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Pomfret eyes anti-Flock resolution

The town of Pomfret is eying a resolution against Flock Safety cameras. Pomfret Town Board member Mike Lee is running for Chautauqua County Legislature and has made the cameras a central issue of his campaign, taking the populist position that the cameras are too intrusive and their data can ...

Silver Creek’s Battleson earns educator award

Submitted Photos Rose Battleson, a Silver Creek Central School Instructional Coach, recently earned statewide recognition. Battleson, right, is pictured with Silver Creek Superintendent Dr. Katie Ralston. Silver Creek’s Rose Battleson, left, and Dr. Katie Ralston, right, are pictured with ...

Cassadaga Valley to hold tour of new research forest

SINCLAIRVILLE — Cassadaga Valley Central School district has recently completed a one of a kind Research Forest in partnership with Cornell University, and will be providing a tour with Cornell representatives later this month. This research forest is the only one located at a New York State school. Designed side by side with Cornell, the forest is an outdoor classroom designed to give Cassadaga Valley students the opportunity to become real field researchers, using their own campus to study forest ecology, identify trees and plant life, monitor water quality, collect meaningful data ...

AgriAmerica accepting local grapes from 2026 crop

AgriAmerica Fruit Products LLC, a grape processing company based in Fredonia, is extending an opportunity to grape growers throughout the region who are seeking a market for their remaining 2026 grape crop. In response to the market uncertainty growers have been facing this season, AgriAmerica has established a special grape processing and marketing program designed to help growers bring their harvested fruit to market before the conclusion of the 2026 crush season. Following the decision earlier this season from a major grape processor to discontinue grower contracts and cease ...

Jamestown Suit-Kote plant to be sold

Dave Sunday David Sunday, Pennsylvania attorney general, is pictured during a news conference in September. The Suit-Kote operation in Jamestown is up for sale as part of a plan to allow Suit-Kote to merge with Colas, a global road construction and maintenance company based in Paris, France ...

Brocton sewer billing with prison now resolved

BROCTON — The sewer service contract dispute between the Village of Brocton and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) pertaining to the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility has been resolved. The sewer service contract expired on April 30, and the ...