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Pet Expo includes Subaru Loves Pets Adoption, Rescue Village

The Chautauqua County Humane Society is proud to present CCHS Pet Expo ’26. Sponsors are Supportive Divorce Solutions and Happy Hounds Hotel & Day Spa. “Their commitment to community and animal welfare helps ensure this event continues to grow in impact and reach,” Humane Society officials said in a news release. At the center of this year’s expo is the Subaru Loves Pets Adoption & Rescue Village, supported by Subaru Loves Pets, Shults Subaru, and The Shults Auto Group. This hub brings together shelters and rescues from across Western New York and northwestern ...

Insurance coverage announcements coming Oct. 1

Question: When do we find out about our coverage for next year? Answer: I cannot believe it is Insurance Season already! Those changes are announced October 1 for the upcoming 2027 year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires insurance companies to notify you of any ...

JPD SWAT bulletproof vest purchase on council agenda

The Jamestown Police Department’s SWAT team is in need of purchasing new bulletproof vests, and a resolution approving that purchase is up for discussion tonight by city council. According to tonight’s agenda, the SWAT team is in need of 15 new specialized tactical bulletproof vests and related protective equipment. The proposed purchase includes vests and pouches from The Resource Center, along with ballistic plates and backers from Federal Eastern International, to provide team members with the appropriate protection for tactical operations. The vests and pouches being ...

Unique Evening: Marvin House to host ‘Mystery at the Marvin’ Oct. 3-4

Guests will have the opportunity to take part in the upcoming Elizabeth Warner Marvin Community House presentation of “Mystery at the Marvin,” an original, interactive mystery experience at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4, at the historic home at 2 W. Fifth St., Jamestown. Presented ...

Sales include old house by Dunkirk vets club

A veterans club in the northern end of the county has purchased a dilapidated house that sat next to it so it could tear it down and improve the property. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from ...

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)

**Note – Today’s narrative from the Bullpen is a rewritten version of one printed in the second week of September 11, 2011, ten years after the tragic occurrences which happened on September 11, 2001, twenty-five years ago yesterday. The title words above were penned by Country singer ...