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National Grid crews continue power restoration efforts

National Grid has deployed nearly 3,300 line, tree, and public safety specialists to assess damage, clean up debris and restore power to customers caused by a multi-day windstorm affecting Upstate New York. As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, National Grid has restored service to more than 112,000 of the ...

City now contracting for legal services

Dunkirk’s legal representation situation was finally clarified recently. It turns out that Jamestown lawyer Elliott Raimondo, who was city attorney last year, no longer holds the title on his own. Rather, the city is now contracting legal services through his law firm, Raimondo & ...

Arkwright suggests summer tire amnesty

ARKWRIGHT — The town is planning its own unique event to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States. Rather than a parade or celebration like many other municipalities nearby, Arkwright wants to celebrate the town in a practical way for its residents. The idea the Town Board has ...

High winds lead to outages, damage in county

Western New York woke up to outages and damages from high winds overnight after winds reached more than 70 mph in the north county Sunday night. There were reports of wires and trees down throughout the region since the winds started around 4 p.m. Sunday during a high wind warning. ...

Hospital site work to begin this week

Work is slated to begin this week on the site where a state-of-the-art hospital in northern Chautauqua County is to be located. On Monday, Kaleida Health announced that initial site work for the new $224 million project begins this week. Turner Construction Co. subcontracted with ...

Espersen says land sales about ‘easing burden’

Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen continued to advocate exploring the sale of village-owned property this month. “I finally found an appraiser that appraises land,” Espersen told a Board of Trustees workshop. “She could do three properties for $3,000 and that would be (state Department of ...