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Terms bring an ‘impact’

The final Fredonia Board of Education meeting of the school year marked the end of the tenure on the Board for four members - two elected officials and two student representatives. Courtney Gullo and Aaron Marshall served their final meeting of their terms on the Board, while students ...

Water session ‘not a debate or forum’

More information about Fredonia's July 9 water project presentation came out over the weekend in a very modern way: An email thread. News media, Fredonia officials, and members of Save Our Reservoir – the group that opposes Village Hall plans to ditch the reservoir and buy water elsewhere – were copied on the email. It stemmed from questions that Save Our Reservoir’s Andrew Ludwig had about the presentation. Trustee Ben Brauchler replied first, with the disclaimer that he was not making official statements. Ludwig queried, “Will the forum start with a presentation to be ...

Festivities set to honor nation’s 250th birthday

Chautauqua County is getting ready to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday on July 4. There are several activities slated in different municipalities throughout the county. Here is a list: JAMESTOWN July 3 - The Jamestown Tarp Skunks baseball team plays the Olean Oilers at 7 p.m. ...

Chautauqua Lake Child Care, JCC awarded $7.6M for daycare

A childcare center in Mayville and an area college are getting millions of dollars to expand daycare. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $106 million in awards through the Childcare Capital Construction Funding Program to support 37 projects that will create and expand access to quality childcare across New York State. Among those awarded funds were Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center, which was awarded $4,734,578 and Jamestown Community College, which was awarded $2,895,600. Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center operates out of Chautauqua Lake Central School. The ...

Three-day Fourth of July fest begins Thursday in city

A three-day Fourth of July Celebration with live music, food and refreshment vendors and annual fireworks display kicks off on the Dunkirk waterfront from Thursday to Saturday. On Thursday, music will be provided by Hintz of Thunder (6 p.m.) followed by Sean Patrick McGraw (7:15) in ...

County offers tips during extreme heat

The Chautauqua County Health Department is urging residents to prepare for dangerously hot weather after the National Weather Service issued an Extreme Heat Advisory for much of New York State. Heat index values, or "feels like" temperatures, are forecast to exceed 100 degrees across Western ...