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Jamestown duo facing drugs, weapons charges

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A pair of Jamestown men are facing federal drugs and weapons charges. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Blake D. Smith, a/k/a Sweets, 50, and Willie Graham, a/k/a Wu, 45, with narcotics conspiracy, Hobbs Act ...

World War II veteran from Randolph to celebrate 100th birthday

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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 ...

Holocaust Remembrance event set at SUNY

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

Jail staff saluted for accreditation

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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.

Fire closes bakery until further notice

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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 ...

Court rejects water lawsuit in village

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State Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon was apparently not impressed with the arguments of the trio of Fredonians who sued the village over its Sept. 10 water decision. Hanlon rejected all three of the grounds claimed by James Lynden, Gladys Sedota and Marie Sedota in the lawsuit that sought ...