CC Community Directory 2025

January 2025

Chautauqua County Community Directory

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ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Debra Brunner 716.487.1111 ext. 222 dbrunner@post-journal.com EDITOR John D’Agostino 716.487.1111 ext. 253 jdagostino@post-journal.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Tesla Grobaski 716.487.1111 ext. 299 tgrobaski@post-journal.com ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES David Kircher 716.487.1111 ext. 287 dkircher@post-journal.com Anna Vik 716.487.1111 ext. 296 avik@post-journal.com Meredith Patton 716.680.4380 mpatton@observertoday.com Janice Gee 716.680.1556 jgee@observertoday.com

Table of Contents Government Directory........................................................................................5-11 Arkwright............................................................................................................... 12 Bemus Point........................................................................................................... 14 Brocton..............................................................................................................16-17 Busti....................................................................................................................... 18 Carroll.................................................................................................................... 20 Cassadaga.........................................................................................................21-22 Celoron.................................................................................................................. 23 Charlotte................................................................................................................ 24 Chautauqua........................................................................................................... 25 Cherry Creek......................................................................................................... 26 Clymer................................................................................................................... 27 Dunkirk (city).......................................................................................................... 28 Dunkirk (town)..................................................................................................29-30 Ellery...................................................................................................................... 31 Ellicott.................................................................................................................... 32 Ellington................................................................................................................. 33 Falconer.................................................................................................................. 34 Fredonia................................................................................................................. 35 French Creek.......................................................................................................... 36 Gerry...................................................................................................................... 37 Hanover................................................................................................................. 38 Harmony................................................................................................................ 39 Jamestown.........................................................................................................40-41 Kiantone................................................................................................................ 42 Lakewood............................................................................................................... 43 Mayville.................................................................................................................. 44 Mina....................................................................................................................... 45 North Harmony..................................................................................................... 46 Panama.................................................................................................................. 47 Poland.................................................................................................................... 47 Pomfret................................................................................................................... 48 Portland.................................................................................................................. 48 Ripley................................................................................................................49-50 Sheridan................................................................................................................. 51 Sherman (town)...................................................................................................... 53 Sherman (village)................................................................................................... 53 Silver Creek............................................................................................................ 54 Sinclairville............................................................................................................. 55 Stockton................................................................................................................. 56 Villenova................................................................................................................ 57 Westfield (town/village).....................................................................................57-59 Community Listings (A-Z)................................................................................60-64 Directory...........................................................................................................65-71

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GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

STATE GOVERNMENT

President Donald Trump

Governor Kathy Hochul

Senator Charles Schumer

Attorney General Letitia James

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500 comments@whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov

202-224-6542 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 or 130 S. Elmwood Ave., #660 Buffalo, NY 14202 senator@schumer.senate.gov www.schumer.senate.gov

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 202-224-4451 726 Exchange St., Suite 511 Buffalo, NY 14210 or 478 Russell Washington DC 20510 senator@gillibrand.senate.gov www.gillibrand.senate.gov

Representative Nick Langworthy

716-488-8111 • 202-225-3161 2-6 East 2nd St. Jamestown, NY 14701 or 1630 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 www.langworthy.house.gov

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Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli 518-474-4044 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236 www.osc.state.ny.us

Senator George Borrello 716-664-4603 Fenton Building, Suite 302 2-6 E. 2nd St., Jamestown, NY 14701 borrello@nysenate.gov

Assemblyman Andrew Molitor 716-664-7773 Fenton Building, Suite 320 2 E. 2nd Street Jamestown, NY 14701 molitara@assembly.state.ny.us

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ORTHOPEDICS

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Sunil Kukreja, MD

Lindsay Aldrich, RPA-C

Why Choose Us? BIG CITY CARE, RURALLY We offer surgical care typically available only in big cities UNIQUE SPECIALTIES We offer specialty procedures you can’t get anywhere else in Chautauqua County WE’RE LOCAL We work here, we live here; our kids go to school with your kids MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Dunkirk, Fredonia, Jamestown For Appointment: 716-672-2000

