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Local projects receive state grants

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The potential merger of the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts is among the local projects receiving state Local Government Efficiency Grant funding. Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES received a $31,250 grant to help pay for the districts’ merger study, according to an announcement received Monday. The Bemus Point Central School District has received $500,000 for a wastewater plant decommissioning and sewer connection project that also includes the Chautauqua County South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District. The village of Fredonia received $1,250,000 for the ...

Mayville village clerk to retire

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MAYVILLE – A longtime village clerk is getting ready to retire. During the recent Mayville Village Board meeting, it was announced that John Crandall would be stepping down at the end of the year. “It will be 18 and a half years when I’m done,” Crandall said after the meeting. “I ...

Schumer asks Flock CEO to answer questions

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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Democratic leader, recently demanded answers from Flock Safety, the private company behind a nationwide network of license plate cameras, about what it does with the data it collects on Americans and demanded personal data not tied to a crime be deleted from Flock’s servers. In a letter to Flock CEO Garrett Langley, Schumer pressed the company on its National Lookup Tool, which lets agencies search camera data collected outside their own jurisdictions, and on recent reports of hacked cameras and misuse of license plate readers. Schumer called on the ...

Clymer man charged with rape of underage girl

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A Clymer man has been charged with second-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. On Thursday, an arrest warrant was issued by Busti Town Court after a Lakewood-Busti police investigation. James S. Miller, 30, of Clymer allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a female under the ...

Mary Schiller named 2026 Super Lawyer

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Mary B. Schiller, a partner at Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo PLLC, was recently named as an Upstate New York 2026 Super Lawyer. Schiller was selected in the practice areas of personal injury and products liability. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multiphase selection process. Peer ...

Water grants announced for pair of entities

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Two area municipalities are part of nearly $500 million in grants for critical drinking water and sewer projects statewide. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the investments will help local governments modernize aging infrastructure, tackle legacy threats such as lead service lines and emerging contaminants, and lay the foundation for sustainable growth and economic development while creating good-paying jobs. The village of Westfield is to receive $5 million while the town of Randolph is in line for $4.5 million for water system improvements. “Investing in water ...