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North Harmony increases starry stonewort contract

STOW - North Harmony Town Board members are increasing the town's contribution to a starry stonewort control project in Ashville Bay. In addition to increasing funding to $21,200, permitting assistance and project coordination have been added to the agreement between the town and Everwild ...

Attorney General’s office issues e-bike, e-scooter reminders

State Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert reminding businesses, consumers and families of New York’s legal requirements for e-bikes and e-scooters. Bicycles with electric assistance, also known as e-bikes, and scooters with electric assistance, also known as e-scooters, are subject to strict safety requirements and speed limits in New York. After recent deaths in New York City, James is reminding New Yorkers that marketing and selling vehicles to New Yorkers as “e-bikes” or “e-scooters” that exceed state speed or power limits for those vehicles is ...

State of emergency declared in Mayville over transformer

MAYVILLE – A malfunctioning transformer has led local officials to declare a state of emergency in the village. As part of the declaration, a villagewide power outage is scheduled to take place tonight. The village of Mayville has two electric substations, one on Lakeview Avenue and ...

Community Impact

For the second year, United Way of Chautauqua County successfully mobilized volunteers from the community to benefit schools and local nonprofits as part of the 2026 Day of Caring. Held on Friday, Aug. 21, the second annual Day of Caring kicked off with dual morning gatherings in Dunkirk and ...

The Resource Center to present movie Sept. 23 at The Reg

The challenges and triumphs of operating a movie theater that provides jobs for people with disabilities will be showcased when The Resource Center presents its annual film event Wednesday, Sept. 23. The movie, 25 Prospect Street, will be screened at The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. ...

One killed in Thruway accident in Sheridan

SHERIDAN - A person has been killed after a hit-and-run accident on the state Thruway. The State Police at Dunkirk report troopers patrolling the Thruway found a disabled vehicle near the road with a person who had been killed at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the town of Sheridan. Troopers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation have located a suspect vehicle that left the scene. Delays are expected near mile marker 463 in the westbound lane of the Thruway. The investigation is continuing, and the State Police said more information will be released as the investigation continues.