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Natural wonders: SUNY Earth Day event touches on awareness

Earth Day began more than 50 years ago with a goal of protecting the planet and raising environmental awareness. Dr. Tracy Marafiote, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the State University of New York at Fredonia, thinks this initiative has only grown more important ...

Healing with horses: Continued steps make an ‘impact’

“Not my child, not my problem,” I overheard someone say this week. On Friday, our first day of our new E.A.S.E.Growth Program (Equine Assisted Social Emotional Growth) in collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Chautauqua County, a mother of a 10-year-old boy with Autism ...

Brocton lists top students for April

BROCTON — Students of the month have been announced for April by the Brocton Central School district. Brocton Middle School is proud to recognize Aria Donato, a seventh-grade student from Pomfret. Aria's parents, Stephanie Pati and Michael Donato, share in this well-deserved honor. Aria ...

Real estate sales include Jamestown insurance agency building

A local independent insurance agency specializing in Medicare insurance no longer has its south county location. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Feb. 1-10. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available for review at the clerk’s office. During this time period, Arcade Group, Inc. of Jamestown sold 7 Rugby Pl., Jamestown to Strong Capital, LLC and Strong Spine Chiropractic, PLLC of Frewsburg for $250,000. That was the location of ...

Board hears Brooks-TLC access plan

The new $223 million Brooks-TLC Hospital now under construction in Fredonia will have a smaller driveway off Route 60 than planners had hoped. The Fredonia Planning Board approved an amended site plan for the project Wednesday that allows for a one-way exit onto Route 60 from the new ...

Fredonia schools must cut to get below tax cap

John Forbes has cut more than $2.4 million from the first draft of the 2026-27 school budget. There is still a lot more work to be done to get under the tax cap. At the third presentation of the proposed 2026-27 school budget, Forbes revealed the district is still more than $760,000 over the tax cap. That is even after factoring in $750,000 of applied fund balance. The Board of Education has added another meeting, this coming Monday to allow for more time to make last-minute adjustments. The Board anticipates approving a budget at that meeting. Its hope - over the six days between ...