If the Chautauqua County Home is going to be sold, it will be a decision that is made by the Chautauqua County Legislature – and not through a public referendum. That’s the word from Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, according to an article … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Calls on State to Reduce Social Service Benefits
MAYVILLE - County executive Greg Edwards is also criticizing New York State for providing more welfare benefits to residents who rely on public assistance. In his most recent Monday Morning Memo e-newsletter, Edwards said that assistance offered in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Ashville Meat Processing Plant to Close
ASHVILLE - A food processing plant in Ashville will be closing its doors this week. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that AFA Foods is closing its ground beef processing plant on Route 474. AFA Foods – previously known as Fairbank Farms … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: ‘Endangered Earth’ Film Series Continues Tonight at JCC
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College’s “Endangered Earth” film series will continue tonight at the Jamestown Campus. Tonight’s film will be “Blind Spot,” highlights the effect energy consumption and the state of the American economy have on the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Urges Public to Attend County Home Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is continuing to bang the drum for selling the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. The county executive sent out a special “Monday Morning Memo” email on Friday, saying taxpayers cannot afford to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Exec Endorses Self-Sustaining 4-H Funding Plan
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is also throwing his support behind the Chautauqua County 4-H Program. In a recent media release, Edwards stated that he attended the Chautauqua County Ag Day at the Winton Farms in Jamestown last … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown BPU Fall Clean-Up Begins Today
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announces that its annual “Fall Clean-up Week” for BPU sanitation customers will take place starting this week. Fall Clean-up will occur on each resident’s normal garbage day. Customers … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: All for Amy Golf Tourny Raises $10,000
What began as a way for a group of friends to honor one of their own, has quickly turned into an annual event that has raised over $50,000 to date. This year, the 7th Annual “All for Amy” Golf Tournament raised $10,000 for the scholarship fund in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Deadline for Humane Society Bike Raffle is Approaching
JAMESTOWN - Time is running out to participate in the Chautauqua County Humane Society bike raffle to help raise the funds for the Cat Colony Renewal Project campaign that is currently underway. The humane society is raffling off a new bicycle and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library, Chaut-Catt Library System Severe Ties with Director
JAMESTOWN - The woman who was hired as the Executive Director of the James Prendergast Library and Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System less than a year ago is no longer at that position. Officials with the Prendergast Library board of trustees … [Read more...]
