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I-86 Bridge Closures Continue This Week
The state Department of Transportation is advising motorists that the bridge carrying Interstate 86 over Chautauqua Lake between the North Harmony and Ellery will be closed as part of an ongoing rehabilitation project during the following times: 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 (eastbound only); 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 (eastbound only); 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 (eastbound only); 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, until 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 (eastbound and westbound). Motorists should follow the posted detour utilizing Route 394 and Route 430.
Falconer Village Board To Meet Oct. 13
FALCONER – The Falconer Village Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the Fire Exempts Hall, 3 Coleson Drive. The public is welcome to attend.
Library System Board To Meet Oct. 13
CELORON – The Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System board will meet at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel's Park Room. The public is welcome to attend.
League Of Women Voters To Present Program Oct. 14
FREDONIA – The League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County is planning a program for Wednesday, Oct. 14, to explore how the league can work with other community groups to promote civic knowledge and engagement. Guest speakers for the program will be Jill Maeux and Amanda Gesing. Maeux is a grant writer for Girl Scouts of WNY and has been employed by the Girl Scouts since 2023. She is also a volunteer troop leader. Gesing has been executive director of the YWCA in Jamestown for the past six years. Gesing will tell us how the YWCA is involved in civic issues, and how the league can help with their mission. The program will begin at 3 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Unitarian Universalist meeting house, 222 Temple St., Fredonia. League of Women Voters members are encouraged to attend, and the public is welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
Mayville To Host Workshop On Code, Zoning Update
MAYVILLE – The village of Mayville will host a public workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. at the Carlson Community Center in Mayville Lakeside Park. Residents, property owners, business owners, and anyone who cares about Mayville’s future are invited to attend.The Village is updating its municipal code and zoning regulations, which were last comprehensively rewritten in 2007. The update puts into practice the Joint Comprehensive Plan adopted by the town of Chautauqua and the village of Mayville in December 2025, which named a zoning update as a first-year priority. At the workshop, attendees will learn how the current code and zoning work, share what they would like to see changed, and discuss the update with Village officials and the project team. The workshop is facilitated by Community & Municipal Development Group Inc. (CMD Group), the Elmira-based firm leading the code and zoning update for the village.
Bemus Point Historical Society To Meet Wednesday
BEMUS POINT – The Bemus Point Historical Society will host a presentation by Fletcher Ward on his latest work "Chautauqua Lake's Small Steamboats" on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Bemus Point Village Hall on Aburtus Avenue in Bemus Point. The presentation is free and open to the public. As part of the presentation, Ward will read a first person account of the first sighting of the Chautauque. The history of several small steamboats, including that of perhaps the most famous of those small steamboats, the Josie Belle, will be discussed in detail. Following the presentation, copies of some of Ward's books will be available for sale. For more information visit The Bemus Point Historical Society on Facebook.
Cassadaga Valley School Board To Meet Wednesday
SINCLAIRVILLE – The Cassadaga Valley Central School Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Cassadaga Valley Middle-High School multi-purpose room. A transportation workshop/walk-through will be held prior to the meeting, at the Middle/High School, beginning at 5 p.m.