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Sales include land for Ellicott DPW

A town government in the south county has purchased land to store equipment and highway materials. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 14-20. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available for review at the clerk’s office. During this time period, the town of Ellicott purchased 1837 E. Main St. Ext. and another parcel on East Main Street Extension, Ellicott for $50,000. The parcels are labeled as vacant property and total around 8 ...

Marvin House to hold Festival of Trees open house

The Marvin House invites the public to its Festival of Trees open house on Nov. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at 2 W. Fifth St., Jamestown. Admission is free. Visitors can explore 12 decorated Christmas trees adorned with rare and distinctive ornaments donated by a lifelong collector. Seven trees ...

Suellen Carlson is 2026 Zontian of the Year

The Zonta Club of Jamestown has named Suellen Carlson its 2026 Zontian of the Year in recognition of her more than 25 years of service to the organization and her commitment to improving the lives of women and girls in the community. Carlson exemplifies the values of Zonta through her ...

How the seasons were named

We are about two thirds, give or take, into the calendar season of Autumn, also known as Fall, and like many children become curious and ask questions, especially the ones in the “wh” (who, what, when, where, why, how) category, I find myself, at 73 years young, coming across things that ...