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Kolison Defends Cuts, Slams Critical Report

SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison defended his deficit-cutting policies, and slammed a report that was critical of the university, this week. Kolison spoke during a University Senate meeting Monday, prior to a debate over a no-confidence resolution on his leadership. The resolution ...

Real Estate Sales Include Westfield Vineyard Land

Some land for vineyards, field crops, and other undeveloped parcels in Westfield have been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the sales from Feb. 11-14. During this time period, Gary and Darlene Youngs sold ...

‘Incredibly Grateful’

Jamestown High School students raised $10,525 for the Anthony Senske Memorial Fund at the 44th annual Battle of the Classes held Thursday evening in the McElrath Gymnasium at JHS. Accepting the donation were Kristi and Cory Senske, Anthony’s parents, who established the fund through the ...

Panama Sees Slight Increase In Garbage Rates

PANAMA — As the village of Panama continues to work on and look over their planned budget for next year, set to be voted on in May, one slight change that the board is seeing is a slight increase in garbage collection rates. The village board discussed the budget during the April meeting, ...

Policing Funds Are Major Factor In Budget Pinches

Officers of the Jamestown Kendall Club have made it their mission within the last month to become more vocal about what they perceive as a worsening crime situation in Chautauqua County’s largest municipality. In a commentary published March 1 in The Post-Journal, the Police Benevolent ...