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DEC announces road closure in Boutwell Hill

CHERRY CREEK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the temporary closure of a section of Arab Hill Forest Road at Boutwell Hill State Forest in Chautauqua County. This closure is necessary to accommodate a road maintenance project that will rehabilitate the northern section of Arab Hill Forest Road. Contractors installed fresh gravel on a section of Arab Hill Forest Road that runs north from Housington Road to where it meets Lewis Road. The gravel needs time to settle and compact to ensure its viability for the future. This section ...

Time for ‘hard decisions’ in city, speakers say

DUNKIRK - A hearing on Dunkirk’s proposed 2027 budget saw five residents critical of city spending speak — but the most passionate comments came afterward. Linda Wierzba said during the Common Council’s meeting Tuesday, held directly after the hearing, that she originally wasn’t ...

Charges filed in road rage incident in Sheffield

A Frewsburg, N.Y., man was briefly jailed last week after allegedly pointing a firearm at a driver on Route 6 on Thursday during a road rage incident - with both drivers blaming the other for the incident. Timothy J. Prince, 67, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon, two counts of misdemeanor terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and two counts of harassment on Thursday, Oct. 29, after the State Police at Warren responded to a ...

Health officials offer Fredonia water timeline

FREDONIA - Chautauqua County Health Department officials discussed Fredonia’s latest water woes Monday. Department head Jessica Wuerstle and water specialist Natalie Whiteman visited a village Board of Trustees workshop to talk about Fredonia’s recent boil and conservation orders. The ...

Randolph Central School Board celebrates staff, welcomes new employees

RANDOLPH — The Randolph Central School District Board of Education celebrated employees, honoring decades of athletic leadership, newly achieved tenure and the appointment of new faculty and staff. The first highlight of the evening was the presentation of a Board of Education Commendation ...

Ten local projects receive state funding

Eight area projects will receive state Water Quality Improvement Project grants. Among the projects receiving funding is Phase 2 of the East Side Sewer Extension around Chautauqua Lake. The project is receiving $10 million and will result in construction of a municipal sanitary sewer system along the northeast shore of Chautauqua Lake, replacing onsite wastewater treatment systems. Wastewater will be conveyed to the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District. The Bemus Point Central School District's Wastewater Treatment Plant Decommissioning project will receive $1.4 million to ...