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After deportation, man hopes for U.S. return

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One of the hundreds who were homeless in the summer of 2024 in Jamestown that led to a state of emergency being issued by city Mayor Kim Ecklund was starting to find a better life for himself. Carlos Contreras, who resides in Colombia, looks back fondly on that period of time. After arriving in the United States of America for a fifth time, he met a woman and married. It was a short-lived relationship that ended with divorce. It ultimately led to a period on the downtown streets near the Chadakoin River that he recalled The Post-Journal covering during his time there. Contreras ...

Where have all the bugs gone?

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Have you noticed there aren’t many bugs around? What fascinates me most about the disappearance of insects is how quietly it happened. There was no particular summer when we walked outside and announced that the bugs were gone. There was no funeral for the moths around the porch light. Nobody held a memorial service for the bugs that used to splatter against our windshields. I used to run around our lawn on Chautauqua Lake growing up catching lightning bugs in mason jars. We had fly strips hanging from our kitchen ceiling. Running across the grass in summer was a good way to get ...

Office of Aging plans annual public hearing Sept. 8

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MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services will hold its annual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8 to gather community input on its proposed 2026-27 Annual Update to the Four-Year Plan. The public hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and provides older adults, caregivers, service providers, health care partners, community organizations, volunteers, elected officials and residents an opportunity to share ideas about the needs and priorities of older adults in Chautauqua County. “Our annual public hearing is an important opportunity for us to listen directly to the people ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE – On Aug. 17, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division received a complaint of an incident taking place in the Chautauqua County Jail. It was reported to investigators that an incarcerated individual kicked a Corrections Officer causing physical injury. After an investigation, Robert L. Schroder, 45, was charged with second-degree assault. He was arraigned in Centralized Arraignment to answer to the charge out of the Town of Chautauqua. ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT — Annette M. Johnson, 65 , of ...

Community heroes honored during congressional ceremony

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SINCLAIRVILLE – Some are youth sports leaders. Others serve senior citizens in the community. Some have literally saved a life in crisis, others save lives through medicine. Some help improve our environment, others help improve our downtowns. The one thing they all have in common is ...

Electrovaya CEO: Amazon deal is ‘validation’

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Electrovaya’s business relationship with Amazon has been a fruitful one for Electrovaya’s bottom line. The July announcement that Amazon and Electrovaya are entering into a new commercial agreement with an associated warrant transaction that deepens that relationship is good news for ...