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Polling locations open through 9 p.m. in region

There's still time to cast your ballot. Polls are open across Chautauqua County and New York state until 9 p.m. According to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections website, a total of 11,135 people cast an early ballot for the 2026 election. Typically the gubernatorial race is the ...

Democrat Kathy Hochul wins reelection for governor in New York

Democrat Kathy C. Hochul won election Tuesday as governor of New York, defeating Republican Bruce A. Blakeman. This is Hochul's second time being elected governor. She was serving as lieutenant governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned in 2021, and she ascended to take his place. She won her first ...

West Main Mercantile owner described proposed project

FALCONER - The owner of the West Main Mercantile building is hoping Falconer’s NY Forward Grant will help make her building an even bigger centerpiece of the village’s business district. Members of the Falconer NY Forward Grant Local Planning Commission met recently, with heavy ...

Next NY Forward Grant committee meeting is Nov. 18

FALCONER - The projects up for inclusion in the final Falconer NY Forward grant plan continues to shift as the process continues. Since the three previous LPC meetings, Joshua Greene, a project planner with LaBella Associates, said during a recent meeting that several funding requests have been added or withdrawn, shifting the competitive landscape. Private projects decreased from 13 proposals to 10; six public project applications were submitted; and one non-profit application was received. In the small project category, there were originally three letters of interest, with the ...

Three domestic violence bills awaiting action

Flipping the calendar from October to November brings an end to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and with it an opportunity for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign five pieces of domestic violence-related legislation. Kyra’s Law is one of those bills. The legislation (S.6194C/S.2280C) Kyra's Law ...

Legality of banning tax breaks to data centers to be explored

MAYVILLE – Due to legal questions, county lawmakers tabled a proposal that would prohibit the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency from providing tax breaks to future data centers. The Democratic caucus had proposed a resolution titled “Adopting a Uniform Tax Exemption Policy ...