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State Closes Cannabis Loophole

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It’s going to get a bit easier to open a cannabis shop in New York state. Both houses of the state Legislature have passed legislation (S.9155/A.10140) to clarify how to measure a proposed cannabis shop’s distance from a church or a school. The Assembly passed the bill by a 91-50 vote ...

Langworthy Announces Federal Funding For Ellicott

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FALCONER – U.S. House Representative Nick Langworthy visited Ellicott on Wednesday to celebrate federal funding for a water district expansion project more than two decades in the making. Though over 22 years into the planning process, the town hopes to be able to break ground on the ...

Area Police Reports

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Crystal A. Finstad, 23, of Jamestown, was charged Feb. 17 with third-degree assault, and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation. According to police, at about 4:18 p.m., JPD officers and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department Deputies were ...

Fredonia keeps public comments at meetings

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Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson missed criticism of his idea to halt public comments at Fredonia trustees meetings. However, he is apparently dropping the idea for now. Ferguson called the OBSERVER ahead of Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting and stated that he is not planning on pushing ...

Bradford hospital transitioning to outpatient care center

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Another rural hospital is downsizing operations from patient, emergency and long-term care services to an ambulatory and outpatient model. On Tuesday afternoon, the Bradford Regional Medical Center submitted a formal closure notice to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to transition the Kaleida ...

CSP Merger Forums Begin Next Week

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CLYMER — Over the next few weeks members of the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school district communities will have the chance to hear from the company that is currently working on the merger feasibility study, White and Partners, and to make their voices heard. During the February meeting of ...