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Kolison Defends Cuts, Slams Critical Report

SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison defended his deficit-cutting policies, and slammed a report that was critical of the university, this week. Kolison spoke during a University Senate meeting Monday, prior to a debate over a no-confidence resolution on his leadership. The resolution ...

‘Incredibly Grateful’

Jamestown High School students raised $10,525 for the Anthony Senske Memorial Fund at the 44th annual Battle of the Classes held Thursday evening in the McElrath Gymnasium at JHS. Accepting the donation were Kristi and Cory Senske, Anthony’s parents, who established the fund through the ...

Real Estate Sales Include Westfield Vineyard Land

Some land for vineyards, field crops, and other undeveloped parcels in Westfield have been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the sales from Feb. 11-14. During this time period, Gary and Darlene Youngs sold ...

Council Discusses Early 2026 Tax Cap Override

While budget season remains months away, the city of Jamestown has already put the establishment of a local law to allow the city to exceed the two percent tax levy limit on the table for next year’s budget. During Monday’s work session, Council President Tony Dolce said this is something ...

Panama Sees Slight Increase In Garbage Rates

PANAMA — As the village of Panama continues to work on and look over their planned budget for next year, set to be voted on in May, one slight change that the board is seeing is a slight increase in garbage collection rates. The village board discussed the budget during the April meeting, ...