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Patrol predicament: Town still awaits response on police pact

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The town of Dunkirk approved its 2026 budget at the most recent Town Board meeting, along with the fire protection contracts for both the East and West Town departments. Police protection, however, is a different story. The Town of Dunkirk has yet to hear back from the City of Dunkirk ...

Silver Creek announces Christmas contest

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SILVER CREEK — Christmas is just around the corner, and the village of Silver Creek is already gearing up for the holiday season. A Christmas light contest will be held throughout the village of Silver Creek again this winter, just as it was a year ago. Last year’s contest had prizes for ...

County moves ahead with JCC-YMCA Project

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The proposed YMCA-Jamestown Community College project is officially moving ahead. On Wednesday the Chautauqua County Legislature agreed to pay $195,000 for design of the entire project as well as requesting the state to have the JCC project in SUNY’s capital projects. The county will ...

Stefanik spicing up race for governor

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Before sunrise on Friday, Nov. 7, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik answered the prayers of Republicans across New York state in declaring her run against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul for next November. That intention to seek the top position in the Empire State marks the first time two powerful women ...

Man sentenced in murders of women found in county

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A Buffalo man connected to the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in Chautauqua County has been sentenced. Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that Richard J. Fox, 62, was sentenced Thursday morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 40 ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Noah DA. Smith, 19, of Jamestown, was charged Nov. 20 with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and having an outstanding arrest warrant. According to police, at about 4:30 a.m., officers responded to a city business for a ...