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Two-thirds of all county legislative districts have a contested race

About two-thirds of all Chautauqua County legislative districts will have a competitive race in November. There are 19 legislative districts in the county. Of that amount 13 have contested races. Of the 13 competitive races, eight have an incumbent Republican and six have an incumbent ...

County panel proposes increasing levy, using less reserves

MAYVILLE – After about 17 hours of budget review, the legislative committee that oversees county finances is recommending using less reserves, increasing the levy, and not cutting the tax rate as much as proposed by the county executive. All six of the county legislature committees participated in the budget review process last week. While each committee focused on their specific area (public safety, human services, etc.), the Audit and Control Committee attended each review session and then had its own discussion on the budget. Dan Pavlock, R-Ellington, serves as the chairman of ...

Molitor signs GOP letter on data center power agreements

Assemblyman Andrew Molitor is among the Republicans in the state Assembly members signing on to a letter asking the New York Power Authority for more transparency about power subsidies for data centers. Assemblyman Ed Ra, R-Garden City and Assembly minority leader, recently sent a letter to ...

Chautauqua Lake fourth graders celebrate fall with Ripley students

MAYVILLE — For the third year, Chautauqua Lake Central School fourth graders were given the opportunity to take part in a day of seasonal fall fun and activities with a visit to Ripley Central School. The fall festival brings students from the two schools together for hands-on activities, ...