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County awarded $250,000 for housing development

Local/Region August 26, 2026

Chautauqua County has been awarded $250,000 through New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Technical Assistance to Grow Pro-Housing Communities (TAG) program to advance housing development and help municipalities capitalize on opportunities for new residential investment. The initiative builds upon the Chautauqua County Housing Market Assessment and Development Strategy, completed in February 2024, which identified the creation of a healthy and well-functioning housing market as critical to the vibrancy of local communities, the well-being of residents, and the County’s ...

Trustees eye return of public comments

Area Police ...

Area police August 26, 2026

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — CARROLL — Deputies responded to an address for a reported altercation at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. It was reported that Jordan Beardsley did engage in a physical altercation with a subject that violated an order of protection. Beardsley was charged with second-degree criminal contempt, second-degree aggravated harassment and second-degree harassment. Beardsley was placed into custody and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail to be arraigned. FREDONIA POLICE DEPARTMENT — A domestic dispute on Aug. 20 has led to charges for one ...

Firefighters respond to call

Local/Region August 26, 2026

OBSERVER Photos by Braden Carmen Dunkirk firefighters were at 18 W. Beach St. around 4:40 p.m. Monday for a garage fire. It was quickly extinguished and did minimal damage. Firefighters had left the scene around 5:15 p.m.

Community Notebook

Community Notebook August 26, 2026

Parks Commission meets Thursday The Chautauqua County Parks Commission meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Chautauqua County Airport. The public is welcome to attend. Social Dancing classes to begin Fall classes in Social Dancing will begin once again at the Collage Performing Arts Center at 214 Eagle St. in Fredonia beginning Monday, Sept. 7 and Thursday, Sept. 10. Classes meet from 7 to 9 p.m. through November. Dancing has always been an important part of our lives throughout the good times and the more challenging ones. It is an activity that encourages attention to detail, ...