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Panama Central To Host Annual Prom Dress Giveaway Saturday, Sunday

PANAMA — It is that time of the year with prom and other dance related events are on tap, and Panama Central School is set to host their Prom Dress Giveaway event again this weekend. The event is put on by Panama’s National Honor Society and will be held at the school on Saturday from ...

Coffee Spot: New Cafe Sets Ribbon Cutting And Grand Opening Date

Now that operations are running smoothly after a soft opening, the Roasted Bean Cafe has set a date for a ribbon cutting event in partnership with the Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce, with a grand opening event scheduled for the very next day. The Roasted Bean Cafe began operations in early ...

Court rejects water lawsuit in village

State Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon was apparently not impressed with the arguments of the trio of Fredonians who sued the village over its Sept. 10 water decision. Hanlon rejected all three of the grounds claimed by James Lynden, Gladys Sedota and Marie Sedota in the lawsuit that sought to overturn the September Board of Trustees resolution. The resolution declared that Fredonia planned to connect with the North County Water District, and shut its own water plant and reservoir. The plaintiffs claimed the resolution was a violation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ...

Acceptance Of STRIVE Grant On Council Agenda For Work Session

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has announced their grant awards through the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence program, and the acceptance of this grant award for the city is up for discussion at tonight’s city council meeting. The city has applied for this grant program in partnership with Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County STRIVE partnership received a total of $970,907. The Jamestown Police Department was awarded $209,478 from these funds. The period for the grant award goes from April 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027. According ...

Westfield Ice Cream Business, Former Hair Salon In City Sold

A popular ice cream and restaurant business in the western portion 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 Jan. 26-30. The county does not provide transaction ...

CLP Assesses Court Ruling

The Chautauqua Lake Partnership is assessing what impacts the ruling to annul New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations will have on the lake’s stakeholders. A lawsuit recently was filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association, the CLP, and three landowners. “We are pleased with the recent ruling and it should be highlighted that the CLP case was pivotal, having demonstrated uncontested legal standing for the basis of the ruling. But – this is tempered by the recognition that this is not necessarily a ...