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View from above

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OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford It may not feel like summer is getting closer, but the city of Dunkirk is doing its part to look a bit more seasonal. On Tuesday, Dunkirk Department of Public Works employees were hanging flower baskets on Central Avenue. This photo was taken from the second ...

Ripley pulls back on cemetery care efforts

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Town of Ripley Council members passed a motion stating that the town will discontinue perpetual care services in the East Ripley Cemetery at their meeting on May 8. Ripley Supervisor Laura K. Pless said that general maintenance, including mowing, will continue at the cemetery, however, ...

Dunkirk Seniors list coming events, trips

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The Dunkirk Senior Center will be having an Ice Cream and Brownie Social on Tuesday, June 17. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.with ice cream and brownies at 1 p.m. Cost is $5 per member. Sign ups begin in the Senior Center Office Tuesday. The Dunkirk Senior Center will be having the following ...

Longtime CFO retiring from county IDA

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The County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) is saying goodbye to its longtime Chief Financial Officer. On Tuesday, Mark Geise, Deputy County Executive for Economic Development and CCIDA CEO, along with the rest of the CCIDA staff and Board of Directors, recognized outgoing ...

Fredonia budget re-vote June 17; special meeting Friday

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. As a result of the failed budget vote on May 20, the Fredonia Central School District will hold a re-vote on Tuesday, June 17. In order to meet the state-mandated timeline for a re-vote, Fredonia will hold a special meeting for the presentation ...

Study recommends village buy water from district

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Fredonia’s engineers have decided the village should buy water from the North County Water District and decommission its dam and reservoir. Representatives from LaBella Associates presented their findings from a new study of Fredonia’s water system Tuesday at a Board of Trustees meeting. ...