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Comptroller Finds Issues In Ashville Fire District Audit

STOW – An audit from State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office recently found some errors in the way in which the Ashville Fire District went about purchasing equipment. The audit pointed out procedures that were not done in compliance with state regulations, and offers a total of 11 ...

Hiring Ramps Up At Electrovaya

Hiring continues at Electrovaya’s plant in Ellicott as the company continues buildout of the plant as the company spends down a $50.8 Export-Import Bank loan for the facility. Initial projections were for Electrovaya to bring about 250 jobs to the former Acu-Rite plant at 1 Precision Way, ...

Former Sherman Feed Store Sold

A closed feed mill in the western portion of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Dec. 8-11. During this time period, 118 Kendrick St., Sherman was sold for $111,100. ...

Jefferson Project Finds No Easy Solutions For Weeds

MAYVILLE – For the past five years, researchers with the Jefferson Project have been studying Chautauqua Lake to understand human impacts on fresh waters and how to mitigate those impacts, in particular with weeds and harmful algal blooms. Dr. Allison Hyrcik with the Jefferson Project ...

Frewsburg Terminates Student Affairs Coordinator

FREWSBURG - In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Frewsburg Central School District Board of Education terminated Joshua Gilevski, who was the district’s coordinator of student affairs. “The Frewsburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the interim superintendent (Lynda Quick), ...