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DPW assistant director appointed

WESTFIELD — The Village of Westfield has promoted Erin Schuster to the position of assistant director of the Department of Public Works. Schuster graduated from Westfield Academy and Central School in 1995 where he majored in arts and science. After high school, he worked for his ...

Real estate sales include former Dunkin’ Donuts location

A former Dunkin’ Donuts Restaurant building in Irving may soon be seeing new life. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and looked at the sales from Feb. 1-11. During that time period, it shows that DD Hanover LLC of East Amherst sold 604 Routes 5 and 20, Hanover to Financial Trust Federal Credit Union of Orchard Park for $485,000. That is the address of the former Dunkin’ Donuts building, which has been closed since September 2016. The business had only been operating since December 2013 before shutting its doors. On the ...

Area officials, groups mark Small Business Week

Small Business Week is currently being observed in Chautauqua County. County Executive P.J. Wendel issued the proclamation Monday during a special event hosted by Ashville General Store in Ashville. Organized by the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development ...

Cummins’ Russia closure costs $158M

Cummins’ corporate decision to shut down operations in Russia has cost the company nearly $160 million in first quarter revenue. Cummins officials said on March 17 the company was suspending commercial operations in Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Cummins had 700 employees working in Russia. The company’s first-quarter revenues was $418 million compared to $603 million in 2021, with $158 million of the revenue decrease attributed to closed Russian operations. The costs incurred relating to the indefinite suspension of operations in Russia include inventory ...

Ten Real Estate Sales In Mid-January Top $250,000

There were 10 real estate transactions in Chautauqua County that topped $250,000 in the last two weeks of January. The Post-Journal/OBSERVER examined recorded real estate transactions from Jan. 18-31 at the County Clerk’s Office in Mayville. During that period there were 161 deed transactions, with 106 of them being purchases higher than $1. Of the 10 sales that were higher than $250,000, three were in the town of Ellery, two were in the town of Pomfret (one in Van Buren and one in Fredonia), two were in the town of Ellicott, two were in the town of Busti (one in Lakewood), and one ...

Safety efforts earns Brocton Central School District award

The Brocton Central School District is one of at least 145 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York State to receive the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2022 at the Titanium level. The honor is presented annually and recognizes school districts’ safety efforts as they work to help keep students, staff and visitors safe. The Brocton Central School District received its award at Utica National’s 40th school safety seminar, one of seven such seminars the company hosts in the state. For over 45 years ...