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DeJoy leaving area posts for North Carolina job

Another transition will be taking place in the city of Dunkirk and Chautauqua County Legislature. On Tuesday, Vince DeJoy announced he will be leaving his position as Director of Planning and Development for the city of Dunkirk at the end of the month. DeJoy has accepted a position with a ...

Dunkirk Middle and High School dedicates new flagpole

Dunkirk Middle and High School dedicated its new flagpole Friday. The school replaced its flagpole during recent building renovations, and the ceremony was held just outside the newly constructed main entrance. The school’s Junior ROTC unit conducted the ceremony. It was highlighted by ...

Airport terminal remodeling set for winter

While Chautauqua County airport leaders are still waiting to hear if the Jamestown airport will get a subsidy to bring commercial air service back, the airport continues to move ahead with various projects, including remodeling the main terminal. The Chautauqua County Planning Board met ...

Portland purchases new highway truck

PORTLAND — The Town of Portland Highway Department received a significant contribution from the Town Board at a recent meeting with the approved purchase of a new truck. The purchase price for a 2027 Kenworth cab and chassis is $214,504, with a Henderson plow, wing, and dump box for ...

New BESS is proposed for Pomfret

Another Battery Energy Storage System developer has an eye on the area. RWE Clean Energy is interested in erecting a BESS in the town of Pomfret, near an electric substation in Laona. Representatives from the company introduced the proposal at a Pomfret Town Board meeting. The size of the proposed BESS itself was not specified, but it is supposed to sit on 7.7 acres of fenced-in property. The RWE representatives said they want their necessary permissions and documents completed by the second quarter of 2028. They offered many of the usual BESS developer talking points. They ...

Sales include former Fredonia repair shop

A former used car dealership building in the southern end of the county has been sold and transformed into a new business that makes homes more energy efficient. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions ...