer, Sherman and Panama communities were given their first opportunity to hear about the findings and recommendations from the merger study Tuesday night during a joint school board meeting between the three school boards held in Panama Central School’s auditorium. Dan ...
Randolph Central School will operate under an austerity budget in the 2026-27 school year after voters defeated a revised school budget on Tuesday. A higher percentage of voters were in favor of the revised budget than was the case for the initial budget proposed for the May school budget vote and school board election. The initial budget proposal was defeated 313-191, or a 62% disapproval rate, in May. On Tuesday, the revised budget was defeated by a 602-491 vote, or a 55% disapproval rate. Turnout was higher for Tuesday’s revote. The district was proposing a smaller budget than ...
MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County leaders and community partners gathered Monday outside the Chautauqua County Courthouse to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. During the ...
Only one council member was part of the city of Dunkirk mayor’s meeting with department heads last week. Mike Civiletto, who represents the Fourth Ward, showed up a little late and sat off to the side. Toward the end, he offered a statement. “I’m here to hold my hand out for you to come to council meetings,” he said. Friday’s session was spurred by Wdowiasz’s decision to stop attending council meetings. He said there was a communication problem between Wdowiasz and the council. “I don’t understand what happened,” he said. Civiletto added, “We have one ...
MAYVILLE – Jon Schmitz, a local historian and former Chautauqua Institution archivist, will speak during the Chautauqua Town Historical Society’s June talk, “Some Stories About Chautauqua.” The society’s programs are on the third Thursday of the month. The talks are in the Veteran’s Memorial Meeting Room of the Chautauqua Town Hall, 2 Academy St., Mayville. As Archivist Emeritus of the Chautauqua Archives, Schmitz is perhaps the foremost authority on “official” Chautauqua lore. Schmitz will recount some of his favorite Chautauqua stories during his discussion at 7 ...
In response to many patron requests, the Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. Almost 20 years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel – Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined ...
