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Clymer Left With $3.4M Bill For Water Project

CLYMER — The town of Clymer has received paperwork and total cost numbers for construction of the water system upgrade for the town. Paperwork was received from the Environmental Facilities Corporation, who Town Supervisor Brian Willink said during the town’s August meeting, is assisting ...

Sales Include Fluvanna Plaza, Jamestown Restaurant

A Fluvanna business complex has changed owners. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 6-11. During this time period, Burns of Bemus Enterprises, LLC of Jamestown sold 3045 Fluvanna Ave. ...

Army Vet Receives Diploma From Frewsburg

FREWSBURG - It’s never too late to earn a high school diploma. Thursday, Vietnam Army Veteran Gary Walker was awarded his high school diploma during a meeting of the Frewsburg Central School Board of Education. Walker, who earned his diploma through Operation Recognition, said he dropped ...

Grousing Democrats Failing To Find Direction

Fifteen years ago, Chautauqua County’s political landscape was vastly different. Though Republicans were in control of many of the important local seats, they were far from dominant. At that time, Democrats had representation in the Assembly from longtime North Harmony resident William ...

Tough Turtle

Terry and Darla Phelps gave the Findley Lake Fire Department a turtle — and it may save lives. The Phelps’ donated a Turtle Fire System, which is designed to combat car fires, especially in EV vehicles, but has many other specialized uses in firefighting. The fire system is a small ...

Lakewood Takes First Steps In Updating Zoning Code

LAKEWOOD - At the request of the Lakewood Zoning Board of Appeals, the board of trustees have agreed to look into updating the village’s zoning code. In a letter from ZBA Chairman Gary Segrue, trustees have been asked to update heights of accessory structures. “Currently, the code ...