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OUR SERVICES DISCECTOMY surgical procedure to remove all or part of a spinal disc FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR surgical procedure to fix a cut or torn flexor tendon in the hands SPINE FUSIONS MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL ENDOSCOPY surgical procedure which treats spine conditions through a small cut in the skin SPINE DEFORMITY CORRECTION DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE SURGERY to repair a chronic condition that causes the fingers to bend toward the palm ANTERIOR HIP REPLACEMENT a less invasive, less painful procedure which leads to a quicker recovery GENERAL ORTHOPEDICS for joints (shoulders, shoulders, knees, etc.) and fractures

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ESTIMATES Population: 124,891 Median Household Income: $55,234 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 16.7% Veterans: 7,594 Total Housing Units: 66,465

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY OFFICES Website: www.chqgov.com

County Executive – Paul Wendel Jr. 716-753-4211 Email: wendelp@chqgov.com County Attorney – Ana Morgan 716-753-4247 Board of Elections 716-753-4580 (fax: 716-753-4111) Luz E. Torres, Democratic election commissioner 716-753-4250 Nacole Ellis, Republican election commissioner 716-753-4226 Email: vote@chqgov.com Website: votechautauqua.com

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY LEGISLATURE

Website: https://chqgov.com/legislature/Legislature North County Toll Free: 716-363-4215 South County Toll Free: 716-661-7215 All Others: 716-753-4215 Legislature Chairman – Pierre Chagnon Clerk – Olivia Lee Deputy Clerk – Kristi Zink Legislators District 1 Marcus Buchanan Marcus.Buchanan@chqgov.com District 2 Robert Bankoski 716-366-0141, Robert.Bankoski@chqgov.com District 3 Bob Scudder 716-680-0144, Bob.Scudder@chqgov.com District 4 Thomas Carle tomcarle@gmail.com District 5 Terry Niebel 716-672-4609, Terry.Niebel@chqgov.com District 6 Tom Harmon 716-908-7800, Tom.Harmon@chqgov.com District 7 John Penhollow 716-499-2557, John.Penhollow@chqgov.com District 8 Pierre Chagnon 716-499-6332, ChagnonP@chqgov.com

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District 9 Phillip Landy 716-499-3877, Phil.Landy@chqgov.com District 10 Jamie Gustafson 716-664-0782, jamie.gustafson@chqgov.com District 11 Tamara Dickey 716-487-0057, Tamara.Dickey@chqgov.com District 12 Frederick Larson 716-640-4540, Fred.Larson@chqgov.com District 13 Tom Nelson 716-499-1060, Thomas.Nelson@chqgov.com District 14 Daniel Pavlock 716-664-0669, Daniel.Pavlock@chqgov.com District 15 Lisa Vanstrom 716-665-7072, Lisa.Vanstrom@chqgov.com District 16 Dalton Anthony 716-490-5706, Dalton.Anthony@chqgov.com District 17 Travis Heiser 716-572-9870, Travis.Heiser@chqgov.com District 18 Marty Proctor 716-581-0363, Marty.Proctor@chqgov.com District 19 Frederick Johnson 513-502-6111, Fred.Johnson@chqgov.com

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE 1 N. Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757 716-753-4331 (Fax 716-753-4293)

Larry Barmore, County Clerk, 716-753-4975 Emily Blevins, Deputy County Clerk, 716-753-4523 Land Recording, 716-753-4165 Court Filing, 716-753-4873

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Jamestown: 512 W. Third St. 716-661-8220 (Fax: 716-661-8292) Dunkirk: 3988 Vineyard Drive 716-366-0210 (Fax: 716-366-7934) Mayville: 7 N. Erie St. 716-753-4229 (Fax: 716-753-4521) Website: https://chqgov.com/county-clerk/Department-of-Motor-Vehicles

DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

Website: https://chqgov.com/district-attorney/district-attorney Jason Schmidt, district attorney 716-753-4241

EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Website: http://www.chautcofire.org/ Noel Guttman, director 716-753-4341 (fax: 716-753-4363)

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

7 North Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757 716-753-4312 Dr. Michael Faulk, chief medical officer Lacy Keefer Wilson, public health director

