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State corrections officers’ union strongly supports Blakeman

Corrections across New York state have made it official: they are fed up with incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a historic statewide membership endorsement process for governor of New York, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association overwhelmingly voted to endorse ...

Police, school respond to incident in Westfield

WESTFIELD --- An incident involving a disorderly individual had the village of Westfield on alert Wednesday morning. At approximately 10 a.m., officers from the Westfield Police Department, New York State Police, and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to Westfield Memorial ...

City residents report parking meter issues in city

Issues with parking meters in the city are being reported to the City Council. Councilman Russ Bonfiglio, R-At Large, brought the issue before the council recently, saying there have been ongoing problems with city parking meters, specifically in front of Pace’s. “For some reason ...

Fund balance debate continues as Wendel prepares budget

MAYVILLE – On Wednesday, Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel will present his tentative 2027 budget. One of the biggest topics has continued to be if the county should use more fund balance. During the Audit and Control Committee meeting, Wendel joined in and participated in a ...

Assembly Democrat proposes repeal of outside income limits

Less than five years after passing outside income limits for state lawmakers, at least one Assembly Democrat has buyer’s remorse. Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, D-Queens Village, has introduced legislation (A.11733) this week that would repeal the 2022 outside income limits passed by the state ...