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Forestville resident protests sale of parcel from tax auction

A Forestville resident is asking county officials to reject a property sale at a tax auction, saying that it was sold without her knowledge. During the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Kerry Vasquez-Marte at 927 Route 39, Forestville was in ...

Sing for Unity event planned for Sunday

Sing for Unity invites everyone around the world to join, in connection with the UN International Day of Peace, as we create a sound wave of hope, unity, peace, and global community that travels across time zones. Invite your friends and family! Sing for Unity, a community event, will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m .Together we will raise our voices to create a sound wave of hope, unity, community, equality, and peace across the globe. To be included in this worldwide musical movement, participants are welcome to attend at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia, home of the Unitarian Universalist ...

County man in middle of plate fiasco

A disabled Chautauqua County resident has received more than a dozen traffic citations in New York City, even though the city admits he should not have been ticketed in the first place, because the license plate being cited is on a city bus. Chautauqua County Clerk Greg Carlson sent an email ...

Lavish, placid Republican legislators may be on hot seat

Right as the controversial data center issue began to ramp up in the spring, our newspaper received a communication from a fired-up individual. As part of the impassioned discussion, the caller made it clear what she was going to say would be important to the Brocton-Portland community. Why ...

SUNY ranked among nation’s best colleges for rural U.S.

The State University of New York at Fredonia has been named one of the nation’s “Best Colleges for Rural America,” a new ranking that recognizes colleges and universities in rural communities for their educational value, contributions to social mobility and connections to their ...

Questions abound during Panama school merger talks

PANAMA - Taxes, the future of sports teams, retirement costs, possible school board membership and the future of one pre-k through 12th grade building serving all of Clymer, Sherman and Panama are among the questions on the minds of Panama residents who are mulling a potential merger of the ...