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Prison Strikes Head To Mediation

Corrections officers who have been on strike this week at nearly 30 state-run prisons will go to mediation to resolve their differences with the state. State Supreme Court Justice Dennis Ward signed an injunction Wednesday ordering striking corrections officers to end their strike “or ...

Sales Include Former Ripley Bank, Warehouse

A former bank and warehouse in the western end of Chautauqua County have been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Dec. 16-20. During this time period, Community Bank National ...

Jury Deliberations Begin In Attack On Rushdie

MAYVILLE – The fate of a New Jersey man who is accused of stabbing a world-renowned author multiple times in an attempt to kill him two and a half years ago is now in the hands of the jury. Friday morning both the defense and prosecution gave their closing remarks in the trial of ...

Ferguson, Lynden Shout It Out On Issues

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson and former Trustee James Lynden provided some heat on a frigid February night, getting into an argument about village government. Ferguson vigorously defended himself after Lynden bashed him at a Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. The only speaker in the ...

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By Sara Holthouse sholthouse@post-journal.com CLYMER — The large-scale water system upgrade that the town of Clymer has been working on for the past few months is almost ready to begin the bidding process for contractors. Andrew Meyerhofer with Square Engineering updated Clymer Town Board ...

Pay Takes Luster Off High-Ranking Posts

Dunkirk Assessor Erica Munson delivered some drama during the public portion of the first Common Council meeting this month. In noting her gripes at the forum, she took aim at the highest elected position in City Hall — Mayor Kate Wdowiasz. “It has come to my attention that there are ...