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Lake Shore announces dividend

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.(NASDAQ: LSBK), the holding company for Lake Shore Bank, announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 9 cents per share on its outstanding common stock on Oct. 21. The dividend is expected to be paid on Nov. 11 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 2. Lake Shore Bancorp is the holding company of Lake Shore Bank, a New York chartered, community-oriented financial institution headquartered in Dunkirk, New York. The Bank has ten full-service branch locations in Western New York, including four in Chautauqua County and six in Erie County. The ...

For local woman, jurisdiction makes domestic violence case difficult

A man allegedly involved in a local woman’s ongoing domestic violence case is not facing his first day in court. And that, according to Samantha Skudlarek, is part of the problem. The case involves multiple incidents in three states - and communication between courts has been a struggle. Skudlarek told The Post-Journal she has been working for a long time on getting the court system to examine all of the man’s past and current charges together with her own, including being in contact with the other women involved. In that time, she has found it difficult to get courts to look at ...

New sign for Historical Society

The Sheridan Historical Society is pleased to display a new sign on the front of their building. The sign was made possible through a grant from the Lake Shore Bank as part of their Community Reinvestment Program. Designed by SouthPaw Signs, it identifies the location of the Sheridan ...

Sales include former cafe in Ellicott

A former cafe in the southern end of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 10-13. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...

Silver Creek receives clean audit report

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Central School District received a clean, unmodified opinion of its finances in an Independent Audit Report through the end of last school year. The district discussed the results of the report at a recent Board of Education meeting. The report was conducted ...

JCC unveils retention plan; enrollment up

Jamestown Community College continues to see an upward trend in their enrollment numbers. The college’s new retention plan outlined the new data for this year’s fall semester during Tuesday’s board of trustees meeting. What started back during the 2025 fall semester, due to the State University of New York's Academic Momentum Campaign, is finally coming to fruition as the school’s PRCC (Pathways Retention Coordinating Committee) presented enrollment numbers for the fall 2026 semester. Chaired by Sarah Bright, an associate professor at the Olean, New York campus, Jeanne ...