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Sales include land purchase by Gerry Town Hall

The town of Gerry has purchased some property that borders the town hall. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from March 16-20. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate ...

Costume Designer Speaks To Norden Women’s Club

The Norden Women's Club recently met at the Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club for a member-guest luncheon with 43 members and two guests attending. Hostesses were Dottie Larson and Susie Westrom. The slate of officers for 2026-27 was presented and approved: Brenda Fitzgerald, president; Maria ...

Area Piano Students Receive Awards

Vivian Watson, Taran Laska and Merrillie Schmidt, students of area piano teacher Andrew Schmidt, each recently received a distinguished award from the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Watson and Schmidt received the Five-Year National Award. Laska received the Paderewski Award. The ...

Falconer Middle School names students of the month

Anthony “AJ” Stewart, eighth grade, has been chosen as Student of the Month for April 2026. Anthony enjoys sports and is a member of the baseball, soccer, and basketball teams. Anthony's favorite subjects in school are science, Spanish and math. Anthony enjoys listening to pop music and ...

Ellington Library To Host Performance By Gladius

ELLINGTON - The Ellington Farman Library will host a performance by Gladius at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the Ellington Town Park. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, pupiled by Andrés Segovia’s protégé, and driven to obsession by Eddie Van Halen, Gladius is an award-winning composer and ...

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive generates 1,330 pounds of food in Mayville

The Mayville Post Office participated in the 2026 National Association of Letter Carriers ‘Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive’ in early May. Started in 1993, the food drive is held in May because most food banks face a depletion in donations from the holiday season. Thanks to the Mayville Post ...