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Solar project takes another step forward in Ripley

RIPLEY — At their May meeting, members of Ripley Town Council learned from Attorney Ben Wisniewski that the revised Permit Application of ConnectGen has been deemed complete by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). This allows the proposed South Ripley Solar Project closer to ...

Voting part of ‘betterment’ process

As I was starting to watch the seventh NBA game of the Bucks and Celtics, a friend called to check on me and to ask how I was feeling. This was a first for me, that someone clearly viewed my demographic characteristics as someone who may have been affected by another racial mass shooting. ...

Overland Trails land major grant

OBSERVER Staff Report Chautauqua County’s two trails are getting some needed improvements. The Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association has announced that it has secured a $50,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds administered by the Community Foundation for Greater ...

What to know about fair hearings

By Dana Corwin If you find yourself in a situation that your community services are going to change, or if your request for services is denied — there is something that you can do. This is for Medicaid funded home and community-based supports only. The New York State Office of Temporary ...

Bird observation slated for Saturday

The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy will be offering a migratory bird observation tour on Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at its Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park in Cassadaga on Route 60, located between Tim Hortons and Camp Gross. The tour will be led by CWC Ecological Restoration Manager, author ...

JCC announces commencement keynote speaker

Dr. Colin Kremer, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present the keynote address during SUNY Jamestown Community College’s virtual commencement ceremony Friday. Kremer is a 2005 summa cum laude graduate of Jamestown ...