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Langworthy announces America 250 Community Heroes Award

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy is announcing the launch of the NY-23 America 250 Community Heroes Award, a district-wide initiative recognizing individuals across Western New York and the Southern Tier whose service, sacrifice, leadership, and dedication reflect the enduring values that have shaped our nation for 250 years. As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Langworthy is calling on residents throughout New York’s 23rd Congressional District to nominate local heroes who have made a meaningful impact in their communities. "Our nation's story is written by ordinary ...

Mobile home park, thrift store building sold

A mobile home park in Sinclairville is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 1-7. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...

Jamestown awarded second $10M DRI award from state

Nine years ago, the city of Jamestown was one of the first municipalities included in a round of funding from the state under the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. On Friday, it was announced that they would again receive funding from this initiative as a part of Round Nine, totalling $10 ...

NCCF annual meeting, Footprints Award is June 29

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation invites the public to the 40th Annual Meeting on Monday, June 29, at 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Science Center, located on SUNY Fredonia’s campus. Join us as we celebrate 40 years of impact, partnerships, community investments, and accomplishments. During the meeting, NCCF will present the George B. Weaver Jr. Footprints Award to John and Marilyn Hemmer of Westfield in recognition of their outstanding contributions to philanthropy and service within our community. Additionally, elections for new Board and Voting Members will take ...

Langworthy promotes anti-fraud bills

Congressman Nick Langworthy applauded the House of Representatives’ approval of a package of anti-fraud and government accountability legislation. Langworthy opened a Thursday speech about it by saying that too many taxpayers are resigned to their government being too big and that it “has lost all accountability to the taxpayers — who could blame them for being frustrated, when you read headlines. But the Minnesota fraud scandals that uncovered billions in theft of taxpayer dollars sent shockwaves across the country, and lifted the veil on how bad the problem really is.” The ...

30th Juneteenth Celebration this weekend in city

The Juneteenth Celebration Committee has finalized plans for the 30th celebration to be held in the city of Dunkirk. Celebration days for this year will be Saturday, June 13, through Monday, June 15. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation ...