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Food Ministry Program wins grant

Tri-Church Parish in Brocton is pleased to announce a $6,000 grant award for its Food Ministry Program made possible by the generous support of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation. This initiative aims to provide weekend bags for qualified students in the Brocton Central School ...

County sex offender ruling upheld

An appeals court has unanimously upheld the county’s handling of a 2025 Sex Offender Registration Act case. Jacob Feldt had appealed the county’s determination that he is a Level 2 risk under the state Sex Offender Registration Act. Feldt was originally charged in 2023 by Lakewood-Busti Police and then indicted 2024 in a nine-count indictment against a south county man accused of committing sexual acts against a child. Feldt was convicted of two felony counts in Chautauqua County Court: third-degree rape - oral sexual contact with a person incapable of consent with a person under ...

Lawmaker proposes visiting procedure for prisons, jails

A state lawmaker wants the state to establish visiting procedures for state and local jails as well as visiting rights for visitors and those in the jails. Assemblywoman Phara Souffrant Forrest, D-Brooklyn, has introduced legislation (A.11507) that would standardize procedures around the ...

Coming up …

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 Laurel Run newspaper sale Area Tim Hortons, downtown Fredonia, downtown Silver Creek, 6 to 10 a.m. Proceeds benefit The Resource Center Laurel Run Fund; Dr. Jon Vona “Smile” Fund enhancing the lives of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Tops NY 890 meeting First United Presbyterian Church, 35 Park Place, Silver Creek. Weigh-ins begin at 8:45 a.m., meeting starts at 9:35 a.m. All are welcome. Use the Main Street entrance. For details, call 716 680-0313. Dunkirk Farmers’ Market Dunkirk Senior Center Pavilion, 45 Cliffstar Court, 9 a.m. ...

Mall owner files new assessment challenge

LAKEWOOD - The Chautauqua Mall is, again, challenging its tax assessment. On Friday, Chautauqua Mall Realty Holding LLC filed an Article 7 filing in the state Supreme Court in Mayville asking the court to review the assessment of the three parcels that make up the Chautauqua Mall property - ...

IDA adjusts agreement for Stockton solar project

Payments that are being made for a solar project in Stockton are being adjusted. In 2022, Scinta Solar, LLC was approved to construct a 5 megawatt solar project at 7030 South Stockton-Cassadaga Road (County Road 71). It was to be placed on 26 acres of land. A Payment In Lieu Of Taxes ...