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‘Slapped In The Face’

St. Susan Center’s freezer, a piece of equipment critical to their operations of helping to feed people in Jamestown, was vandalized over the weekend. St Susan Center reported the incident via Facebook on Monday, saying that around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, individuals “completely ...

Senate Recognition

State Sen. George Borrello recently presented a state Senate proclamation to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of The Post-Journal’s first edition. The Post-Journal was first published on June 21, 1826, known then as the Jamestown Journal. The paper made its debut as a semi-weekly, ...

Tree removal rankles Lakewood board, resident

Lakewood Village Board members aren’t happy about the removal of trees in the village right of way on Gifford Avenue. There has been discussion of the trees during the board’s past two meetings. Code officer Jeff Swanson and John Certo, village public works supervisor, prepared a survey prior to the board’s July7 meeting that confirmed the property belonged to the village. A tenant of a nearby apartment had allegedly had the trees removed. Ellen Barnes, village trustee, said she had done research showing it is illegal to cut down trees on other people’s property, with the ...

Clymer school board hears about potential new building uses

CLYMER — As the process continues for the potential merger of the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts, each district has also been presented with a study that shows the possibility of future uses for each school building if the merger were to be approved. During the Clymer Board of ...

Federal Help Requested: Schumer urges USDA to purchase local grapes

 PORTLAND — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer came to Chautauqua County on Monday to take a stand with local grape farmers after they were dealt what he called a “heartless and cruel” blow from a major beverage producer that pulled its support earlier this year. Refresco suddenly canceled ...

Lake getting higher marks as elodea fades from 2025 levels

Two familiar foes have been the focus of management work in Chautauqua Lake this summer — nuisance plant growth and invasive species. The Chautauqua Lake Partnership and Chautauqua Lake Association continue to lead the way on annual management operations as they work to address plant growth ...