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Hewes CTE Spirit Week supports local food pantry

ASHVILLE - The Hewes Educational Center recently held its first-ever Career and Technical Education (CTE) Spirit Week, giving students and staff a chance to show off their programs while coming together for a good cause. The student-led effort highlighted CTE programs through Erie ...

Holocaust Remembrance event set at SUNY

Hillel, in collaboration with ODEI Intercultural Center Speaker Series, is hosting a Holocaust Remembrance event at SUNY Fredonia. The event is slated for Monday, April 20 at 5 p.m. in the Blue Lounge in the Williams Center. The program, “A Tailor’s Journey: One Man’s Story of Survival ...

Fire closes bakery until further notice

A Fredonia bakery and cafe has announced it is closed until further notice after a Thursday afternoon oven fire. Butterlow posted the sad news shortly after the fire on its official social media page. “We are so beyond grateful for the Fredonia Fire Department for the services that they ...

Jail staff saluted for accreditation

OBSERVER Photo by Gregory Bacon The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Jail Health Services Program has been awarded an Accreditation Certificate by the National Commission on Correctional Health. For earning this accreditation, the staff were saluted by the Chautauqua County Legislature.

World War II veteran from Randolph to celebrate 100th birthday

RANDOLPH — For Edward “Bruce” Zunner of Randolph, life has been “one heck of a trip.” Come April 23, Zunner’s trip will begin its 100th year. It should come as no surprise that Zunner has no shortage of stories to tell. “I’ve done everything from driving a truck and ...

CLPOA, CLP win Freshwater Wetlands Act lawsuits

A lawsuit filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association has resulted in the annulment of the state DEC’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations. Of all the arguments made by the local organization, State Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin said the DEC did not do its due ...