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 716-753-4481 fax: 716-753-4344

GENERAL HEALTH INFORMATION 716-753-4312

IMMUNIZATIONS 716-753-4491

YOUTH BUREAU 716-753-4117 Fax: 716-753-4794

HUMAN RESOURCES

Deborah Makowski, director 716-753-4237

INFORMATION SERVICES

Jonathan DeAngelo, director 716-753-4800

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ccida.com 716-661-8900

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1-877-778-6857 716-753-4788

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING 716-753-4471 Dana Corwin, interim director Jamestown office: 120 Institute St., Suite 220 716-661-8940 Dunkirk office: 45 Cliffstar Court 716-363-3865

NY CONNECTS

716-753-4582 Mayville Area 716-661-7582 Jamestown Area 716-363-4582 Dunkirk Area 1-800-342-9871

HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 716-661-8103 HEAP Dunkirk Office, 15 Lucas Ave. HEAP Jamestown Office, 110 E. Fourth St.

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE

Jamestown,110 E. Fourth St. 716-661-8200 Dunkirk, 15 W. Lucas Ave. 716-363-3500

CHILD CARE

Carmelo Hernandez, director 716-753-4104 2 Academy St., Suite 201, Mayville

CHILDREN & ADULT SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS 333 E. Fifth St., Jamestown 716-661-8850 (fax: 716-753-9724)

PROBATION DEPARTMENT Jamestown 716-661-8011 Dunkirk 716-363-3640

PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT 716-661-8400

Public transportation – CHQ Transit chqgov.com/carts/CARTS Michele Westphal, senior project coordinator 716-665-6466 (South County) 716-366-4500 (North County) 800-388-6534 (toll-free) 716-661-8470 (fax)

COUNTY LANDFILL

Aaron Gustafson, landfill manager Ellery Transfer Station 716-661-8461 South County Transfer Station 716-665-6894 North County Transfer Station 716-363-3675 West County Transfer Station 716-753-4928

Prescreen Appointment Line Mayville 716-753-4192 Prescreen Appointment Line Jamestown 716-661-7133 Prescreen Appointment Line Dunkirk 716-363-4133

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SHERIFF’S OFFICE

SNAP Jamestown, 110 E. Fourth St. 716-661-8200 SNAP Dunkirk, 319 Central Ave. 716-363-3500 10 The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican

Kim Meleen, director 716-753-4221 cctax@chqgov.com www.sheriff.us 716-753-2131

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY Administration 716-753-4900 Civil Office 716-753-4371 Court Security 716-753-4734 Crime Scene 716-753-4932 Navigation Office 716-753-4929 Non-Emergency 716-753-4231 Pistol Permit Office 716-753-4374 Records Office 716-753-4442 Sheriff’s Academy 716-338-1021 Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force 800-344-8702

VETERANS SERVICES

chqgov.com/veteran-services/Veteran-Services Gregory Carlson, director Jamestown – 567 Fairmount Ave., Warwick Plaza 716-661-8255 Dunkirk –1170 Central Ave., Suite 130 716-268-6030 (Fax: 716-363-1235)

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February Wine & Chocolate Month February Weekends: 1-2, 7-9, 14-16 and 21-23

Wine & Tapas April 25-27

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NORTH CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 716-753-4546

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PORTLAND, POMFRET, DUNKIRK SEWER DISTRICT 716-753-4317

NORTH CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SEWER DISTRICT 716-753-4717

JUDICIARY

Chautauqua County Courthouse PO Box 292 3 N. Erie St., Mayville 716-753-4266 (Fax: 716-753-4993) Hon. Grace M. Hanlon, Supreme Court Justice 716-753-4464 Hon. David Foley, County Court Judge 716-753-4188 Tracie Lorenzo, Chief Clerk 716-753-4835 Mary Alice Petrella, Commissioner of Jurors Office 716-753-4378

FAMILY COURT

2 Academy St., Suite 5, Mayville 716-753-4100 (Fax: 16-753-4350) Judges Hon. Peter Johnson and Hon. Michael Sullivan Ye Shen, chief clerk 716-753-4100 Surrogate’s Court 716-753-4337 (Fax: 716-753-4730) Hon. Stephen W. Cass Lana Huston, chief clerk 716-753-4339 (Fax: 716-753-4600) January 2025

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TOWN OF

ARKWRIGHT 9543 Center Road, Fredonia, New York 14063 716-679-4445 • www.arkwrightny.org

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Arkwright History

rkwright is a Town in Chautauqua County, New York. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 1,061. The Town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device. Arkwright is in the northeast quadrant of Chautauqua County and is southeast of the city of Dunkirk.

