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BPU water main flushing begins Sept. 25

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Water Division announces dates for fall water main flushing. The process begins with a “pre-flush” at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, in the Falconer areas of Aldren, Mapleshade, Ralph and Valmeere. Flushing of the entire village of Falconer will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and continue into Sunday until the entire village is flushed. Water in Falconer and on the north side of Jamestown can be expected to discolor when Falconer flushing occurs. Flushing in the rest of the BPU Water system will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ...

Chautauqua County trolley car talk tonight

MAYVILLE – Tonight, Sept. 17, Bob Johnston, will be giving the Chautauqua Town Historical Society’s September talk in the Chautauqua Municipal Building. Bob Johnston is a local historian and volunteer best known as the founder and driving force behind the Jamestown Street Railway ...

Mayville approves kayak launch bid, hears complaint

MAYVILLE – A new kayak launch is expected to be installed on Lakeside Park next year. During the Mayville Village Board meeting, officials awarded the Kayak Launch Bid to BoardSafe Docks 604 of Fleetwood, Pa. at a cost of $96,851. There was an additional bid of $71,689 received however Barton & Loguidice, which is managing the Lakeside Park project, said the lower bid didn’t meet the necessary specifications. The work is not expected to take place until next year. So far as part of the Lakeside Park project, the village has installed some paved trails in the park, ...

Cornhole for a Cause

The committee of the annual Framed in Pink fundraiser is carrying forward the event’s mission in a new way this year. Following the recent closure of a local bowling alley, organizers have pivoted from the long-running Framed in Pink Bowling Over Breast Cancer event to a cornhole ...

Fredoina comments return, village debates continue

FREDONIA - Despite returning public comments to meetings, the Fredonia Board of Trustees is still grappling with other methods of public comment. Trustees tabled a resolution Monday seeking to ban letters by anonymous sources. The resolution was evidently spurred by a tense letter read out at the last board meeting, whose writer requested anonymity. The letter engaged in name-calling of Mayor Michael Ferguson and bashed his behavior as mayor. Trustee Paul Wandel sponsored the resolution to remove the reading of letters with no names attached. He said it would be in keeping with the ...

Clymer hears update on shared services for dog kennels

CLYMER — Some progress has been made for a shared services grant allowing for the building and usage of a dog kennel that will be shared between the towns of Ripley, Mina and Clymer. At the town of Clymer’s September meeting, Town Supervisor Brian Willink gave a small update on where ...