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Ellery not moving forward with water line

There will be no water service extension into the town of Ellery as a project to extend Board of Public Utilities water into Ellicott begins. A water survey last fall showed there wasn’t enough support among town residents for Ellery to move forward with the proposal, which could have served part of Fluvanna. The BPU had contacted Ellery about a possible extension once the Ellicott project took shape. The owner of apartments in Ellery had asked about the status of the potential water line during a recent Ellery Town Board meeting. “The survey came back really sketchy,” ...

CHQ History Fair to be held Sunday

MAYVILLE - The second annual CHQ History Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Town of Chautauqua Community Municipal Building, the former Mayville High School, 2 Academy St., Mayville. Admission is free and open to the public. The event will officially begin with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. The day includes exhibits, lectures, reenactments, live music, genealogy resources, interactive displays and family-friendly activities. A complete event schedule is available online at CHQHistoryExpo.com. This year's History Expo has expanded as part of the ...

‘Peak Of My Career’

CHAUTAUQUA - Natalie Merchant’s voice has appeared on four Top 40 singles during a singing career that began in Jamestown 45 years ago. It’s saying something, then, for Merchant to say that her work now on the Cabinet of Wonder, a project created in partnership with Head Start as an ...

Falconer Dollar General owner files for tax reduction

The owner of the DG Market store on East Second Street is asking the state Supreme Court to decrease the store’s taxable assessment mere months after the store was closed for code violations. Bruce Stavitsky, the New Jersey attorney representing MDC Mercury 2604 Propco 4 C/O Dollar ...

Matar convicted of terrorist act in attack on Rushdie

A federal jury has convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of Fairview, N.J., of attempting to provide material support to Hizbollah, a designated foreign terrorist organization, engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, and providing material support to terrorists. “Hadi Matar, ...

Harbor Hotel presents donation to CAP

The Chautauqua Harbor Hotel recently presented a $25,000 donation to the Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County during a ceremonial check presentation. The donation represents a portion of the proceeds raised during the hotel's annual Fire & Ice Celebration held February 12-14. From left ...