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Thrill for the chill: Dunkirk, Fredonia take plunge to raise funds

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BLASDELL — It takes something truly inspiring to convince someone to jump into Lake Erie on a December morning. Special Olympics certainly checks that box. Students and supporters from across western New York converged at Woodlawn Beach State Park last week for the Special Olympics Polar ...

Bashaw fills seat on Pomfret board

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The Pomfret Town Board has added EvaDawn Bashaw as a new member. Bashaw rose from the audience to take an oath of office at the December Pomfret Town Board meeting. She was appointed to fill out the term of Ann Eckman, who resigned in September. “We asked for letters of interest and we ...

Portland puts hold on battery storage

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PORTLAND — After fliers in the town of Portland began to circulate alluding to interest of a battery energy storage system in the town, the Portland Town Board moved quickly to make sure it had the time it needed to properly regulate such systems. A one-year moratorium on battery energy ...

Water district talks plans, notes Fredonia suit date

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The North County Water District board sped through its December meeting but still managed to fit in some information about the village of Fredonia’s plans to share water with district member Pomfret. Water board chairman Daniel Pacos, who is also the Pomfret town supervisor, reiterated ...

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Saturday stabbing under investigation in Jamestown A stabbing in the city of Jamestown is under investigation. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m. Saturday with a scanner call that indicated two males in the lobby with a stabbing victim. Both Jamestown Police and Fire Departments ...

Business banned from selling tobacco

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A Lakewood business has had its tobacco license permanently revoked. During the recent Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, Jessica Wurstle, Director of Environmental Health Services, said Clouds Smokes and Vapors, located at 361 E. Fairmount Ave., previously had its tobacco license ...