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Dunkirk man admits theft of COVID funds

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A Dunkirk man has pleaded guilty to the theft of COVID funds. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that Lamont Brown, 37, made the plea to U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr., which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

Clymer seeks funding for school merger talks

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The Clymer Central School District is asking Chautauqua County to help finance the project underway for a merger among Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts. On Wednesday, the county legislature will vote on a resolution for the county to give $100,000 to aid in the merger. The ...

Villenova man charged in arson of camper

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FORESTVILLE --- A Villenova man is facing arson charges after a fire last week. On Thursday morning, deputies were dispatched to an address in the hamlet for a report of a larceny of a camper. After investigation, it was found the defendant, Ethan Guest, 25, allegedly started the missing ...

Top intermediate students listed

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Dunkirk Intermediate School has announced its Students of the Month for February. Its overall student of the month was Greyeliz Morales-Torres. Others include: Isaac Billick, Aleaius Rojas, Josiel Rosado, Avery Carmen, Deysi Cruz Bautista, Maximus Killion-Fuller, Grace Alvarado-Alvarez, Natasha ...

Clerk of the year named

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Cindy Capestrani, village of Falconer Clerk, was named 2025 Chautauqua County Municipal Clerks Association Clerk of the Year. Capestrani was nominated by her peers and fellow CCMCA members. Comments submitted described her as one who is active in her community outside of her Village Clerk ...

Window profile offers glimpse of 19th century high life

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Editor’s note: This concludes a three-part series. Images are courtesy of Jack Woodbury, the Barker Museum, and the early Fredonia Baptist records. Many of those documents reside in the SUNY Fredonia Archives and Special Collections, and are transcribed and posted with Chautauqua ...