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ELLICOTT POLICE - Michael G. Newman, 45, of Falconer was charged with first-degree menacing with a weapon and second-degree harassment on July 21 after officers responded to a disorderly person. Newman was allegedly waving a hatchet around and pouring lighter fluid on the apartment floor threatening to burn the building down. Newman was charged and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail for a centralized arraignment. Newman will be in Ellicott Town Court later. - Jesse B. Pardue, 30, of Bemus Point was charged with fourth-degree attempted grand larceny and second-degree obstructing ...

Dunkirk Senior Center announces program schedule

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The Dunkirk Senior Center has planned a number of activities for the next three months. On Sunday, seniors will travel to the Erie Station Dinner Theatre for Chicago Speakeasy. The all-inclusive price is $99. Beginning Tuesday, the Office for the Aging will present nutrition classes on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. for four weeks. To register for the nutrition classes, call NY Connects at 716 753-4582 or email CCNYC@chqgov.com by Friday. There is line dancing every Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. A phone and tablet class is planned for Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. Bunco game night is set for Aug. 24 ...

Breaking tradition

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The Fredonia Central School District has chosen to prioritize momentum over tradition with a shift for the end of next school year. The Class of 2027 Commencement Ceremony will be on the night of Friday, June 25, at SUNY Fredonia, rather than on a Sunday afternoon as in recent ...

Brocton benefits from FeedMore, Library partnership

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BROCTON — Several months ago, Ahira Hall Memorial Library Director Julie Morrison Putcher formed a partnership with FeedMore WNY to bring a food truck carrying affordable, local produce available for purchase at Ryckman Park. The results have been very favorable. “So far, everything has ...

Charges against city man fourth in two years

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Charges announced Monday against a Jamestown man charged in the May 3 stabbing death of Torry Kenny are the latest in a list of criminal charges in recent years. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the May 3 death of Jamestown resident Torry Kenny, 32. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt called the incident a "brutal and predatory attack committed without ...

Preserving history meeting planned for Hanover

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SILVER CREEK — Our region is filled with memories. We love to come back to the hometown we loved in our youth but, as time goes by, the history and memories of communities become lost due to blatant disregard of the importance of what made communities as cherished places in our lives. The people, the history and the buildings. They all meant something to us, but slowly, one by one buildings are abandoned and over time become irreparable and also irreplaceable. We all have seen them and wonder why. "Why doesn't someone do something about it?" Well, here is your opportunity! If you ...