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Geise argues job creation important, not only goal

MAYVILLE – The top person who oversees economic development for Chautauqua County says he believes there are many factors to seeing the county flourish. Job creation is one piece of the puzzle, but it’s not the only piece. On Wednesday, the county legislature’s Planning and Economic ...

Leaders satisfied with Lakeside Park paving

MAYVILLE – There’s been quite a difference at Lakeside Park in the last three months. In April, Mayville village trustees had expressed great concern about the work being done at the park, questioning the quality and time it was taking to complete it. Rock of WNY, which is based in ...

Cassadaga celebrates refurbished gazebo

CASSADAGA – For 19 years, Tammie Wichlacz has spent her summers on the Cassadaga beach, looking at the gazebo as it continued to worsen. She desperately wanted to see it remodeled, for both safety as well as aesthetic reasons. This summer she got her wish. Late last year the Northern ...

Community Notebook

Parking hearing canceled The public hearing on parking changes in the village of Fredonia, scheduled for 5 p.m. today, has been canceled until further notice. The village made the announcement on its website. Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on July 14 with 22 people in attendance. Peggy led a fun exercise program before the meeting. President Randy Nurmi then opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegience and singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline Flitt read “Refresh Your Self” and offered a blessing on the ...

Pet projects

A youngster in Westfield is making a difference for area cat and dog shelters. Five-year-old Andrew Gustafson, who will be entering kindergarten at Westfield Academy & Central Schools, is getting ready to host his second year of holding a lemonade stand to benefit the shelters. The idea ...

Bridge repainting complete on Route 20

Motor vehicle traffic on Route 20 between Westfield and Ripley is no longer restricted as repainting the bridge that carries vehicles over two sets of railroad tracks has been completed. The project involved sandblasting, scraping off old paint and repainting the bridge girders and facia to ...