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DFT distances from Flock cameras; DA defends use

The swell of local rhetoric about Flock Safety cameras continues, with a company distancing itself and the Chautauqua County District Attorney proposing a countywide monitoring group to make sure the system isn’t being abused. DFT Communications distanced itself from Flock cameras in a ...

Bemus Point, Dunkirk get DEC grants

Bemus Point and the city of Dunkirk are among the local governments receiving a share of $4 million in grants from the state DEC. The village of Bemus Point will receive $132,027 from New York state to install a new fast electric vehicle charger. The city of Dunkirk will receive $117,725, also to install one fast charger. The grants are part of two programs that either pay for the purchase or lease of zero-emission vehicles for municipal fleets or for the purchase and installation of public electric vehicle charging stations in communities as part of DEC’s Zero-Emission Vehicle ...

Sales include Clymer farm, former deli building

A farm in the western end of the county has sold for more than a million dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 22-30. The county does not provide transaction information, but real ...

There are even pet peeves in baseball

It’s called America’s Game. It’s called the National Pastime. It’s played by the Boys of Summer. It’s a game of stories, a game of nicknames, a game of strategy, and a game of cat and mouse, and a game steeped in tradition. At least it used to be. Nowadays, it’s become a game of, ...

Brad Van Riper’s legacy honored through WCA Foundation endowment

The WCA Foundation is honoring the life and legacy of Brad Van Riper through the Brad and Becky Van Riper Digestive System Cancer Endowment Fund, which supports patients facing digestive system cancer. Van Riper died from a rare form of bile duct cancer, a disease that is often difficult to ...