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YWCA Lake Lodge’s future is uncertain

The future of the Young Women’s Christian Association of Jamestown’s Lake Lodge is uncertain. The rental property at 185 E Terrace Ave, Lakewood, is no longer accepting reservations, and the YWCA has refunded all security deposits for upcoming scheduled events. “We have refunded all ...

Popularity of early voting continues to grow

More people are casting their votes before the official Election Day. According to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections website, a total of 11,135 people cast an early ballot for the 2026 election. Polls closed Tuesday night at 9. Go to www.post-journal.com for updates. Typically the gubernatorial race is the second-most popular race statewide, second only to the presidential race. In 2022, 7,064 people voted early, the last time the governor was on the ballot. There was no early voting in 2018, as early voting began in the state in 2019. Early voting this year also far ...

Family, Friends Honor Johnny LaMancuso With Tree At Fletcher

Johnny LaMancuso loved collecting and cracking acorns with his grandfather, Guy Ditonto. Now, a chestnut oak planted near the playground at M.J. Fletcher Elementary School will grow in his memory, offering shade for generations of children at the school he loved. The LaMancuso and Ditonto ...

Charges filed in road rage incident in Sheffield

A Frewsburg, N.Y., man was briefly jailed last week after allegedly pointing a firearm at a driver on Route 6 on Thursday during a road rage incident - with both drivers blaming the other for the incident. Timothy J. Prince, 67, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon, two counts of misdemeanor terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and two counts of harassment on Thursday, Oct. 29, after the State Police at Warren responded to a ...

Ten local projects receive state funding

Eight area projects will receive state Water Quality Improvement Project grants. Among the projects receiving funding is Phase 2 of the East Side Sewer Extension around Chautauqua Lake. The project is receiving $10 million and will result in construction of a municipal sanitary sewer system along the northeast shore of Chautauqua Lake, replacing onsite wastewater treatment systems. Wastewater will be conveyed to the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District. The Bemus Point Central School District's Wastewater Treatment Plant Decommissioning project will receive $1.4 million to ...