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Ellery supports Bemus Creek dredging application

The town of Ellery is supporting a county grant application that would pay to dredge a portion of Bemus Creek. Dave McCoy, Chautauqua County Department of Planning watershed coordinator, recently addressed the Ellery Town Board regarding the county's pursuit for a state Local Waterfront ...

Audubon seeking volunteers for Enchanted Forest

The Audubon Community Nature Center is looking for volunteers to take part in the center’s non-scary Enchanted Forest event. Hundreds of children and adults are needed Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3. Some volunteers act as guides through a luminary-lit enchanted trail where children ...

Clymer principal discusses art, science courses

CLYMER - With the upcoming school year approaching, Brianne Fadale, Clymer Central School’s building principal, gave an update to the school board during their most recent meeting on some plans for some specific courses for the year with the current changes in staffing. As far as course ...

City Rotary Club hears presentation on Project Lifesaver

Caitlin O’ Reilly, Jamestown Rotary Club president, introduced Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Kris Gustafson, who serves as the school resource officer at the Academy at Maple Avenue in Cassadaga and coordinates the county’s Project Lifesaver program. Gustafson has 15 years of ...

City accepting applications for business grant program

The Jamestown Department of Development has opened a new application window for ROI Jamestown: Reinvestment for Opportunity & Impact, a competitive grant program supporting investment in Jamestown’s commercial properties and businesses. Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, Sept. 30. Formerly known as the Restore, Adapt, Develop Jamestown (RAD) Grant Program, the initiative has been rebranded as ROI Jamestown to better reflect the city’s focus on strategic reinvestment, economic opportunity and measurable community impact. Made possible through U.S. Department of ...

Will They Come?

There’s nothing official to report at the moment but officials say there’s a lot of interest in some vacant manufacturing plants in the south county. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, Chief Executive Officer Mark Geise gave an update on a number of ...