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Coroner Called To Motorcycle Accident

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A motor vehicle accident involving a motorcyclist led to a county coroner being called to the scene in the city of Jamestown. Before 8 a.m. Sunday, Jamestown police and Fire Department responded to 157 Buffalo St. for the incident. No update was issued by officials as of the afternoon.

Missing child found

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A missing 6-year-old who went missing Saturday morning was located after an extensive search. At around 10:03 a.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police received a report of the missing child in the area of the LoGuidice BOCES on Fredonia Stockton Road in the town ...

Judge backs union in city worker’s case

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A judge denied the city of Dunkirk’s attempt to get out of arbitration in the case of a laid-off city worker. State Supreme Court Judge Grace Hanlon ruled in favor of AFSCME Council Local 912 in the case of Kim Robbins. The former legal secretary, laid off Feb. 7 in the city’s ...

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Library Board To Meet BEMUS POINT – The Bemus Point Library Board is having a meeting Tuesday, July 8, at the library at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome. Jackson Center To Host Virtual Programming Regarding Ukraine The Robert H. Jackson Center will host a virtual ...

Disappearing Accent

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Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 cents a pop for them to listen to Levine’s Southern accent. Even though they too grew up in ...

It’s Not The Number, But The Joy It’s Given Me

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As I’ve explained many times, back in the fall of 2009, I reached out via e mail to Christie Herbst, one of the then editors of this newspaper, to see if there might be any open space for one more columnist in this periodical once a week. Within about 20 minutes, she responded basically ...