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Despite Sandusky motion, Tuesday court hearing will proceed

Jerry Sandusky has withdrawn the portion of his pending post-conviction petition based on the recantation of a man identified at his 2012 trial as Victim 10. While Sandusky has withdrawn his portion of the petition, a notice received Friday by the Pennsylvania court system states the hearing ...

Bemus Point/Maple Grove Alumni Association holds open house

FLUVANNA - The Bemus Point/Maple Grove Alumni Association recently held its annual open house at the Fluvanna fire hall. In attendance were individuals from the classes of 1950 through 2026. Mary Turney, alumnus and town historian assistant, spoke about the efforts being made to record all ...

Arbitrator rules in favor of city firefighters

An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the city’s firefighters over out-of-classification work assignments rather than full-time promotions into management positions. Arbitrator Mark Pearce ruled in late July that the city's contract with the union representing Jamestown's firefighters ...

DFT distances from Flock cameras; DA defends use

The swell of local rhetoric about Flock Safety cameras continues, with a company distancing itself and the Chautauqua County District Attorney proposing a countywide monitoring group to make sure the system isn’t being abused. DFT Communications distanced itself from Flock cameras in a ...

Bemus Point, Dunkirk get DEC grants

Bemus Point and the city of Dunkirk are among the local governments receiving a share of $4 million in grants from the state DEC. The village of Bemus Point will receive $132,027 from New York state to install a new fast electric vehicle charger. The city of Dunkirk will receive $117,725, also to install one fast charger. The grants are part of two programs that either pay for the purchase or lease of zero-emission vehicles for municipal fleets or for the purchase and installation of public electric vehicle charging stations in communities as part of DEC’s Zero-Emission Vehicle ...

Sales include Clymer farm, former deli building

A farm in the western end of the county has sold for more than a million dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 22-30. The county does not provide transaction information, but real ...