MAYVILLE – A request to have a trial involving a world-renown author moved to another location has been denied. Jury selection was scheduled to begin this past Tuesday in the case of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing award-winning novelist Salman Rushdie in August, 2022 while at ...

DUNKIRK — The city of Dunkirk should consider selling its water treatment plant to the North County Water District, according to Chautauqua County Legislator and district board member Terry Niebel. The move “could provide the city with an immediate infusion of cash, allow it time to ...

FALCONER – A Dunkin’ location appears to be coming to the southern end of Chautauqua County. According to documents at the Chautauqua County Clerk’s Office, Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company of Buffalo sold 20 W. Main St., and a parcel on W. Falconer St., Falconer to Bapa 20 W. ...

A former city school building that now is an apartment complex has a new owner. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 16-21. During this time period, Branch Apartments, LLC sold 150 ...

Believe it or not, the city of Dunkirk’s 2025 budget proposal that includes an increase of its tax rate by 108% for property owners is far from the largest hike in the region within the last decade. That dubious distinction belongs to an entity that no longer exists. In a special meeting ...

The north and south sides of Main Street in Westfield were lined with people Oct. 3 for a small but very significant event — the annual Westfield Academy and Central School Homecoming parade. The parade is a traditional part of Spirit Week at WACS and, although it is brief, community ...