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Sales include transformed former gas station

A former dilapidated gas station that has been transformed into a remodeled commercial building has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from July 21-24. The county does not provide ...

The Western New York Chamber Orchestra opens its 2026-27 season at SUNY Fredonia with a program titled “Meditations.” The concert, which takes place on Sunday at 3 p.m. in King Concert Hall, will feature the Fredonia Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Vernon Huff, director of ...

CREATE Project documentary to air on PBS starting Monday

The CREATE Project is announcing that its feature documentary, “Tradition, Trauma, & Tenderness” will air on Monday at 10 p.m. and on Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Western New York and Southern Ontario on WNED-TV 17.1. The film is a meditation on the universal nature of trauma, and how ...

Area Police ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - RIPLEY - Mark R. Freligh, 63, of Sherman was charged with DWI, DWI per se and moving from lane unsafely at 12:21 a.m. Friday after deputies responded to a single motor vehicle accident on NE Sherman Road, Ripley. Freligh will be in Ripley Town Court later. JAMESTOWN POLICE - Tysean L. Mays, 21, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal contempt and resisting arrest after officers conducted a street check near a north side business at 1:13 a.m. Friday. According to a police report, officers saw Mays walking with a woman with whom he ...

Community Notebook

Brocton sets special meeting BROCTON – The Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 34 West Main St. with the sole purpose to approve the purchase of new fire hydrants. Boozy Bingo night planned for Oct. 10 SHERIDAN — The Dunkirk Lakeshore Bowling Association is sponsoring a Boozy Bingo night Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Sheridan VFW. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the first round begins at 7. The $5 admission includes beer and pop and one set of bingo cards. There will also be 50-50 raffles and a lottery tree raffle. Everyone is welcome ...

County man sentenced in child porn possession

A Chautauqua County man has been sentenced for possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Jose Perez, 42, of Celoron, who was convicted in the case involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison and 30 years supervised release ...