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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — Jaxon V. McCloskey, 18, of the town of Portland, was charged Dec. 7 with failure to keep right, driving while intoxicated, and DWI per se. According to officials, at about 4:16 a.m. deputies responded to Pullman Road in the Village of Brocton for a ...

Sheriff’s Department issues reminder on snowmobiling

Local/Region

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Navigation Division is reminding all snowmobile operators that trails cannot officially open until Jan. 2. Weather and trail conditions may affect this date. With anticipation of the trails opening, the department would like to remind riders to ensure ...

Sun-splashed holidays

Local/Region

Former Dunkirk resident — and frequent visitor — Mary Asher of Lauderhill, Fla., shows Western New Yorkers what the holiday season looks like in warmer weather. Her home is decked out for Christmas — without the snow.

Electrovaya boosts profits, revenues

Business

Revenues and profits are both up for Electrovaya, which opened its Ellicott manufacturing plant this year and is now in the midst of building out the local facility. Company officials said in November that design reviews of assembly processes and equipment that are customized to the ...

State steady in its love, hate for taxes

TOP STORIES

New Yorkers appear to be consistent gluttons for punishment. Not only do many of us understand what is holding back the once great Empire State from prosperity, we also are having a tough time breaking away from it. So says a poll commissioned by the Invest in Our New York Campaign that was ...

Pacos backs nuclear facility in Pomfret

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Pomfret Town Supervisor Dan Pacos supports a site near Van Buren Road as a home for New York state’s nuclear power project. Pacos announced at the December town board meeting that he “indicated to the county” the town is interested in hosting a nuclear facility at the site. The land ...