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Cassadaga OKs budget, takes lead on water project

CASSADAGA — With a tax decrease of 2 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, the Cassadaga Village Board of Trustees approved the 2024-2025 Village Budget at a recent meeting. The current operating budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year held a tax rate of $3.26 per $1,000 of assessed ...

Mayville Tim Hortons construction expected to begin soon

MAYVILLE – A new Tim Hortons in the village is moving closer to begin construction. During the April Chautauqua Town Board meeting, officials unanimously agreed to sell some property between the Chautauqua Municipal Building and 7 West Chautauqua St., Mayville, including the large hill, to ...

‘Proud’ Achievement

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Electric Division has earned the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Gold Status Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2023. The BPU earned the award in the E category for utilities with 150,897 worker hours of annual ...

Clymer Town Board Discusses Possible Ideas To Fix Pond

CLYMER — Clymer officials are discussing options for what will be a long-term project to help fix Clymer pond. Recently, the pond has been collecting sediment, building up enough so the pond is noticeably not in the best condition. Board members have met with the Department of ...

Video Arraignments Proposed In Legislature

State lawmakers are poised to allow the resumption of video arraignments that were used during the COVID-19 pandemic but ended once the pandemic was over. Assemblyman Pat Burke, D-Buffalo, and Sen. James Skoufis have introduced bills (A.9600/S.6114) to allow electronic arraignment in counties ...

Ripley Program Boosts Student Relationships

RIPLEY — At their regular meeting last month, Ripley Central School District Board of Education members learned that the Capturing Kids’ Hearts strategist, O’Neil Arrington, would be visiting the school. School Principal Micah Oldham told board members that the program has been going ...