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Mortgage tax revenue up slightly; higher for cities

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By GREGORY BACON gbacon@observertoday.com Chautauqua County’s mortgage tax revenue is up slightly countywide, with bigger gains in the two cities. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution distributing mortgage tax revenue, as required by law. A total of ...

Westfield’s Christmas makes spirits bright

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“OK everybody, we’ll light it up on the third HO,” Santa called out, as he grasped the candy cane lever. “Ho, Ho, HO!” the crowd shouted and Santa pulled a large candy cane causing the huge tree in Moore Park, Westfield, to blaze to life with a dazzling array of colored ...

Club learns of 3,000 years of Naples and Italy

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The fourth regular meeting of the 2025-2026 season of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club was hosted at the home of Beckie Huber-Ross. President Karin S. Cockram welcomed Club members to the meeting. After a brief business meeting concluded, a paper by Gail Crow on the historic center of Naples, ...

Gerry Rodeo history detailed at presentation

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SINCLAIRVILLE — Members and guests of the Valley Historical Society gathered at the Sinclairville Library for the presentation of the history of the Gerry Rodeo by Donna Westerdahl Nichols. Nichols is the daughter of Carl E. Westerdahl, who was a charter member of the Gerry Volunteer Fire ...

Lake snow warning issued for county starting early Thursday

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A lake-effect snow warning has been issued for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties starting early Thursday by the National Weather Service. Eerily similar to last year, the forecast calls for heavy lake effect snow with total accumulations at 12 to 20 inches in the most ...

Cherry Creek man, 75, charged in rape of juvenile

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CHERRY CREEK --- A 75-year-old man has been charged with second-degree rape of a juvenile On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division announced it conducted an investigation regarding a report of sexual misconduct involving a youth on Nov. 4. Through ...