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County furnace program helps keep seniors in their homes

At the beginning of winter, both the Home Energy Assistance Program and the Heating Equipment Repair and Replace program were on the chopping blocks. The HEAP program returned, but the HERR program did not. Due to the HERR elimination, Chautauqua County is doing what it can to help senior ...

Borrello Questions DEC On Wetlands Act

Amanda Lefton, state DEC commissioner, was saved by the bell recently. Lefton was answering a question by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, during a joint legislative budget hearing when Borrello’s time expired. The former Chautauqua County Executive had asked Lefton about the use ...

Cooper Ready For His Role As Trustee

You could say that Scott Cooper is civic minded. The recently-retired Southwestern Central School principal decided to run for election, in November, for a seat on the Lakewood Village Board of Trustees. And won. In his new role as a politician, his civic duties will continue, and he will ...

Unused Jamestown airport terminal getting $1.2M makeover

Even though there are no commercial airlines flying in or out of Chautauqua County, the Jamestown airport’s terminal is going to be getting a major makeover. During the county legislature meeting, officials approved a resolution to renovate the terminal at a cost of $1,265,000. The federal ...

Ice Castle Construction Under Way In Mayville

MAYVILLE — Work has begun to construct the ice castle on Chautauqua Lake once again as a longtime Mayville tradition continues again this year. For the second year in a row, under the supervision of new organizers, crews have endured the freezing conditions to construct a winter ...