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Sheriff’s Office, AXON partner for public safety

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office has announced a new partnership Wednesday with AXON to deploy its Community Request integration with Ring smart camera devices. This partnership allows the Sheriff’s Office to invite Ring users to voluntarily share camera footage that may assist law ...

Scholarship opportunity announced for area students

State Sen. George Borrello announced that the New York Conference of Italian American State Legislators is accepting applications for four $3,000 scholarships, two academic and two athletic. Scholarships are available to residents of the 57th Senate District who are current college ...

Wendel announces new county attorney

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel has appointed Emily Woodard, Esq. as the new Chautauqua County attorney, bringing more than a decade of legal experience and a deep commitment to public service in Chautauqua County to the role. Woodard has served in the Chautauqua County ...

Empire Center official calls for restraint on Medicaid spending

ALBANY — The state and its taxpayers cannot afford to allow Medicaid spending to keep growing at five times the inflation rate, the Empire Center’s Bill Hammond warns in testimony to be delivered Tuesday to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees. The state-funded share of New York’s ...

Republicans endorse Hernandez for state comptroller

The New York Republican State Committee unanimously nominated Joseph Hernandez as its candidate for State Comptroller at the Republican State Convention held in Garden City. As the party’s official nominee, Hernandez will appear on the Republican Party ballot line in this November’s ...

Delgado ends campaign for state governor

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, a Democrat, has ended his campaign for governor of New York state. In a Facebook post on late Tuesday morning, Delgado made the announcement. I’ve decided to end my campaign for governor of New York,” he wrote After much consideration, I’ve concluded that ...