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County team accepts award on Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County leaders and community partners gathered Monday outside the Chautauqua County Courthouse to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. During the ...

Man tied to fentanyl sentenced 15 years for probation violation

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A Dunkirk man nabbed a number of times in the north county for having fentanyl has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison by Judge David W. Foley following a violation of probation hearing. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Tuesday that Dakota Cordell, 29, was placed on a five-year ...

Brocton man facing numerous charges in burglaries of Amish homes

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A Brocton man was arraigned Monday on a 35-count indictment handed down by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury involving burglaries at Amish residences. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that 46-year-old Jarrett Sikes has charges that include 11 counts of second-degree burglary, nine counts ...

State planning to send more tax relief checks

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Nearly 3 million New Yorkers across the state will receive over $2 billion in tax relief this summer and fall through New York's School Tax Relief (STAR) program. STAR provides property tax relief to eligible homeowners and seniors statewide. While some STAR recipients will receive their ...

SUNY alum returns with Navy’s premier jazz ensemble

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State University of New York at Fredonia graduate Chief Musician Kristine Hsia is returning to her alma mater with the Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble Friday at 7 p.m. at the Rockefeller Arts Center, 1 Symphony Circle, Fredonia, New York. The concert is free and open to the public and is ...

Fiscal Recovery Act deadline ‘gone’

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Dunkirk's Fiscal Recovery Act is dead, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said Friday. Wdowiasz made the pronouncement near the start of a city government meeting she called. Wdowiasz invited city department heads and all five members of the Common Council. All the department heads showed up – she's ...