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Clymer seeks funding for school merger talks

The Clymer Central School District is asking Chautauqua County to help finance the project underway for a merger among Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts. On Wednesday, the county legislature will vote on a resolution for the county to give $100,000 to aid in the merger. The ...

Democrats push tougher price-gouging penalties

State lawmakers are again attempting to create harsher penalties for businesses that take advantage of market instability and keep prices unnecessarily high. Legislation (S.9372) proposed by Sen. Cordelle Cleare, D-New York City, proposes criminal charges as an option for price gouging, ...

$200,000 in funding available for Great Lakes applications

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Sea Grant today announced that $200,000 in funding is available for projects benefiting New York’s Great Lakes basin by demonstrating the application of ecosystem-based management approaches to local watershed ...

Town discusses Dewittville water district extension project

Officials are hoping to start construction on a new water district extension in the Dewittville area by next year. During a recent Chautauqua Town Board meeting, officials held a public hearing on Water District I extension. According to Supervisor Don Emhardt, the water district would ...

Schumer brings businessman to State of Union address

On the heels of the Supreme Court striking down President Trump’s chaotic tariff war and as Upstate New York faces skyrocketing costs from tariffs, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will bring Rochester’s Ben Pearson as his personal guest to attend the State of the ...

Aerospace a bright spot for SKF

In a year in which SKF’s organic sales were flat and profits were down, the company’s Aerospace Division remained strong. SKF’s Falconer plant is part of the Aerospace Division. SKF’s Industrial business reported net sales of 15.938 billion Swedish krona. Organic growth was 2.3%, ...