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Community Orchestra to present fall concert Saturday

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Jamestown Area Community Orchestra will present their 2026 Fall Concert at 4 p.m. at First Covenant Church in Jamestown. Directed by John Cross, the orchestra is composed of about 60 regional professional musicians, talented adult musicians, and proficient college and ...

Briefly

Scandinavian Culture Day Is Saturday At JCC Scandinavian Culture Day will occur Saturday, Nov. 7, beginning with coffee, lingonberry drink and pastry at 9:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Collegiate Center of Jamestown Community College. With the 10 a.m. cooking class John Johnson will demonstrate the cooking of two cookies - Drőmmar Dreams) and Spritz. Johnson is known for his spritz cookies and has shared them with the community for many years. The Drőmmar cookie is unique in that it uses baking ammonia, not used in many recipes. There will be a presentation by John Everett Jones ...

Clymer board approves water rates, 2027 budget

CLYMER — Residents in the town of Clymer who are a part of the town’s water system will be seeing some changes to their water bill beginning in January. The Clymer Town Board recently approved new water rates to help accommodate the ongoing water system upgrade. The town also approved ...

Hayes takes Dunkirk development position

DUNKIRK - Edward J. “EJ” Hayes was tabbed to take over the city of Dunkirk’s Planning and Development Department. Hayes was named interim director of the department in a Common Council resolution Tuesday. Hayes was deputy director under Vince DeJoy, who resigned and moved to North ...

Area Police Reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - FREDONIA - Morgan K. Kruetzer, 18, of Amherst was charged with DWI, DWI per se and failure to keep right. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Water Street in Fredonia and upon investigation it was determined that Kreutzer was driving while intoxicated. She was released with an appearance ticket to be in Fredonia Village Court later. - SINCLAIRVILLE - Cassidy A. Marcinkowski, 19, of Dunkirk was charged with harassment in the second degree, and attempted criminal mischief in the fourth degree. On Tuesday, officers responded to an address in the ...