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Next Fredonia trustees meeting canceled

Back and forth the Fredonia government goes — when it meets again, nobody really knows. The latest from Village Hall as of Thursday is that the next scheduled Board of Trustees meeting is cancelled. It was supposed to be held Monday. The OBSERVER got a notice earlier in the week that the meeting would be moved to Tuesday. Then it got a second notice telling it to disregard the first one. The third and final notice formally cancelled this Monday’s meeting and announced trustees would be resuming their schedule with the Monday, June 15 workshop. The five-member Board of ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on June 2 with 26 people in attendance. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. Pauline Flitt read a prayer of the day and a blessing of the members and food. Lunch consisted of ice cream sundaes and root beer floats and delicious pastries. Winners of the door prizes were Harry Suski, Carol Struwe and Eleanor Lemiszko. The 50-50 winners were Carol DePasquale, Jan Polisoto, and Pauline. Wheel of fortune lucky winners included Jeanne Blakely, Ruth Sheeler, Pauline, ...

Wrapping Up

It hardly seems possible, but the reconstruction project of the Veterans Memorial Bridge over Chautauqua Lake is scheduled to be completed this fall. The 3,790-foot-long main bridge crossing Chautauqua Lake and two, 500-foot-long bridge structures that split off the eastern end of the main ...

Sales include old plaza that is future Dunkirk apartment site

The price of part of an old shopping plaza that has been torn down in Dunkirk for future housing has been revealed. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from March 22-31. The county does not provide ...

11 are recipients of SUNY Fredonia credit union scholarships

The SUNY Fredonia Federal Credit Union is proud to announce scholarships were awarded to 11 deserving high school students at their 51st Annual Membership Meeting held on May 19. Sydney Dobmeier received the 27th annual Frances C. Granata Scholarship. In 1974, Ms. Granata was the first ...

Jamestown Container acquires Syracuse company

FALCONER - Jamestown Container Companies has acquired Syracuse Corrugated Box Corp. as the Falconer-based company continues expanding its footprint across New York state. Founded in 1956, Jamestown Container Companies is a family-owned packaging manufacturer specializing in custom corrugated packaging, retail packaging, displays, and packaging supplies. The acquisition of Syracuse Corrugated Box Corp. strengthens Jamestown Container’s ability to serve customers throughout Central New York while continuing to provide responsive service, high-quality products, and innovative ...