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Paint CHQ mural program to begin Sept. 24 in Bemus Point

BEMUS POINT - The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth and the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development will begin work on a new public art mural at the Bemus Point Village Hall, 13 Alburtus Ave., Bemus Point, on Thursday, Sept. 24. Michael Ferrarell, a ...

Busti approves cleanup of Lakewood properties

The town of Busti is moving ahead with clearing part of a Lakewood property - but it’s not as much as the town had asked the state Supreme Court permission to remedy. During its Aug. 31 meeting, the Busti Town Board entered into an executive session to discuss pending litigation before entering back into open session to approve a contract with S. Tabone Paving and Seal Coating for $39,900 for property cleanup and debris removal from properties owned by Lee and Sharon Fischer. Fischer spoke to the board during the public comment portion of the meeting, questioning the town’s ...

Questions abound during Panama town hall on school merger

PANAMA - Taxes, the future of sports teams, retirement costs, possible school board membership and the future of one pre-k through 12th grade building serving all of Clymer, Sherman and Panama are among the questions on the minds of Panama residents who are mulling a potential merger of the ...

Lavish, placid Republican legislators may be on hot seat

Right as the controversial data center issue began to ramp up in the spring, our newspaper received a communication from a fired-up individual. As part of the impassioned discussion, the caller made it clear what she was going to say would be important to the Brocton-Portland community. Why ...

BPU water main flushing begins Sept. 25

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Water Division announces dates for fall water main flushing. The process begins with a “pre-flush” at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, in the Falconer areas of Aldren, Mapleshade, Ralph and Valmeere. Flushing of the entire village of Falconer will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and continue into Sunday until the entire village is flushed. Water in Falconer and on the north side of Jamestown can be expected to discolor when Falconer flushing occurs. Flushing in the rest of the BPU Water system will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ...

Confusion with new Clymer school tax payment system

CLYMER — Tax collection for the Clymer Central School district is in session right now, running until October 2, but a transition in regards to payment of school taxes has been causing some confusion among district residents. At the September meeting of the Clymer Central School Board of ...