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Breaking tradition

The Fredonia Central School District has chosen to prioritize momentum over tradition with a shift for the end of next school year. The Class of 2027 Commencement Ceremony will be on the night of Friday, June 25, at SUNY Fredonia, rather than on a Sunday afternoon as in recent ...

Brocton benefits from FeedMore, Library partnership

BROCTON — Several months ago, Ahira Hall Memorial Library Director Julie Morrison Putcher formed a partnership with FeedMore WNY to bring a food truck carrying affordable, local produce available for purchase at Ryckman Park. The results have been very favorable. “So far, everything has ...

Charges against city man fourth in two years

Charges announced Monday against a Jamestown man charged in the May 3 stabbing death of Torry Kenny are the latest in a list of criminal charges in recent years. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the May 3 death of Jamestown resident Torry Kenny, 32. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt called the incident a "brutal and predatory attack committed without ...

Preserving history meeting planned for Hanover

SILVER CREEK — Our region is filled with memories. We love to come back to the hometown we loved in our youth but, as time goes by, the history and memories of communities become lost due to blatant disregard of the importance of what made communities as cherished places in our lives. The people, the history and the buildings. They all meant something to us, but slowly, one by one buildings are abandoned and over time become irreparable and also irreplaceable. We all have seen them and wonder why. "Why doesn't someone do something about it?" Well, here is your opportunity! If you ...

County says 'sustainable disposable income growth' is top goal

Chautauqua County is declaring “sustainable disposable income growth” the number one economic development goal for county government. This goal was adopted after a Democratic county lawmaker previously tried to make job creation the top goal. In June, Legislator Fred Larson of ...

Ion Sky plays Music at the Point

Today’s live Music at the Point will feature Ion Sky from 6 to 8 p.m. at Point Gratiot. The event is sponsored by Southern Tier Environments for Living, Inc. (STEL) and Lawley Insurance. Ion Sky is scheduled this Wednesday with upcoming performances to include the following dates/bands: ...