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Lakewood trustees seek grant funding for beach restoration

LAKEWOOD - Lakewood Village Board members are looking for New York State grant funding to offset costs to help restore the beach shoreline at Richard O. Hartley Park. EcoStrategies Engineer Andrew Johnson updated trustees Monday that the grant application is due by July 31, and the village is ...

Senior Council holds trivia contest

The United Senior Council hosted its annual trivia contest recently at the North Harmony Senior Center. Pictured are first place winners Jeff Wagner, Sandra Wagner and Janet Loomis.

County won’t help Dawson Metal with bridge issue

Chautauqua County is declining a request by a Jamestown company for a new access road to replace a failing bridge, stating that the county can’t do the work to benefit a private business. David Dawson, president of Dawson Metal at 825 Allen St., said in a letter to the county that the bridge to their business has deteriorated and is a safety hazard. “Its continued degradation threatens access to the site, creating serious risks for employees, visitors, suppliers and emergency response services,” he wrote. Dawson noted that over the years, his company has met with various ...

Mayor updates council on $10M DRI grant

Two weeks ago the city of Jamestown received funding from the state totaling $10 million as a part of Round Nine of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, marking the second time the city has received this type of funding. Monday, Mayor Kim Ecklund updated the council on what comes next ...