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JPD Accepting Applications For Citizen Police Academy JPD Accepting Applications For Citizen Police Academy The Jamestown Police Department is accepting applications for its 2024 Citizen Police Academy. The academy is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Feb. 21, and will run for about 13 consecutive weeks. Classes will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesdays in the police training room in City Hall. The Citizen Police Academy is open to adults with preference given to those who reside or work within the city of Jamestown. Topics to be covered include patrol investigations, criminal ...

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Southwestern School Board To Meet Tuesday The Southwestern Central School Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the board room in the middle school. The public is welcome to attend. Turner Winter Series Begins Tuesday The first discussion in the annual Turner Winter Series will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Robert H. Jackson Center’s Carl Cappa Theater. The series’ first guest will be Randall Perry, executive director of the Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management Alliance, speaking about the “State of Chautauqua Lake.”The public is welcome to attend the ...

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Ripley School Board To Meet Jan. 18 RIPLEY — The Jan. 10 regular meeting of the Ripley Central School Board has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the superintendent’s office, room 119, at Ripley Central School. Prendergast Library Board To Meet Jan. 18 The James Prendergast Library’s next Board of Trustees meeting will be held at the library on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 5:15 p.m. Board meetings are open to the public. County IDA Board To Meet Jan. 23 The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency board will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the ...

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Ellington Library To Hold Eclipse Program Thursday ELLINGTON - On Monday, April 8, the moon will completely cover the sun’s bright face, producing an eclipse that will be directly in viewing line within Chautauqua County. Total solar eclipses draw thousands to an area to witness the event. This increase in people to the community will have an impact on the area. Today from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Ellington Farman Library will be presenting an Eclipse Preparedness Program with speakers Steve Rexford from the Ellington Volunteer Fire Department and Corey Swanson from Martz ...

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Fenton To Host Annual Lock-In At Hall House Research Library On Saturday, Jan. 13, from noon to 10 p.m. the Fenton History Center will hold its annual lock-in at the Hall House Research Library on Forest Avenue. Those interested can come for a few hours or the entire time. The lock-in is an opportunity to spend 10 uninterrupted hours working on a family history. The center has five computers, or those attending can bring their own laptops. In addition to the computers, the center has Ancestry, Family Search and Archiv Digital, hundreds of family files, city directories, town histories, ...

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Frewsburg School Board To Meet Thursday FREWSBURG — The Frewsburg Central School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the middle-high school multi-purpose room. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to contact the district clerk by 3 p.m. the day of the meeting by calling 716-569-7041 or emailing lsmith@frewsburgcsd.org Marco Polo Club To Host Spaghetti Dinner Saturday The Marco Polo Club will be holding an in-club, sit-down, spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Dinners are $12 for adults and $7 for children. Take-out dinners will be available. The drive-through will ...