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Dunkirk comptroller eyes reform on budget, procedures

Just days into her job as Dunkirk’s new city comptroller, Tracy Smith-Dengler knows important work is in her future. She also knows there is much to learn. “It is so far working out to be exactly as expected — at the bottom of a very large curve,” Smith-Dengler said during an ...

Sales include future mental health collective facility

The price of a future mental health facility in the southern end of Chautauqua County has been revealed. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 22-29. The county does not provide transaction ...

Move Over Bemus! Lakewood has “The Ave” and live summer concerts

Bemus, you know we love you, but here’s a vote to start calling Chautauqua Avenue in Lakewood “The Ave.” It’s a natural shortening that catches on when one avenue becomes the cultural heart of a community. I’ve been truly enamored with the transformation of storefronts, new businesses, and the diversity of services. If you haven’t walked The Ave lately, I highly recommend you do—on a Saturday, say, around lunchtime. And if you haven’t sat on our hill at one of the Rock the Lake concerts in Hartley Park, well, you can’t really call it summer anymore. Take a walk with ...

From full house to echo chamber

There came a time when, one by one, our kids grew up and left the nest to make their own way and begin their futures in whatever fields and endeavors they chose. Some people may be facing the same situation soon, as their graduates head to college, or the military, or a trade school, or to begin their lives, after High School/College/Training, and the homes they leave will seem/feel a bit (a lot?) emptier. Growing up, before leaving the nest, Chasy and Chrissy had to listen to my cautions of the outside world. They had to put up with the sugarless breakfast cereals, my reservations ...

Affidavits detail fraud allegations in Pa. home care death case

Charges filed against four home care workers this week also include charges focused on the misuse of state funding for the care of a care-dependent resident who passed away in putrid conditions at Hickory Creek Home Care. The facility is located at 315 2nd Ave #302, Warren, but the early ...