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Silver Creek highlights students at board meeting

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SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Board of Education set aside time at the beginning of its latest meeting to recognize two students for their own unique talents. First, Brian Wagner was recognized for his school spirit and named as the district’s new security guard. Later, Allie Rozewicz ...

Bill seeks upstate exemption to all-electric construction

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A Buffalo-area Republican wants Upstate New York to be exempt from the state’s All-Electric Building Act. Assemblyman Paul Bologna, R-Clarence, has introduced legislation (A.9189) that would amend the state’s Energy Law and the Executive Law to limit the prohibition on the installation ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Destiny C. Sanneman-Butler, 25, of Jamestown, was charged Nov. 23 with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and Mandy M. Hepler-Brady, 48, of Jamestown also was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. According to police, at about ...

Silver Creek mourns death of student

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OBSERVER Staff Report SILVER CREEK — Sunday night, a Silver Creek High School student unexpectedly passed away. Superintendent Dr. Katie Ralston shared the news “with profound sadness” via social media Monday morning. Conor Prince-Rivera, a 12th grade student at Silver Creek High ...

Record numbers expected for Thanksgiving holiday travel

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Thanksgiving travel is expected to set a new record with AAA predicting nearly 82 million travelers will head 50 miles or more away from home. The majority of travelers, 73.3 million, will take road trips, and AAA reminds drivers to have their vehicles looked over by a certified mechanic to ...

Mortgage tax revenue up slightly; higher for cities

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By GREGORY BACON gbacon@observertoday.com Chautauqua County’s mortgage tax revenue is up slightly countywide, with bigger gains in the two cities. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution distributing mortgage tax revenue, as required by law. A total of ...