PORTLAND --- A Portland man is facing charges after an alleged sex offense. In July, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint that occurred in the town. After an investigation it was found that 21-year-old Kevin D Brown allegedly committed the offense of third-degree rape ...
GOWANDA — Superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson reported at the latest Gowanda Board of Education meeting that the district is “making a lot of progress” in its pool repair project. Completely re-tiling the pool has been a very labor-intensive process, but in the coming months, Anderson ...
MONDAY, NOV. 9 United Senior Citizens meeting Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 12 p.m. Membership dues $5 per year. For lunch reservations, send $16 check made out to United Senior Citizens to Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk, NY 14048 the previous Thursday.. Sheridan VFW Auxiliary meeting Post 6390, 2556 Main Road, (Route 20 W.), 6:30 p.m. St. Vincent dePaul meeting TLV Center, 296 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, room 106, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 10 Dunkirk and Fredonia Fire Department Retirees breakfast Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 9 ...
Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members learned that the district's Capital Improvement Project is about 57% complete at their meeting this month. WACS Superintendent Ryan Sikorski spoke about the tour of the construction area that he and the board took that very day, led by the architects and project managers. "The progress so far is very impressive," he said. "The locker rooms will be unveiled in November and the staff and students are excited for that." Business Manager Josh Melquist reported that the change orders for the Capital Improvement Project total ...
The Dunkirk Common Council unanimously ratified a fire department contract that one council member called “a little complicated to us,” while the city attorney said it was just a matter of “switching the dates.” The pact calls for 4% raises for city fire department employees in 2027, and 2% raises in 2028, according to a copy of the council agenda provided to the OBSERVER by City Hall. An emergency medical services training officer position is also added. The assistant chief position is removed from the agreement. The agenda mentions the “switching of dates” that Elliot ...
It appears Chautauqua County is looking to run its own homeless shelters, although it probably won’t happen before winter. Carmelo Hernandez, the county’s director of mental hygiene and commissioner of social services, met recently with the county legislature’s Human Services ...
