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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Michael S. Cook, 53, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt at 2:49 a.m. Tuesday after officers conducted a street check on Michael S. Cook and another individual. They were located behind a business on the east side of Jamestown. Upon investigation it was determined there is a valid stay-away order of protection for Cook to stay away from the other person. Cook was taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. Police report that due to a prior conviction, Cook's charge was upgraded to first-degree criminal contempt. - Gary L. ...

Community Notebook

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County Legion Auxiliary meets Thursday The Chautauqua County American Legion Auxiliary Meeting will be held at the J. Carter Knapp Post 953 in Forestville on Thursday. Dessert at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7. Empire Girls State quotas for 2027 will be taken and all units are encouraged to send a representative for the roll call. Auxiliary members are invited to meet and welcome distinguished guests, Eighth District Auxiliary President Suzanne Wesley and 1st Vice President Rosemary O'Connell. Dance event planned Oct. 17 in Gowanda GOWANDA — Come dance the night away at ...

Gray earns tenure as Fredonia STEM teacher

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Four years ago, Margaret Gray was hired as a STEM Teacher at her alma mater. She said at the time that she had a wonderful experience at Fredonia as a student, and she hoped to give other students the same opinion of the district. So far, so good. At a recent Board of Education meeting, ...

Fredonia water project work halted over lack of funds

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Fredonia’s water project had its tap shut off Monday. Trustees intend to turn it back on, though. The village board voted to suspend its relationship with project engineers LaBella until Fredonia has its promised grant money for the project in hand. It came out at the trustees’ workshop ...

Legislature to review retirement benefits for managers

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MAYVILLE – County officials are considering upgrading a local law that would permit managers to get the same retirement benefits as union employees. During the legislature’s September meeting, an amendment had been proposed to a local law regarding paid health insurance at retirement. ...

Fredonia halts anonymous letters at meetings

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Anonymous correspondence will no longer get read out at Fredonia’s Board of Trustees meetings. Trustees voted, 4-0, last week to make the change. The resolution they passed begins that anonymous letters “may still be shared with the mayor and trustees for their review.” However, trustees “shall not read anonymous correspondence aloud at village meetings. To be read publicly, all submissions must include the sender’s name and community location.” The move is in apparent response to a recent letter that disparaged and belittled Mayor Michael Ferguson. The writer signed ...