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Falconer historian shares stories behind street names

FALCONER - Have you ever wondered why the second-busiest road in Falconer is named Work Street? Brenda Cavallaro, Falconer village historian, shared the answer during a recent Falconer Village Board meeting along with a brief history of some of the names behind roads and streets in the village. The first group of streets named were after prominent people in the village: Work (Edward Work), Falconer (Patrick Falconer), Davis (Gilbert Davis, who built the Davis block and Davis Hall), Everett (a prominent businessman), Phetteplace (John Phetteplace, the first president of Falconer), ...

Ceremony set for new digital kiosk in Mayville

MAYVILLE - The village of Mayville will soon have the first outdoor digital touchscreen kiosk in Western New York. Mayville’s outdoor digital touchscreen kiosk will be located at the southwest corner of the Mayville Depot, located on Water Street across from the Lakeview Hotel and ...

Local vets remember terror attacks, 25 years later

This September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of one of the deadliest attacks on American soil - one that many veterans still feel strongly about. Across the breadth of Chautauqua County, many veterans, particularly those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are feeling the impact of this day. However, they are not alone; many fellow servicemen and women stand by them in their moments of solace and solitude as they remember. “It still stings,” said Joe Stravato, a resident of Jamestown and a U.S. Navy veteran who was a Navy reservist at the time of the attacks after serving on ...