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Chautauqua Lake Child Care, JCC awarded $7.6M for daycare

A childcare center in Mayville and an area college are getting millions of dollars to expand daycare. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $106 million in awards through the Childcare Capital Construction Funding Program to support 37 projects that will create and expand access to quality childcare across New York State. Among those awarded funds were Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center, which was awarded $4,734,578 and Jamestown Community College, which was awarded $2,895,600. Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center operates out of Chautauqua Lake Central School. The ...

State warns of extreme heat conditions for region

New Yorkers are being urged to prepare for a period of extreme heat starting Tuesday with "feels-like" temperatures expected to reach the 90s and low 100s across Western New York, and the high 80s to low 90s in eastern parts of the state and New York City. The heat is expected to increase Wednesday and Thursday with most of the state experiencing temperatures around or above 100 degrees, potentially up to 110 degrees in some areas. Extreme Heat Watches are currently in effect for the Capital Region, Long Island, Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley, New York City, and the Southern Tier. “This ...

Cooking fire at condemned home leads to drug bust Thursday

Three city residents face charges after a cooking fire resulted in police officers and firefighters coming to an condemned home on Hopkins Avenue. Charles F. Haley, 54, and Leslie D. Arnold, 47, were each charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree ...

Overnight fire damages Jeremy’s Bel View

A fire caused by a malfunction in an upright storage freezer late Wednesday night damaged Jeremy's Bel View restaurant on Foote Avenue. City firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls of a fire in the 763 Foote Ave. building at 10:36 p.m. who said the building appeared to be on fire and ...

County offers statement as altercation under investigation

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County has issued a statement regarding an incident Thursday at the clerk's office. According to the news release, a self-described First Amendment auditor visiting the Chautauqua County Clerk's Office was involved in an altercation with a non-county employee in the records room. Building security and the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to the incident. No county employees were involved in the altercation. The Chautauqua County clerk is aware of the incident and is fully cooperating with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office as it investigates the ...

Gies wins big in Democratic primary for District 23

Aaron Gies, Democratic and Working Families candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, defeated primary opponent, Kevin Stocker, with more than 71% of the vote. With 82% of the results in, 19,130 ballots have been counted so far across the large district, which ...