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Mortgage tax revenue up, especially in cities

It appears home sales are not slowing down in Chautauqua County. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers approved $860,447 be sent to various towns, villages and cities which was collected from the county’s 1.25% mortgage tax. The tax is collected on any new or refinanced mortgage. During a committee meeting beforehand, Legislature Chairman Pierre Chagnon, R-Ellery, said the amount collected was up from its report from 2025. “I compared this resolution from one year ago covering the same period. This resolution in total reflects an increase in the mortgage tax of ...

UCAN to host fundraising gala Saturday

With a lot of work ongoing for UCAN City Mission, specifically on their women with children’s shelter, UCAN is set to host a gala on the first Saturday in June for both fundraising and awareness. Executive Director Bruce Baehr said that the UCAN board decided to host a gala as it has been a while since they have done a large fundraising or awareness event for the mission. As the mission moves forward with the women with children’s shelter, he said they felt it was an opportunity to do this type of event for the mission. UCAN’s gala is set for Saturday, June 6, at 5:30 p.m. ...

Hospice to host memorial service, butterfly release Saturday

LAKEWOOD - Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care will host its annual Service of Remembrance and Memorial Butterfly Release on Saturday, June 6. “In many cultures, butterflies symbolize the remarkable transformation between worlds,” said Jamie Probst, Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative ...

Jackson Center To Screen Film Saturday

The Robert H. Jackson Center will host a free screening of Nathan-ism on Saturday, June 6, at 6 p.m. at the center, 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. Admission is free and open to the public. Nathan-ism is a documentary that follows Nathan Hilu, a Jewish U.S. soldier assigned to guard Nazi war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials, and traces how those experiences shaped his life and his art. The film weaves together animation, interviews, and Hilu's outsider-art drawings. Following the screening, filmmaker Elan Golod will join the audience for a discussion on the making of the film and ...

Genover seeks ‘outcomes’ at retired sites

NRG Energy Inc.’s era in Dunkirk and northern Chautauqua County has come to an end after a more than a quarter-century partnership that began in 1999. It was in June of that year when the company purchased the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. station. As part of that same deal, it also purchased ...