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Hochul Gives 2026 State Of The State

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Gov. Kathy Hochul has formally released her agenda for the coming year with more than 200 initiatives included in her 2026 State of the State address. Among the initiatives are increasing funding by $1.7 billion to provide universal, affordable child care around the state, eliminating the ...

Officials Discuss Impacts Of Older Homes On Public Health

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By Gregory Bacon gbacon@observertoday.com When it comes to the health of the residents of a community and the physical structures where they live and work, it appears there is a connection. During the recent Chautauqua County Planning Board meeting, some members of the county’s Health ...

Lakewood Mayor Makes Appointments At Organizational Meeting

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LAKEWOOD - At their organizational meeting Monday, the Lakewood Board of Trustees approved Mayor Randy Holcomb’s appointments. The appointments include the Auditing Committee of Ellen Barnes and Scott Cooper; the Finance Committee of Cooper and Ben Troche; the Grants Committee of John Shedd ...

City Woman Charged After Accident

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A Jamestown woman faces charges after an accident Sunday. Lori L. Eaton, 53, of Jamestown, was charged Jan. 11 with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to yield the right of way. According to police, at about 5:56 p.m., officers were dispatched to a ...

City Gets $1.25M For Chadakoin

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UPDATE: This is the first federal $1.25 million grant the city has received for the Stormwater Channel Maintenance Project. The funding was awarded once, paused and then awarded a second time. Jamestown will receive $1.25 million from the federal government for its Stormwater Channel ...

Jingle At The Rocks Donations Presented

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FREDONIA - The CHQ Professionals Group and the Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club raised $1,400 and collected more than 50 toys for Toys for Tots at its Jingle at the Rocks fundraising event. The event was sponsored by the CHQ Professionals Group and Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club. “Jingle at the ...