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3/18/2024 6:01:59 PM
A local fire chief says he is hopeful that a training stipend program will help serve as a recruiting tool for volunteer fire departments across Chautauqua County. The program will allow firefighters to receive anywhere from $500 to $1,250 to complete training courses that are required of volunteer firefighters in New York State. During a Monday afternoon press conference, Fredonia Fire Chief Jo...read more
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2024-03-18 07:38
The Western New York chapter of the American Red Cross has announced that it has partnered with the City of Jamestown and Mayor Kim Ecklund to launch the organization's annual Sound the Alarm campaign -- part of a national effort to install 50,000 free smoke alarms over the course of the fiscal year in more than 50 signature communities nationwide. Recent Red Cross data shows that Chautauqua Cou...read more
2024-03-18 04:22
Gas prices continue to go higher as spring gets closer. AAA reports that Monday's national average price at the pump is $3.47 per gallon, which is seven cents higher than it was one week ago. Meanwhile, the average in New York State is $3.37, up nearly three cents since last Monday. And Chautauqua County's average has risen by more than a penny and is now $3.41. One year ago, the national and st...read more
2024-03-18 01:52
A project to replace the former Silver Creek High School building with senior housing has received a boost from New York State. On Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced $6.9 million in tax credits and subsidies towards the demolition of the dilapidated building located at 60 Main Street in the village and construction of a 54-unit senior apartment complex. Park Grove Development, LLC and South...read more
2024-03-18 11:16
Flames caused significant damage to a house in the Village of South Dayton on Monday. Firefighters from nine area departments, including three from Chautauqua County, were called out to 303 Oak Street shortly after 10:15 AM. South Dayton Fire received mutual aid from Dayton, Gowanda, Leon, Perrysburg, Randolph, Cherry Creek, Forestville and Sunset Bay. The cause of the fire has not been rel...read more
2024-03-18 10:43
An investigation into a one-vehicle crash in the Town of Portland resulted in multiple felony weapon possession charges against a Rochester man who is on New York State Parole. State Police from the SP Fredonia barracks responded to Woodcrest Avenue at about 6:15 AM Sunday and located a vehicle in a ditch. While interviewing the driver, 33-year-old Dan Crisoptimo-Baez, troopers alleged that sign...read more
2024-03-18 07:42
A Dunkirk man was taken into custody on multiple charges after a traffic stop in Jamestown early Sunday. Officers with the Jamestown Police Violence Interdiction Unit pulled over a vehicle on Liberty Street near East 6th Street shortly after 12:30 AM and found that 41-year-old Marlo Carter was driving on a suspended license. Officers also discovered that Carter had several active warrants from D...read more
2024-03-18 06:15
Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies charged a Fredonia woman after investigating a vehicle that went off Vineyard Drive in Dunkirk on Sunday. Deputies say the vehicle, driven by 25-year-old Sara Kelemen, was disabled when trying to drive on a set of abandoned railroad tracks at about 2:45 AM. An investigation found that Kelemen was allegedly intoxicated. She was charged with DWI and failure to ...read more
2024-03-17 07:00
Two seniors at Silver Creek Central School recently raised $1,000 to a regional hospital as part of their effort of obtaining their Seal of Civic Readiness. Stephanie VanCheri and Kaelee Weiskerger hosted a spaghetti dinner and basket raffle at Mt. Carmel Church with donations from a number of businesses in the Silver Creek area for supplies and basket raffles. The two delivered their checks to ...read more
2024-03-17 05:38
The Brooks-TLC Hospital System recently added two new orthopedic surgeons to its team, and their aim is to bring big-city health care services to northern Chautauqua County. Ryan Shephard and Sunil Kukreja were recent guests on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program. Dr. Shephard comes to Dunkirk after working for a health care system in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born and raised in a small farming commun...read more
2024-03-17 03:47
The Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) was recently awarded funding by the New York State Office of Community Renewal for two home repair programs designed to assist seniors who have emergency repair needs; as well as people with health or age-related disabilities who need accessibility modifications. The two programs are RESTORE Chautauqua and Access Chautauqua....read more
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