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East Dunkirk Fire voices concerns with passing zone

The East Town of Dunkirk Fire Department is responsible for the safety of a large portion of the town’s residents. It doesn’t seem right that the road immediately in front of the department’s fire house is one of the most dangerous stretches in the town. The department sent a letter to ...

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Complete weekend listings online at observertoday.com SATURDAY, AUG 29 Dunkirk Flea Market Route 5 (Lake Shore Drive E.), Central Avenue parking lot, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors accepted each week for $20 per spot. Contact Brian Meyers 716 680-0958. Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) classic golf tournament Chautauqua Golf Club, Lake Course, 4731 W. Lake Road, Chautauqua. Registration, morning refreshments 8 a.m. shotgun start 9 a.m. Various games. $95 per player, foursome $380, includes 18 holes, cart, luncheon. Raffle tables, Proceeds help low-to ...

Area police reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE – On Aug. 17, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division received a complaint of an incident taking place in the Chautauqua County Jail. It was reported to investigators that an incarcerated individual kicked a Corrections Officer causing physical injury. After an investigation, Robert L. Schroder, 45, was charged with second-degree assault. He was arraigned in Centralized Arraignment to answer to the charge out of the Town of Chautauqua. ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT — Annette M. Johnson, 65 , of ...

Unsettling ‘transition’

To at least a handful of local families and educators, the future of Northern Chautauqua Catholic School (NCCS) in Dunkirk has been a contentious topic of discussion for several months. Even with the reassurance of the Diocese of Buffalo that the school “will remain open”, the school’s ...

Community heroes honored during congressional ceremony

SINCLAIRVILLE – Some are youth sports leaders. Others serve senior citizens in the community. Some have literally saved a life in crisis, others save lives through medicine. Some help improve our environment, others help improve our downtowns. The one thing they all have in common is ...

Office of Aging plans annual public hearing Sept. 8

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services will hold its annual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8 to gather community input on its proposed 2026-27 Annual Update to the Four-Year Plan. The public hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and provides older adults, caregivers, service providers, health care partners, community organizations, volunteers, elected officials and residents an opportunity to share ideas about the needs and priorities of older adults in Chautauqua County. “Our annual public hearing is an important opportunity for us to listen directly to the people ...