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Disaster declaration includes Chautauqua County

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New York state has requested a United States Department of Agriculture Secretarial Disaster Designation for counties in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Central New York, Southern Tier and the Western New York regions. Following an early bloom due to warmer than normal temperatures, frost conditions in April 2026 significantly impacted many fruit operations, including apple, stone fruit, grape and strawberry growers. To date, producers that reported in these regions have experienced an estimated loss of more than $30 million. A Disaster Designation would allow affected farmers to ...

Audubon Dragons and Fairies Fest is June 13

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The Audubon Community Nature Center will host its annual Dragons and Fairies Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 13. Visitors can try their hand at kid-safe archery, join a drum circle, listen to the Fairy Queen’s stories, watch a puppet show, play games, go on scavenger ...

Vets Finding Vets Awards Scholarship

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Vets Finding Vets has awarded Alex Hudson its 2026 Soldiers’ Friend Scholarship. Fenton was the choice of the judges because of his two years with ROTC while attending Niagara University, and for his future plan for becoming a chaplain and an officer in the US Army. Fenton visited the ...

Mortgage tax revenue up, especially in cities

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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 ...

BPU to hold Cents for St. Susan’s hot dog sale

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The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will sell freshly grilled hot dogs from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 12, outside the BPU’s Customer Service Office, 92 Steele St., Jamestown. A rain date for the sale is Friday, June 19. BPU volunteers will sell hot dogs, chips, water and ...