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New Bemus Point boat launch ramp complete

BEMUS POINT - Another boat launch has been added to the roaming shores of Chautauqua Lake. The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the completion of the Bemus Point State Boat Launch and Fishing Access Site. The new launch point is located at the former fish ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Ryan D. Edwards, 42, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal contempt, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and fourth-degree criminal mischief at 6:30 p.m. Monday at an east side home. Officers received a complaint regarding a past-tense domestic incident involving multiple alleged violations of an Order of Protection. Edwards allegedly threw and damaged the protected party’s cellular phone before allegedly forcibly taking her to the ground and applying pressure to her neck. Following the incident, Edwards allegedly ...

Shorewood water project is ready to proceed

The Town of Dunkirk successfully met its deadline in order to move forward with the Shorewood Waterline Capital Project. With two weeks to spare, Town Attorney Jeff Passafaro presented the Town Board with the necessary right of way certifications and a court order allowing the project to ...

Wdowiasz plans BESS moratorium veto

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said she is vetoing the Common Council’s moratorium on new Battery Energy Storage System proposals. Wdowiasz told city department heads at her monthly meeting with them last week that Dunkirk was threatened with a lawsuit over the moratorium. She didn’t say ...

Cassadaga to review rental process

OBSERVER Photo by Braden Carmen Village of Cassadaga Trustee Dave Rowley said that reducing the number of Board meetings each month from two to one is “a good alternative” for the Village. By BRADEN CARMEN bcarmen@observertoday.com CASSADAGA — With most of the Village of ...

Community Notebook

Congregation to hear talk on courage The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua (UUCNC), located at 222 Temple Street in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11am, both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings ...