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Handicaptain highlight of Friday event

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Dunkirk Pier’s new “Handicaptain,” which assists mobility-challenged people with boat access, will be highlighted Friday at the Tenth Annual Veterans Fishing Day. The boat access station was installed last July. Adam Begley, founder of HandiCaptain Brands, LLC, built it with a couple ...

Paint CHQ mural project to begin in Dunkirk

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The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG) is pleased to announce the commencement of a new public art mural at 125 Central Ave. in Dunkirk, as part of the Paint CHQ program that launched in 2025. After several delays prevented the originally selected artist from creating ...

$1M in funds to assist Jamestown with brownfields

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Jamestown is slated to receive $1 million, U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday, in federal support to help assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated and abandoned properties. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer ...

Gies wins Democratic Party primary for Congress

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Aaron Gies, Democratic and Working Families candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, defeated primary opponent, Kevin Stocker, with more than 71% of the vote. The district includes parts of nine counties stretching from southern Niagara down to the Pennsylvania ...

Navigating issues

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Earlier this month, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced a partnership with University at Buffalo to further advance Great Lakes research priorities. The State University of New York University at Buffalo (UB) will serve as the new host of the Great Lakes Research ...

Ralston, Teachers’ Association earn new deals at Silver Creek

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SILVER CREEK — Dr. Katie Ralston is not going anywhere in the near future, as Silver Creek’s Superintendent recently agreed to an extension to her contract to remain with the district. “I really do mean it from my heart that I just feel really honored to be able to lead here every single ...