Dunkirk’s new comptroller debuted this week at a Common Council Finance Committee meeting. The city’s seemingly endless flow of bad financial news splashed at her feet. Tracy Smith-Dengler received her City Hall keypod, then sat back and took in the latest reports, saying nothing. Nick ...
Jamestown, which had the highest percent of Swedish born citizens of any city in the United States by 1920, will host its 23rd annual Scandinavian Folk Festival at the Northwest Arena on Saturday and Sunday. "We expect 1,200 people attending this year's Festival," says co-coordinator Donald ...
WESTFIELD — The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development (CCDPD) will host a public information meeting to gather community input on the proposed Chautauqua to Erie – Lakes Connector Trail Study and recommended trail alignment. The meeting will take place on Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Eason Hall, 23 Elm St. The public meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about the proposed Chautauqua to Erie - Lakes Connector Trail, review the recommended trail alignment, and share feedback that will help guide the next phase of the project. The proposed trail would ...
North County Water District board chairman Dan Pacos said last week that he and district Executive Director Alison Vento are representing the entity in talks with the village of Fredonia. District board member Rich Lewis, the town of Pomfret supervisor, asked Pacos during the NCWD June board meeting about the representation at the talks. Lewis was curious after reading about the Fredonia-NCWD meetings in the OBSERVER, he said. “We’re invited to their (water project) planning meetings. Alison and I are going,” Pacos replied. “We’re invited, and it’s really just them and ...
On two separate dates in May, the Dunkirk Police Department responded to investigate a report of breaking and entering at a commercial business on Franklin Avenue. As a result of these investigations, five juvenile subjects, ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old, were determined to be responsible with the incidents. The actions of the juveniles significantly hampered the operations of Chautauqua Woods for an extended period of time. In accordance with New York state laws and applicable guidelines governing juvenile offenders, the five have been charged with third-degree criminal ...
The Lakeshore Humane Society's 22nd Annual Giant Yard Sale will be Friday, Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (a day of early bird shopping, with a $3 entrance fee for this day only); Saturday, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Floral Hall at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, located at 1089 Central Ave. in Dunkirk. The Yard Sale is LHS's biggest fundraiser of the year, as the organization works to help companion animals be safe, healthy, and find permanent, loving homes. All three days of the event, there will also be a bake sale, basket ...
