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Standing United

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County hosted its yearly memorial to remember the victims, families, first responders who lost their lives, or later suffered long-term consequences, from the tragedies that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. This event commemorates the 24th anniversary of the attack, and ...

Dunkirk, Fredonia Hold 9/11 Memorials

DUNKIRK — The Dunkirk and Fredonia fire departments held ceremonies Thursday to honor the thousands murdered in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Dunkirk ceremony was first, getting underway at 9 a.m. Paul Narraway from the city’s First Baptist Church offered a prayer. High ...

JHS Students Getting Used To New Cellphone Policy

After a first-day delay, students at Jamestown High School, are starting to settle in to their new kind of day - without cellphones. “We’ve kind of gotten used to it - settled in, said ex-officio student member Hayden Langford said Tuesday to the Jamestown Public Schools Board of ...

Chautauqua County IDA OKs Maplevale Tax Break

A Falconer food distribution company is looking to start construction of its new multi-million facility in Findley Lake area next month. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors approved tax breaks for Maplevale Farms to construct a new 150,000 ...

Improving Conditions

BEMUS POINT – A board meeting for the town of Ellery led to the passage of a resolution supporting the creation of a centralized lake authority, taking a lead on backing efforts to improve Chautauqua Lake conditions. Jim Wehfritz, president of the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners ...

Jamestown Public Schools Hires Retired Teachers To Fill Vacancies

It’s the beginning of the school year, and students have returned to classrooms across New York State, but some teachers have not. Districts within the state as well as other states are feeling the pinch of a teacher shortage. And the Jamestown Public Schools district is not immune to the ...