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Court rejects water lawsuit in village

State Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon was apparently not impressed with the arguments of the trio of Fredonians who sued the village over its Sept. 10 water decision. Hanlon rejected all three of the grounds claimed by James Lynden, Gladys Sedota and Marie Sedota in the lawsuit that sought to overturn the September Board of Trustees resolution. The resolution declared that Fredonia planned to connect with the North County Water District, and shut its own water plant and reservoir. The plaintiffs claimed the resolution was a violation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ...

Acceptance Of STRIVE Grant On Council Agenda For Work Session

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has announced their grant awards through the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence program, and the acceptance of this grant award for the city is up for discussion at tonight’s city council meeting. The city has applied for this grant program in partnership with Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County STRIVE partnership received a total of $970,907. The Jamestown Police Department was awarded $209,478 from these funds. The period for the grant award goes from April 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027. According ...

Westfield Ice Cream Business, Former Hair Salon In City Sold

A popular ice cream and restaurant business in the western portion of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Jan. 26-30. The county does not provide transaction ...

CLP Assesses Court Ruling

The Chautauqua Lake Partnership is assessing what impacts the ruling to annul New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations will have on the lake’s stakeholders. A lawsuit recently was filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association, the CLP, and three landowners. “We are pleased with the recent ruling and it should be highlighted that the CLP case was pivotal, having demonstrated uncontested legal standing for the basis of the ruling. But – this is tempered by the recognition that this is not necessarily a ...

Borrello Supports Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day

State legislators have been pushing for the addition of a new holiday that would celebrate the sacrifices of the Tuskegee Airmen who served the United States Airforce in World War II. Primarily made up African-American fighters, the bill would remember the excellent combat record of ...

Hewes CTE Spirit Week Supports Local Food Pantry

ASHVILLE - The Hewes Educational Center recently held its first-ever Career and Technical Education (CTE) Spirit Week, giving students and staff a chance to show off their programs while coming together for a good cause. The student-led effort highlighted CTE programs through Erie ...