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Wetlands Act Challenges To Be Heard Jan. 23

Oral arguments in local efforts to overturn the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act changes will be heard Friday, Jan. 23, in the state Supreme Court in Albany. Justice Richard Platkin announced the case scheduling in an order issued Dec. 19. If any of the parties want to postpone oral ...

How Christmas Evolved Into A Global Holiday

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day ...

100th Birthday Celebrated By Hultquist Place Resident

Friday was a “party day” for residents of Hultquist Place, with a Christmas party in the afternoon that followed the 100th birthday celebration for resident Margret Ostrander earlier in the day. Ostrander celebrated her birthday with her fellow Hultquist Place residents along with her ...

Holy Apostles Parish Continues Christmas Midnight Mass Tradition

With the members of Holy Apostles Parish feeling the Christmas spirit a little bit more this year after the announcement that the parish would not be merging and Ss. Peter and Paul church would not close, members are looking to the annual tradition of Midnight Mass on Christmas. Festivities ...

Consultant, Board Leads Alliance Forward

We want Chautauqua Lake to be as healthy and usable as possible. The ‘we’ in that sentence refers to a lot of different folks who view the problems facing the lake differently. It refers to the Alliance, CLA, CLP, CWC, DEC, lakeside municipalities, Chautauqua Institution, the county, ...

Legislator Makes Push For Job Training Funding

A Chautauqua County lawmaker is expressing concern that the county may not be investing enough money in job training. During the county legislature meeting, officials were asked to vote in favor of a number of agreements with the county Industrial Development Agency for attraction and ...