Vivian Mae, Rylee Ann, Alexis Renee are pictured celebrating Memorial Day in Sinclairville this past Monday. The village celebrated its 93rd annual Memorial Day by marching up Main Street to Evergreen Cemetery for a service to honor those who died in service. Guest speaker will Sgt. Michael ...
POLAND — The town of Poland Board looked at progress for current building projects as part of their recent meeting. Remodeling has begun for the bathroom facilities by the courtroom in the town hall. After opening up an inside wall, it was determined that a new ceiling would have to be ...
Nineteen Chautauqua County Legislature seats are up for election this year. A majority of the 15 Republican legislators are looking to return for another two years, according to Dave Wilfong, Republican Party chairman. On the other side, Democrats are lining up candidates to cut into the ...
Cadets from Preston, Ontario, Canada, were welcomed to the area and took part in the Memorial Day parade in Jamestown. The cadets thanked members of the Herman Kent Post 777 for their “generous hospitality and effort to insure that the meaning of this day live on in our youth.”
CLYMER — Officials with the Clymer Central School District said they don’t expect programs to be impacted after notification by the state Education Department that the district had been overpaid capital aid. Clymer officials released a statement Thursday regarding a recent state audit ...
Those in search of good childcare services recently received some helpful tips from a business insider. Last week at the Bemus Point Library, Beth Starks, Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center director and professor of early childhood development at JCC, discussed the importance of the quality, ...
The United Way of Southern Chautauqua County has named Jane Cleaver Becker as the 2017 Campaign Chair. Becker’s connection to United Way encompasses 30 years of volunteer service that began in Indiana early in her career. When she came to Chautauqua County in 1985, Becker joined the ...
CASSADAGA — Memorial Day is the one day of the year set aside a little over 150 years ago to remember those veterans who fought in this country’s Civil War. On Memorial Day, members of the Cassadaga American Legion Post 1280 Honor Guard held Memorial Day ceremonies at the surrounding ...
KENNEDY — Cloudy skies could not dim the importance of the Memorial Day observance in Kennedy. Just before the parade lined up, the sun broke through, once again giving its blessing to the day’s remembrance. Residents lined the route to witness the spectacle. The parade stepped off ...
Twenty-four cadets and three officers of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, squadron 822, hailing from the Kitchner, Ontario, region participated in an activated electronic locating transmitter training drill with the Civil Air Patrol, squadron 402 at the Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport on ...
A new law will allow stores to go through one scanner accuracy price inspection a year instead of two. Last week, county legislators approved a proposal brought forth by Chautauqua County Clerk Larry Barmore regarding item pricing and scanner accuracy among area stores. Stores in the past ...
East Randolph hosted the Randolph area Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies this year. The parade route was filled with spectators as parade units made their way up to the cemetery for services to observe Memorial Day. This year’s guest speaker, pictured, was John Congdon, past president of the ...
CASSADAGA — The Village of Cassadaga held the annual Memorial Day service. Memorial Day was established following the Civil War in 1868 by General John A. Logan’s General Order No. 11. At that time, the date had been set at May 30, and was a time to remember those veterans who fought in the ...
DUNKIRK — The Dunkirk High School Class of 1989 will host the third annual Marauder Trotter 5K Run/Walk and Kids’ Run on Saturday, July 1, along the Dunkirk waterfront starting and ending at Wright Park. The community event will start at 9 a.m. with a children’s quarter-mile run for ...
ELLICOTTVILE — Sky High Adventure Park, New York’s largest aerial park, has opened for its seventh season. Located at Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, Sky High consists of the Aerial Park, the Climbing Forest and the Sky Flyer Mountain Coaster. The Aerial Park features 13 courses ...
An emergency demolition was ordered and Jamestown fire investigators were summoned following a blaze that ripped through a vacant residence early Monday in the city. Firefighters were dispatched shortly before 5 a.m. to 274 Prospect St., between Cole Avenue and Barker Street. Crews found the ...
Jamestown Community College’s 2017-18 budget was approved at a meeting of the college’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday. The new budget, which totals $31,649,867, is 3.9 percent smaller than the college’s 2016-17 spending plan. JCC’s new fiscal year begins Sept. 1. The approved budget ...
GERRY — In defiance of a forecast calling for overcast skies and eventual rain, the weather in the town of Gerry on Sunday allowed for an enjoyable afternoon of remembrance and gratitude for those who have served and sacrificed in the name of God and country. Beginning at 2 p.m., the town ...
Community members gathered bright and early Saturday morning at the Fenton History Museum as the season of outdoor walking tours commenced. Joni Blackman, director of the Fenton Museum and the tour guide for the morning, briefed the participants on a small visual layout and background ...
BEMUS POINT — Discontent with current weed management practices and fear of future weed proliferation has led to the reformation of the Chautauqua Lake Partnership. On Saturday, elected officials, Bemus Point residents and concerned citizens of Chautauqua County gathered at the Village ...