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Wandel rips firing of DPW chief

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Trustees made a “hasty decision” last week to fire Fredonia Department of Public Works Director David Bird, Trustee Paul Wandel said Monday. Wandel offered a strident defense of Bird at a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. Wandel was the only “no” vote when three trustees voted last ...

Sheriff’s Office seeks help in 1988 murder

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Chautauqua County investigators are looking for the public’s help on a 38-year-old murder. On May 18, 1988 Kathy Wilson of Jamestown was kidnapped. Her body was recovered on Sept. 24, 1989 in Lander, Pennsylvania, which sits between Sugar Grove and Russell. The Sheriff’s Office is ...

Community Notebook

Community Notebook

SOAR meets Tuesday in city SOAR Chapter 4-1 will meet Tuesday at USW Local 2693 Union Hall on Fourth Street in Dunkirk. The meeting will convene at noon with lunch to follow. All SOAR Members and retirees are invited to attend. For further information call 716-366–1485. Band lists summer ...

CHRIC celebrating NeighborWorks Week

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MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) will be celebrating NeighborWorks Week from May 23 through June 7. During these weeks, the NeighborWorks network celebrates how organizations and residents work together to create opportunities, strengthen ...

Historical Society presentation on Amish Thursday

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MAYVILLE – William A. Lucas will present “Traveling with the Amish: Past and Present” at the Chautauqua Town Historical Society’s Monthly Meeting, Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the Veteran’s Memorial Meeting Room, the Chautauqua Town Hall, 2 Academy Street, Mayville. William Lucas, ...

Youth get more than dirt at Earth Day event

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Children love superheroes, and the superheroes they met at Alexander Findley Community Library on April 18 were "slimy soil heroes," also known as earthworms. The celebration of Earth Day, which was April 22, frequently begins on the preceding weekend, and the Findley Lake Library joined in ...