Elizabeth Booth has been appointed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to the SUNY Fredonia University Council. Booth is a retired nonprofit and public-sector professional with over 30 years of leadership in higher education, workforce development, and non-profit and private sector management. ...
SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Emergency Squad has been busy this summer. There were 52 responses to incidents in the month of July alone. As a result, the Village Board transferred $5,000 of funds to the EMS staffing account to bring the account balance to $10,000. As part of the staffing contract agreed to in May of 2025, the Village will allocate funds to keep the staffing account funded with $10,000 available to pay first responders when they respond to incidents. An additional transfer of $550 to the EMS account for flood insurance was also approved. The Board also approved ...
Complete weekend listings online at observertoday.com SATURDAY, AUG 29 Dunkirk Flea Market Route 5 (Lake Shore Drive E.), Central Avenue parking lot, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors accepted each week for $20 per spot. Contact Brian Meyers 716 680-0958. Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) classic golf tournament Chautauqua Golf Club, Lake Course, 4731 W. Lake Road, Chautauqua. Registration, morning refreshments 8 a.m. shotgun start 9 a.m. Various games. $95 per player, foursome $380, includes 18 holes, cart, luncheon. Raffle tables, Proceeds help low-to ...
One of the hundreds who were homeless in the summer of 2024 in Jamestown that led to a state of emergency being issued by city Mayor Kim Ecklund was starting to find a better life for himself. Carlos Contreras, who resides in Colombia, looks back fondly on that period of time. After arriving in the United States of America for a fifth time, he met a woman and married. It was a short-lived relationship that ended with divorce. It ultimately led to a period on the downtown streets near the Chadakoin River that he recalled The Post-Journal covering during his time there. Contreras ...
On July 25, 2024, a state of emergency was declared in the city of Jamestown in an effort to help with the city’s growing homeless population. In the two years since then, Mayor Kim Ecklund and other homeless related officials are reporting that work has continued, with one of the most ...
The New York State AFL-CIO, the largest state federation of labor in the country, representing 2.5 million union members, retirees, and their families, has endorsed Aaron Gies for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. The endorsement was announced at the New York State AFL-CIO’s 2026 Committee on Political Education (COPE) Convention at the Albany Capital Center, where delegates representing public sector, private sector, and building trades unions gathered to endorse candidates for Congress, State Senate, and Assembly. “We endorse these candidates with great ...
