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CSP Merger Meeting Set For Jan. 8

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CLYMER — The Clymer, Sherman, Panama merger feasibility study is moving forward with plans for another joint meeting and the search beginning for community members to join a steering committee. Clymer Superintendent Beth Olson discussed the next steps for the merger study process with the ...

How Christmas Evolved Into A Global Holiday

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Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day ...

Wetlands Act Challenges To Be Heard Jan. 23

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Oral arguments in local efforts to overturn the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act changes will be heard Friday, Jan. 23, in the state Supreme Court in Albany. Justice Richard Platkin announced the case scheduling in an order issued Dec. 19. If any of the parties want to postpone oral ...

State Commits $3M To County For Development Efforts

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More than $3 million, including a major project for the village of Fredonia, has been awarded to Chautauqua County through the State's Regional Economic Development Council initiative that are designed to help catalyze economic growth, jump-start housing growth, and advance regionally designed ...

Area Police Reports

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Marcus E. Merced, 19, of Jamestown, was charged Dec. 22 fourth-degree criminal mischief. According to police, at about 12:35 p.m. officers were flagged down, and informed of a domestic dispute at a Northside residence. Upon speaking with the victim, police said, ...

Hochul Vetoes Toll-Free Thruway Use For Emergency Vehicles

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Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation that would have exempted ambulances and fire vehicles from paying tolls on the state Thruway if engaged in emergency operations. A.34/S.31 was approved unanimously by both the state House and Senate, where it was co-sponsored by Sen. George Borrello, ...