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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Donald W. Dean Jr., 27, of Jamestown, was charged May 17 with making a false punishable statement while Jodi L. Monroe, 47, of Jamestown, was charged May 17 with resisting arrest. According to police, at about 11:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a ...

Southern Tier Brewing, Comedy Center partner for ALS fundraiser

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Southern Tier Brewing Company and the National Comedy Center have partnered to launch Bit by Bit Blonde Ale, a limited-release 5.1% Blonde Ale created to raise funds and awareness for ALS research. The beer is now available at Southern Tier Brewing Company taprooms and the National Comedy ...

New secondary school principal hired in Westfield

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At their meeting last month, Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members approved the appointment of Andrea Marsh as Secondary School Principal, effective Monday through June 15, 2030. Marsh comes to WACS from the Fredonia School District, where she has served as ...

Deputies say driver who hit bicyclist was drunk

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A Dunkirk man who allegedly hit a bicyclist while intoxicated over the weekend was arrested. On Saturday around 9:45 p.m. Deputies of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to a personal injury accident on Route 60 in the town of Dunkirk where a subject was struck on a bicycle. ...

Faculty transitions top Ripley school meeting

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At its May meeting, Ripley Central School Board of Education members learned that the district will implement several faculty transitions for the 2026-27 school year due to increasing enrollment. Ripley Principal Sara Centanni told board members that the district welcomed more than 20 new ...

Big Boy rumbles through Ripley, city with appreciative crowd

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With Big Boy about 10 minutes late getting out of Ripley, that only gave the crowd along Lucas Avenue in Dunkirk more time to grow. By the time the giant locomotive came through at 1:20 p.m., there were up to 300 people waiting for it in the area. Most gathered in the vacant lot between ...