BEMUS POINT – Since about the 1970s, Maple Grove Jr./Sr. High School has held a celebration on the last day of school before winter break begins. This celebration sees a range of retired teachers and school employees returning to have breakfast with, and get to meet, the current staff. ...

CASSADAGA — Following the abrupt resignation of former Department of Public Works Supervisor Sam Alaimo, the village had to work quickly to come up with a plan for what to do next. The short-term fix was to rely on assistance from neighboring municipalities, especially the town of Stockton, ...

FINDLEY LAKE - The Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department has certified three of its members as Emergency Medical Technicians, bringing the department’s EMT crew up to eight active volunteers. The newly certified EMTs are Pam Kadish, Robert McNinch and Morgan Motherwell, who completed ...

A court has overturned a city of Dunkirk ruling that a Jamestown contractor is not a responsible bidder. State Supreme Court Judge Grace Hanlon granted H.H. Rauh Contracting’s request to annul the city ruling. Hanlon noted in her own ruling that the city claimed Rauh Contracting is not a ...

Winterfest Medallion Hunt Clues 1 and 2 MAYVILLE - Organizers of the 2026 Mayville Winterfest event are once again holding a medallion hunt. Clues will run at the top of the Briefly column in The Post-Journal until the medallion is found. FIRST CLUE: There is a medallion of old, That is ...

On a chilling Monday, Dunkirk Dave offered some optimism. When venturing out in the morning on Farmlane Road in the town, he saw no shadow. That means an early spring. Dave’s prediction came when temperatures in northern Chautauqua County were in the single digits. That’s a much better ...