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Sales include Jamestown furniture store

A south county furniture store is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 8-12. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...

Flashbacks to Saturday mornings

Having borrowed Mr. Peabody’s Way Back Machine for this week’s VFTB, I thought it might be kind of nice to take another trip back to those Saturday mornings (by rule in our house, after our assigned chores were completed), and recall some of the animated adventures of some of our favorite ...

Comptroller: tax cap overrides increasing

More local governments have reported to the state Comptroller’s Office that they plan to override the property tax cap than in recent years. More school districts, which require a ballot proposition and at least 60% voter approval to override the tax cap, have also reported plans to ...

Even at hospital shindig, political wounds don’t heal

Upbeat music played in the distance in anticipation of the arrival of New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul last week in Fredonia at the East Main Street site where a new north county hospital is being constructed. With the location basking in the sun, more than 100 community members and local ...

Sheridan resident upset about home sold for taxes

A Sheridan resident is upset that his home has been sold for back taxes, saying he didn’t know anything was owed on the property. During the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Eric Meka, who lives at 10532 Newell Road spoke at the meeting. Meka ...