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‘Start soon’

A long awaited housing project in Westfield has yet to begin, but one county leader believes it will start before the end of the year. Savarino Companies has proposed converting the former CE Welch building into apartments and commercial space. The project was originally to be done by 2 ...

Trolley Car 93 project marks car’s 100th birthday with poster project

The man behind the restoration of Jamestown Street Railway Trolley Car #93 is looking for a little help to get the project to its destination. Bob Johnston has been working for years to restore the trolley car, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in existence. Johnston is working to ...

Southwestern officials honor retiring teachers

Southwestern Central School officials are recognizing 10 retiring teachers with a cumulative total of 251.75 years of service to the district. They are: Pam Piazza, 36.5 years with Southwestern. After beginning her career at Southwestern as a substitute lunch monitor in 1986, filling in ...

Ripley man injured after being struck by train

RIPLEY --- A Ripley resident escaped serious injury after being struck by a train Saturday evening. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded with the Ripley Fire Department and New York State Police to a reported train-versus-pedestrian incident around 9:20 p.m. It was reported the ...

Sherman discusses speed, traffic issues

SHERMAN - Sherman officials are having preliminary discussions about ways to decrease speeding and parking throughout the village. During a recent board meeting, Colleen Meeder, Sherman mayor, said she had attended a Safe Streets event hosted by Erie County. The Community Development Block ...

Fenton History Center to host author

The Fenton History Center will host a meet the author event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Fenton Mansion with Dr. Edward T. Davis III. Davis is the author of a two-volume set entitled “The Early Years of Boating on Chautauqua Lake” which contains almost 600 pages of text, mostly ...