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It’s Official: Clymer School Becomes Learner’s Permit Test Site

CLYMER — Clymer Central School has recently become an official site for students to be able to earn their Learner’s Permits through the Automated Knowledge Testing System. The Automated Knowledge Testing System is a web-based system for administering the Class D and Class M driver’s ...

Falconer Officials Positive After Grant Interview

FALCONER – Village officials feel positive they may hear good news after a recent grant interview with state officials for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant and the NY Forward grant. Village Trustee Alan Gustafson Jr. discussed the interview at the meeting. Gustafson stated that ...

Ellery Adopts Wind Energy Moratorium, Considering Solar

BEMUS POINT – While the current zoning laws for the town of Ellery do include regulations on wind and solar farms, concerns have grown about the larger facilities that have been becoming more common. With both of these energy sources gaining prevalence due to pushes at the state level, ...

Frewsburg Central School Board Hires Interim Assistant Principal

FREWSBURG - The Frewsburg Central School Board of Education has hired an interim middle/high school assistant principal. Daniel Bracey, a retired principal who served in the Jamestown Public Schools district, was approved Dec. 17 and began his position Dec. 4. According to Board President ...

Sales Include Ellery Motel

A bed & breakfast establishment in the town of Westfield is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Oct. 14-17. During this time period, Barcelona Lakeside B&B, Inc. ...

Like Mother, Like Daughters: Jamestown Family Continues Old World Traditions

Jamestown resident Cynthia Corbelli celebrates her Polish heritage every Christmas Eve. “As a child it was always our tradition to have Wigilia. The traditional meal has more dishes, but we only had pierogi and mushroom soup with fried potatoes. It is always a meatless meal,” she shares. ...