CORNING, N.Y. - A congressional candidate from Corning is making a case for democrats throughout the southern tier to consider her when they vote in the June primary. Corning's Melissa Dobson is running for the newly created 23rd Congressional … [Read more...]
Shinagawa Recieves Endorsement of Working Families Party
ITHACA, N.Y. - Congressional Candidate Nate Shinagawa (D-Ithaca) announced Thursday that the Working Families Party leaders in Central and Western New York have endorsed his campaign for Congress. Shinagawa will have the party's line on the ballot -- … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves New Contract for Part Time Sheriff Deputies
MAYVILLE - The part time deputies in the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department will be getting a boost in pay. That after county lawmakers Wednesday Night approved a resolution to increase the rate of pay for entry-level part timers from $13.41 an … [Read more...]
County Legislature Tables Funding Resolution for County Home
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Lawmakers will wait another month before acting on a resolution to increase funding for the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. During the county legislature’s monthly voting session Wednesday night in Mayville, the … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers Pass Oversight Legislation for Welfare-to-Work Program
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Lawmakers last night passed several resolutions, including one that would require the county Department of Social Services to create an action plan that would help to increase participation in the so-called … [Read more...]
Higgins Announces Extension of Application Period for Fire Grant Program
WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County’s current Congressman, Brian Higgins, has announced the Department of Homeland Security is extending the application deadline for grants through the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Program. The original deadline … [Read more...]
JCC Student Exhibit Open Tonight with Reception
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College’s Weeks Gallery will host an opening reception tonight for the annual student art exhibit, starting at 6 p.m. The reception, featuring music by Oliver Burdo, is free and open to the public. The exhibit … [Read more...]
Woodsongs Coffeehouse Radio Hour Concludes Tonight
JAMESTOWN - WRFA’s monthly musical program - the Woodsongs Coffeehouse Radio Hour with Ken Hardly - will have its final live performance of the season at the Labyrinth Press Co. this evening, starting at 7 p.m. Musical guests for tonight include … [Read more...]
County Saves Over $11,000 in New York Republican Primary
MAYVILLE - The Republican Presidential Primary was held last night in New York State and here in Chautauqua County, and the unofficial tally has Mitt Romney as the winner. But Chautauqua County’s Election Commissioners would also argue that … [Read more...]
Legislature Monthly Voting Session is Tonight
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its regular meeting tonight in Mayville, with several key items on the agenda. Among them is a bill that would call on the county to provide $500,000 to match a federal grant that would be … [Read more...]
