City of Dunkirk Planning Board members appear to have little appetite for approving a proposed Battery Energy Storage System. The board tabled consideration of a 5-megawatt BESS near Brigham Road at its latest meeting — and agreed to send a letter to the Common Council inquiring about a ...
One of the hundreds who were homeless in the summer of 2024 in Jamestown that led to a state of emergency being issued by city Mayor Kim Ecklund was starting to find a better life for himself. Carlos Contreras, who resides in Colombia, looks back fondly on that period of time. After arriving in the United States of America for a fifth time, he met a woman and married. It was a short-lived relationship that ended with divorce. It ultimately led to a period on the downtown streets near the Chadakoin River that he recalled The Post-Journal covering during his time there. Contreras ...
The New York State AFL-CIO, the largest state federation of labor in the country, representing 2.5 million union members, retirees, and their families, has endorsed Aaron Gies for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. The endorsement was announced at the New York State AFL-CIO’s 2026 Committee on Political Education (COPE) Convention at the Albany Capital Center, where delegates representing public sector, private sector, and building trades unions gathered to endorse candidates for Congress, State Senate, and Assembly. “We endorse these candidates with great ...
The East Town of Dunkirk Fire Department is responsible for the safety of a large portion of the town’s residents. It doesn’t seem right that the road immediately in front of the department’s fire house is one of the most dangerous stretches in the town. The department sent a letter to ...
Complete weekend listings online at observertoday.com SATURDAY, AUG 29 Dunkirk Flea Market Route 5 (Lake Shore Drive E.), Central Avenue parking lot, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors accepted each week for $20 per spot. Contact Brian Meyers 716 680-0958. Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) classic golf tournament Chautauqua Golf Club, Lake Course, 4731 W. Lake Road, Chautauqua. Registration, morning refreshments 8 a.m. shotgun start 9 a.m. Various games. $95 per player, foursome $380, includes 18 holes, cart, luncheon. Raffle tables, Proceeds help low-to ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE – On Aug. 17, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division received a complaint of an incident taking place in the Chautauqua County Jail. It was reported to investigators that an incarcerated individual kicked a Corrections Officer causing physical injury. After an investigation, Robert L. Schroder, 45, was charged with second-degree assault. He was arraigned in Centralized Arraignment to answer to the charge out of the Town of Chautauqua. ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT — Annette M. Johnson, 65 , of ...
