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SUNY salutes, holds Veterans Day ceremony

SUNY Fredonia held its annual Veterans Remembrance Ceremony at the Williams Center. “Thank you to all veterans and active duty service members for your commitment to our defense of the country,” SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison said. Kolison said he has two nephews currently ...

DoubleTree Hotel put on Market by Hamister Group

JAMESTOWN – City officials see the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Fourth Street as a key piece of the city’s future as the developer which renovated the hotel is trying to sell. developer Buffalo Business First is reporting that the DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel, located on Fourth Street in Jamestown has been put on the market by Hamister Group, seven years after its official reopening. According to Buffalo Business First, Hamister Group spent $15 million to redevelop the property but says it never fully recovered from the impact of the pandemic. The 147-room property was opened in ...

Area police

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE – FRENCH CREEK – Zane L. Tucker, 31, of Clymer was charged with unlicensed operator, unregistered vehicle, uninspected vehicle, no front plate, no license plate light, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, operating a vehicle without insurance, failure to keep right, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, DWI, DWI per se and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 10:05 p.m. Thursday after deputies pulled a vehicle over on Bush Road in French Creek. Upon searching the vehicle, deputies allegedly found a large compacity ...

Walmart expansion plans hinted

Walmart is planning expansion projects at its Bennett Road store, Fredonia's chief building officer Charles LaBarbera said last week. LaBarbera discussed two proposed projects at a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. “One is a fuel cell and convenience store that they are just starting to work on,” he said. “They want to come to the (Fredonia) Planning Board for an unofficial hearing.” LaBarbera said that won't happen until the board's December meeting, and possibly not until January. “They’re also doing major renovations to the building,” LaBarbera mentioned. One ...

Four veterans participate in recent Flight

The third and final trip of the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight for the year that took veterans to visit the monuments in Washington D.C. was held back at the beginning of October, and three Chautauqua County veterans and one Cattaraugus County veteran were in attendance this time around. The ...

County Legislature honors Dispenza

Chautauqua County recognized Lori Dispenza, a U.S. Army veteran and Veterans Service Officer with the Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency, for her distinguished military service and continued commitment to supporting veterans and their families. The recognition took place at the ...