Settlement began around 1807. The town of Arkwright was established in 1829 from the towns of Villenova and Pomfret.

Dairy farms and cheesemaking were important in the early economy. Arkwright was one of the first towns in New York to form a cheese cooperative.

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U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

Population: 1,008 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 28 Total Housing Units: 524 • Total Households: 466 Median Household Income: $89,500 Employment Rate: 57.6% Bachelor’s Degree Or Higher: 26.9% Without Health Care Coverage: 2.5%

Government Directory

Town board meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Brian McAvoy, Town Supervisor: 716-785-4975, mcavoy_brian@yahoo.com Jane Lindquist, Clerk/Tax Collector: 716-679-4445 Nancy McVaugh, Deputy Clerk: 716-679-4445 Chris Jackson, Town Council: 716-680-3753 Lawrence Ball, Town Council: 716-680-0041 Polly Gambino, Town Council: 716-679-4445 Bruce Gustafson, Town Council: 716-785-8961 Lisa Waldron, Highway Superintendent: 716-485-3272 Jeffrey Huyck, Town Justice: 716-672-8672 Ed Pagano, Code Enforcement Officer: 716-785-2877 Ruth Nichols, Historian: 716-965-2656 Erica Munson, Assessor: 716-792-9367 Karlie Stanfield, Dog Control Officer: 716-467-5694 Board of Assessment Review: Andrus Houck 716-208-2485 Julie Hebner 716-785-8150 Molly Merrill 716-640-4322 Board of Ethics: Ed Long: 716-672-6322 Ron Curtin: 716-965-4204 January 2025

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ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Primary Care Family Care Providers Women's Health/OBGYN Pediatrics from Birth to 18 Family Planning SERVING Dental - Prevention and Cleanings Jamestown | Dunkirk | Forestville Behavioral Health - Counseling Chiropractic Care Tri-County Family Medicine Gowanda Podiatry care and surgery Rheumatology Care Coordination *Not all services are available at all locations.

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VILLAGE OF

BEMUS POINT 13 Albertus Ave., PO Box 450, Bemus Point, NY 14712 716-386-4398 • www.bemuspointny.org

Bemus Point History

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he area currently known as Bemus Point was first settled by William Bemus in 1806. Bemus had purchased land on both sides of Chautauqua Lake from the Land Company in 1805 at a cost of $1.50. He moved his family to the east side of the lake (in the area now known as Bemus Point) on March 9, 1806. The Bemus family lived in a log cabin approximately 500-660 feet northeast of the current ferry landing site. The ferry located in Bemus Point was founded in 1811 by Thomas Bemus. The original ferry was a raft built by Thomas and had to be pulled across the lake. Today, a cable-drawn ferry exists in its place and in operated by the Chautauqua Lake Historic Vessels Company. Until the nearby bridge (now part of I-86) opened October 30,1982, the Bemus-Stow Ferry was the only way to cross Chautauqua Lake.

When closed for the winter months, motorist had to travel north-west to Mayville, or south-east to Jamestown to reach Stow. Either way was a 19- mile round trip. Residents often purchased a seasonal pass to use the ferry, commuting to Lakewood, Sherman, or other areas west of the lake. Throughout the 1800’s, Bemus Point gained popularity as a tourist destination, which promoted its growth and development. By the early 1900’s, a dance hall known as the Casino (which still exists as a restaurant), became a well-known venue for entertainment, particularly big band music. The Village of Bemus Point was incorporated in 1911.

