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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 ...

Some traditions go way beyond

Many individuals and groups of people establish certain traditions, that they do, or celebrate, during the course of their lives, some of them handed down generation to generation, some which are relatively new, and some that have been around for a long time. Some traditions may appear to be ...

Reality is not what it seems

Unless you enjoy dallying in the vast field of ideas, you probably aren’t aware of some of the more profound discoveries and theories about reality that have emerged as of late. If you’ve ever wondered what life really is, why there is anything at all, or what it is we’re doing here, ...

Who Was Milton J. Fletcher?

 Milton Joseph Fletcher served as principal of Jamestown High School from 1899 to 1919 before becoming superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, a position he held until his retirement in 1932. An expert in American history, Fletcher also taught history and government and became an ...