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Dunkirk Town Sued Over Solar Farm Permit

The legal fight over a proposed town of Dunkirk solar energy farm continues. A Fredonia-based lawyer who owns land adjacent to the Williams Street site has sued over the Dunkirk Town Board’s September approval of a permit for the project. The board seemed at the time to feel hemmed in by ...

Council To Consider Resolution Reinstating Title Of Police Chief

Following the retirement last week of Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Timothy Jackson, the city council has a resolution coming before them at tonight’s city council work session to officially reinstate the Police Chief title. Previously, both the Police Chief and Fire Chief ...

Chautauqua 4-H Children Give Presentations

Chautauqua County 4-H, managed by the Cornell Cooperative Extension, has once again hosted the children’s presentations, allowing children of all ages from around the community to present on a topic of great passion to them. Lisette Cabrera, 4-H program coordinator, spoke more on the ...

Charging ahead: $500M Dunkirk battery storage project seeks tax assistance

The developer of a battery energy storage system in Dunkirk says the project will cost a half a billion dollars and is looking for some tax assistance. Daniel Brennan with GCI Lighthouse Energy Storage appeared at the recent Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting. It was ...

Tanglewood Residents Make Hats For Babies At UPMC Chautauqua

Residents of Tanglewood Manor recently came together to support some of the community’s smallest and most vulnerable members by handcrafting more than 30 hats for premature babies in the UPMC maternity unit. After weeks of work, residents and staff personally delivered the hats to the UPMC ...