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Furious George plays final Music at the Point

This Wednesday’s live Music at the Point Summer Series season finale will feature Furious George from 6 to 8 p.m. at Point Gratiot. The event is sponsored by Southern Tier Environments for Living, Inc. (STEL) and Lawley Insurance. Furious George is a classic/modern/original rock band from ...

Strong ‘Voice’: Opera House welcomes West on Friday

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present An Evening with The Voice’s Lucas West on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Rochester-based vocalist, instrumentalist, and West is thought by many to be a strong force of the next generation of popular music. The 21-year-old West ...

Republican legislator wants fund balance reduced

For the past few years, Democrats in the Chautauqua County Legislature have been calling for the county’s reserves to be spent down to lower property taxes. It appears they have an unlikely ally. Legislator Fred Johnson, R-Westfield, who is a member of the Audit and Control Committee and ...

Village distances itself from Flock cameras

Flock camera outrage has reached Fredonia, with village officials distancing themselves from the program at last week’s Board of Trustees meeting. The issue was the very first thing Mayor Michael Ferguson spoke about at the meeting. “We’ve had a lot of phone calls and emails and ...

Area police

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CHERRY CREEK – Jonathan Z. Scinta, 38, of Cherry Creek was charged with petit larceny after an alleged incident at 1 p.m. July 4 on Main Street in Cherry Creek. Through an investigation deputies charged Scinta, who allegedly took property that did not belong to him. An appearance ticket was issued Aug. 17 for Scinta to be in Cherry Creek Town Court later. – CHERRY CREEK – Michael F. Doherty, 49, of Tonawanda was charged with operating without insurance, DWI and DWI per se at 6:16 p.m. Wednesday after deputies pulled a vehicle over ...

Officials hail USDA $20M purchase of grape juice

On a rainy Monday, Chautauqua County’s grape growers received some sunshine. One week after a visit to Portland and a plea from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its decision to purchase $20 million worth of Concord grape juice, providing critical ...