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Frewsburg School Board OKs Bus Purchases

FREWSBURG - Frewsburg Central School Board of Education Members Thursday approved the purchase of two new school buses. In May, district voters approved the purchase of two 66-passenger diesel-powered buses not to exceed a total cost of $380,000. The board approved a bond anticipation ...

Chautauqua Town drops Chamber membership

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua town officials have decided to, at least for now, leave its membership from the county’s Chamber of Commerce. In June, town officials tabled a motion to renew its membership. In July, the town board voted not to renew it. “This all stems from the discontinuance ...

Original George Washington In Hamilton Speaks At Chautauqua

CHAUTAUQUA — History has had its eyes on Tony-nominated actor Christopher Jackson, most well-known for being the first man to play George Washington in the Tony-award winning Broadway show “Hamilton”. Jackson — who is also a Grammy and Emmy award winner — is continuing to make ...

The Funny File

The National Comedy Center will debut its new exhibit, The Joan Rivers Joke File, today during the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. The centerpiece of the exhibit is Joan Rivers’ joke file – a collection of nearly 70,000 original jokes created by Rivers and organized into hundreds of ...

Ripley Woman Dies In Westfield Blaze

WESTFIELD --- Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department says a Wednesday fire on McKinley Road led to the death of a Ripley woman. Alice Waters, 43, died in the blaze that took place in a camper and small structure located near 7984 McKinley Road around 12:45 p.m. The fire is still being ...

Sales Include Frewsburg Buildings, Home Purchased By Wells

A downtown Frewsburg building that was purchased less than a year ago has again changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 2-5. During this time period, DBT Homes, LLC of ...