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TRC to host annual Ability Awareness Awards Nov. 3

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The achievements of people with disabilities and the efforts of those who support them will be showcased when The Resource Center holds its 37th Ability Awareness Awards Celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The luncheon will be held at The White Inn in Fredonia from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The awards recognize people with disabilities who have made significant accomplishments, as well as area residents and businesses that have improved the lives of people with disabilities. This year’s award recipients are: Henry Wesley Advocate of the Year – Raquel Carrion Business/Employer of the ...

Sales include former cafe in Ellicott

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A former cafe in the southern end of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 10-13. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...

For local woman, jurisdiction makes domestic violence case difficult

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A man allegedly involved in a local woman’s ongoing domestic violence case is not facing his first day in court. And that, according to Samantha Skudlarek, is part of the problem. The case involves multiple incidents in three states - and communication between courts has been a struggle. Skudlarek told The Post-Journal she has been working for a long time on getting the court system to examine all of the man’s past and current charges together with her own, including being in contact with the other women involved. In that time, she has found it difficult to get courts to look at ...

Proposed parking garage repairs generate discussion

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 Structural repairs are needed at both the Cherry Street and Spring Street parking garages in the city, and at least one City Council member wonders if the city should continue owning and operating the facilities. A resolution was discussed by the City Council’s Finance and Public Works committees this week for an agreement with Ryan Biggs Clark Davis to review the ramps and prepare documents related to the scope of structural repair work needed at both parking garages. According to documents filed with the city's capital budget requests for the 2027 budget, the Cherry Street ...

Reality is not what it seems

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Unless you enjoy dallying in the vast field of ideas, you probably aren’t aware of some of the more profound discoveries and theories about reality that have emerged as of late. If you’ve ever wondered what life really is, why there is anything at all, or what it is we’re doing here, ...