No one could have predicted two years ago that two of Western New York’s treasured resources would become part of a political grudge that is part of strained international relations. When President Donald Trump issued the executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in late August, ...
The Jamestown First Lutheran Church welcomes the Rev. Gail Swanson as its new pastoral leader in transition Sunday, Oct. 4, at its 9 and 11 a.m. services. Swanson was raised in East Aurora and has a bachelor of music education degree from the State University at Fredonia. In graduate ...
FREDONIA - The history of the Chautauqua County Fair was presented to a large audience at the Fredonia Opera House recently by David Wilson. Wilson has been associated with the fair for 40 years and also served as president of the fair. The first Chautauqua County Fair was more than 200 ...
The Chautauqua County Humane Society has paused all intakes of dogs and cats for the time being, following intakes of both puppies and cats that are filling available space and also fighting contagious diseases. The Humane Society announced that they were pausing intakes on Tuesday afternoon on Facebook, and in speaking with the Post-Journal, executive director Jane Babinsky said the shelter is currently facing limited space with the need for both two litters of puppies and 33 cats that were recently taken in to be quarantined. “We have limited space here for both cats and dogs,” ...
Representatives of the Jamestown and Lakewood-Busti Democratic committees will hold the grand opening of their south county headquarters at 19 E. Third St., Jamestown, at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2. They’ll be joined by Aaron Gies, Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for Congress from New York’s 23rd district. Gies’ campaign will share the Jamestown headquarters. The event will feature a ribbon cutting, refreshments, and remarks from Gies and other candidates. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with the Gies campaign on establishing this Jamestown headquarters,” said ...
A former Jamestown Fire Department captain and local history buff is honoring the memory of George D. Morton, the former city resident who is the namesake of the Morton Club. George Dewey Morton was born April 13, 1899, to Edgar W. and Mary T. Moynihan Morton. Of his four siblings, two boys ...
