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Team Diversity to hold free trunk or treat

FREWSBURG - Team Diversity will hold its next free event, a trunk-or-treat, in Frewsburg on Halloween. “Our free community Trunk or Treat event will take place on Oct. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Greg Mackie, Major Appliance,” said Bethany Pigman, co-president and co-founder of Team Diversity. “The address is 60 West Main Street.” While everyone is welcome to the upcoming event, Pigman said there is something mesmerizing about watching children receive candy, and that synergy that happens when a community comes together is celebration. “This event is truly for the kids. ...

PVCS student rally for teacher aide

SOUTH DAYTON — Demonstrating that no member of their school family fights alone, 27 students and staff members at Pine Valley Jr/Sr High School gathered in the school gymnasium for an emotional show of support: shaving their heads and cutting their hair in solidarity with Stephanie West, a ...

Finding options after PCP moves out of network

Question: I just received a letter that my primary care provider is no longer in network for my Medicare Advantage Plan. What are my options? Answer: We have gotten a LOT of calls about this situation and you may remember an article I wrote about a month ago. This situation can happen ...

Creation of new BPU division on council agenda

A local law is up for council vote tonight that would officially establish a new division for the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, the Digital Infrastructure Division that would connect to the ongoing fiber project. A public hearing in regards to this local law is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. before tonight’s voting session, with the law looking to be voted on and passed following that during the session. The division, which was brought before city council in September by BPU General Manager Kris Sellstrom, would work the same as the other divisions run by the nine-member BPU ...

Perfect Recipe: For BOCES chef, culinary journey comes full circle

For Chrissy Conklin, becoming a Culinary Arts instructor at the LoGuidice Educational Center is an opportunity to combine two things she has always enjoyed: cooking and education. Conklin brings nearly a decade of culinary industry experience to her new role with Erie ...

Sales include former cafe in Ellicott

A former cafe in the southern end of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 10-13. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...