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Crews, deputies respond to Shumla Road accident

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At roughly 6:06 p.m. Thursday, deputies of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police responded to Shumla Road in the town of Pomfret for a reported motor vehicle accident. As a result of the accident, one operator was transported by Cassadaga Fire/EMS to Brooks ...

Westfield cat rescue receives state grant

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WESTFIELD — The mission of the Westfield Stray Cat Rescue has always been to give cats a safe place to stay until they find their permanent home. In recent years, the shelter found itself in the same position, needing help in search of its own permanent home. That help came in the form of ...

State inaction tolerates mayhem in prisons

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Detailing a surge in violence, staff assaults, overdoses, exposures and deaths inside state prisons, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association President Chris Summers declared the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to be in a “full-scale systemic ...

City OKs appointment of comptroller

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The Dunkirk Common Council approved Tracy Smith-Dengler as new city comptroller this week. She got the job with a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Gary Frederickson dissenting, apparently because Smith-Dengler’s salary is unclear. Smith-Dengler is currently the central business office manager ...

Area Police

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Paul R. Briggs, was charged June 3 with third-degree trespass. According to police, at about 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a Southside address for a reported trespass in progress. Upon arrival, police said, officers located Briggs inside the residence. ...

Humane Society begins new membership programs

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The Chautauqua County Humane Society is launching two new membership programs designed to bring people of all ages closer to the lifesaving work happening every day at the shelter. Adults and families can now join the Paws & Hearts Annual Membership Program, while kids and teens under 18 ...