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Chautauqua Institution Names New President

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CHAUTAUQUA - The Chautauqua Institution has named Mark Coolidge Johnson as the institution’s 19th president. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, attorney and third-generation Chautauquan, Johnson brings more than 30 years of diplomatic service and large-scale operational leadership to the ...

Sea Lion Scrapped: Lack Of Funding Ends Planned Move To Virginia

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The Sea Lion is no more. The ship has been decommissioned and scrapped. Bret Apthorpe, retired Jamestown Public Schools superintendent, found the news while doing research for a book. Apthorpe has lengthy ties to the Sea Lion growing up in Mayville and spending time working on the ship in his ...

Area Family Holding Crushing Cancer CELL-ebration April 25

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ELLINGTON – A local family has recently found themselves in a nightmarish scenario of watching a loved one battle through the challenge of cancer. Recent improvements in the condition have inspired the family to set up an event that will help to financially contribute toward the medical ...

County Planning Board Rejects Ripley Gravel Mine Proposal

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A proposed gravel pit in Ripley is not getting support on the county level. The Chautauqua County Planning Board voted against backing a Special Use Permit for a sand and gravel mine proposed at 9087 Old Rt. 20. The lack of support doesn’t officially stop the project but it makes it ...

Area Police Reports

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Vanessa R. Stevens, 35, of Jamestown was charged April 12 with second-degree criminal contempt. According to police, at about 11:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a Northside address for a report of an unwanted person, and an order of protection violation. ...