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Flock license plate reader vandalized near Fredonia

A Flock license plate reader has been vandalized. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, an LPR that sits on private property on Route 20 at the intersection of Christy Road in the town of Pomfret was defaced with spray paint, rendering it useless. He called it “an act of ...

Humane Society pauses intakes of dogs, cats

JAMESTOWN – The Chautauqua County Humane Society has paused all intakes of dogs and cats for the time being, following intakes of both puppies and cats that are filling available space and also fighting contagious diseases. The Humane Society announced that they were pausing intakes on Tuesday afternoon on Facebook, and in speaking with the Post-Journal, executive director Jane Babinsky said the shelter is currently facing limited space with the need for both two litters of puppies and 33 cats that were recently taken in to be quarantined. “We have limited space here for both ...

Community Notebook

Bills Booster Club to watch game Sunday The Southern Tier Bills Booster Club will watch the New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills game on Sunday at the First Ward Falcon Club in Dunkirk. Game time is 1 p.m.Meat balls will be provided at halftime . Members may bring a dish to pass. Fredonia bush pick up begins Monday The Village of Fredonia will be picking up limbs and yard waste beginning Monday October 5, 2026, at 7 a.m. This will be the last pickup for the season. Collection will continue until every Village street has been completed. Bags and brush are collected separately by ...

Fredonia OKs hearing for police employee

Fredonia Police Chief Gregory Myers has received permission to pursue discipline against one of his employees. The village Board of Trustees approved two resolutions Monday to set up a hearing for the employee, who is not getting named by village officials. Myers is authorized to suspend the worker without pay “upon delivery of the charges against him,” according to one of the resolutions. Trustees Paul Wandel said the resolutions were “difficult for me to consider…but I am putting my faith in our due process system.” Trustees Ben Brauchler and LeeAnn Lazarony made ...

Arkwright, Dunkirk agree to shared highway departments

ARKWRIGHT — The towns of Arkwright and Dunkirk have come to an agreement with a goal to benefit both communities. At a special Town Board meeting, the Town of Arkwright approved a shared services agreement with the Town of Dunkirk regarding highway departments. Dunkirk will terminate its ...

Homeless man charged with destroying St. Susan Center freezer system

JAMESTOWN – A homeless Jamestown man has been charged with destroying the cooling system at the St. Susan Center in August. Jurall R. Reid, 33, was charged Monday with second-degree criminal mischief and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Reid was arraigned in Jamestown City Court and released. City police responded to a report from the St. Susan Center manager on August 17 of a criminal mischief complaint at the center. At 5:34 p.m. Aug. 16, the St. Susan Center cooling system was destroyed. Video surveillance footage showed a man had walked to the where the ...