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BPU reports on design for fiber work

Over the past month, work has continued forward with the Board of Public Utilities’ fiber network project, and at the BPU’s August meeting General Manager Kris Sellstrom reported they have reached the final design phase for the underground work. “We have been busy with the fiber project, getting that rolling forward,” Sellstrom said. “We do have final design for the underground work downtown. I think we eliminated 95% of the conduit that was going to be installed by leveraging our existing conduits.” There are also some key areas where Sellstrom said they would be utilizing…

Showing its age

LAKEWOOD — Should the existing police headquarters be renovated, or is it better to build a new facility elsewhere? At…

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Dunkirk plans water rate hikes

DUNKIRK — The city of Dunkirk is planning to increase its water rates on Jan. 1. Officials are eyeing an increase in the base rate that all city water customers pay, from $20 to $30. A discontinuation of the declining block rate, which lets industrial users pay less after reaching certain usage benchmarks, is…

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — CARROLL — Deputies responded to an address for a reported altercation at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. It was reported that Jordan Beardsley did engage in a physical altercation with a subject that violated an order of protection. Beardsley was charged with second-degree criminal contempt, second-degree aggravated harassment and second-degree harassment.…

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There are too many endangering the welfare cases in Jamestown

It seems like we’ve read a lot about endangering the welfare of a child charges in the Jamestown area over the past few years. Data compiled by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services explains why that’s the case - more and more Jamestown adults are being charged with not taking care of their…

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Michael P. Moss

A celebration of life for Michael will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2026 from 2-4 PM at the Chautauqua Golf Club.

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