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 235 Median Household Income: $39,464 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 11.9% Median Age: 56.6 Veterans: 18 Total Housing Units: 361

Government Directory The Bemus Point Village Board meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 13 Albertus Ave., Bemus Point.

Jeffrey Molnar, mayor 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com Ted Farnham, deputy mayor, 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com Brittany Mulkins, village clerk 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com Deputy Mayor Ted Farnham, village trustee 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com David I. Lipsey, village trustee 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com Maureen Stahley, village trustee 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com David Chertoff, village trustee 716-386-4398 villageofbemuspoint@gmail.com

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Joel P Dahlberg, Department of Public Works, 716-397-3988 bemuspointdpw@gmail.com

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Planning Board and Zoning Board members are Chair Gifford Lawrence, Amanda Dawes, Chris Loomis, Mark Prechti, Laurie Beaton, Wendy Rodgers. The board meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Alt. Members -Laurie Beaton, Wendy Rodgers. The board meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

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VILLAGE OF

BROCTON 34 W. Main St., Brocton, NY 14716 716-792-4160 • www.brocton.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 1,286 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 77 Total Housing Units: 654 Total Households: 542 Median Household Income: $52,500 Employment Rate: 51.5 % Bachelor’s Degree Or Higher: 28 % Without Health Care Coverage: 4.1 %

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Village board meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Craig Miller, Village Mayor: 716-792-4160, Ext. 3 Scott Jagoda, Village Clerk/Treasurer: 716-792-4160, Ext. 2; brocton@stny.rr.com Bryan Woleben, Deputy Mayor/Village Trustee; Village Trustees Brandy Smith, Drew Ransom, and Kari Doino. Contact: 716-792-4160 Peter Clark, Village Attorney: (716) 673-1361 Village Justices: Town of Portland Court: (716) 792-9614, Ext. 1; towncourt@town.portland.ny.us Joe Majkowski, Electric Department Supervisor: 716-792-4160 Ken Becker, Highway Department Supervisor: 716-672-9106 Rich Lewis, Waste Water Treatment Supervisor: (716) 792-4687; wwtpbrocton@gmail.com Wendy Spinuzza, Code Enforcement Officer: 716-792-9614, Ext. 4; code@town.portland.ny.us Gloria McCormick, Dog Control Officer: (716) 785-1827; dogcontrol@town.portland.ny.us

Planning Board members: William Westin: (716) 792-9472 William Maher: (716) 792-9766 Steve Mawhir: (716) 785-5251 Terry Presto: (716) 680-2840 Zoning Board of Appeals members: Donna Frost: (716) 581-3622 Malinda Marsh: (716) 792-4805 Tammy Thompson: (859) 492-5035 January 2025

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Brocton History

n March 20, 1894, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., in the rooms of the Brocton Library on Fay Street, 187 persons voted on the question of whether or not to incorporate Brocton.

The result was 127 yes, 60 no. The Village of Brocton was born.

Incorporation of Brocton came almost 83 years after Elijah Fay, formerly of Southborough, Mass., purchased all of lot 20 which formed the west portion of the Village of Brocton and built a log cabin. His brother, Hollis, in 1813, cleared three or four acres and built a log cabin on the northwest part of lot 13 which was the east section of Brocton.

At that time, there was no road where the Fays settled, only a trail and, what is now the center of Brocton, was described by early settlers as a dismal swamp of black ash.

Many types of fruit, grain and vegetables were grown by residents in the Brocton area but Brocton became famous for its grapes, thanks again to Elijah Fay who began, in 1818, to establish grapes on his farm. After trying varieties of Fox, Miller’s Borgunda, Sweetwater and Hamburg grapes, in 1824, he tried planting Isabella and Catawba which did very well. Mr. Fay had the only grapes in the area for many years.

After the Civil War, farmers in the Brocton area went into grape growing on a large scale and by 1870 nearly 200 tons of grapes were harvested from about 600 acres.

Other wineries also flourished during this time period despite, Dr. Taylor commented in his writings, the “low price of the fruit”.

Other industries peculiar to those times also flourished in Brocton., The first sawmill in Brocton was built by Moses Sage on Slippery Rock Creek in 1816. Several sawmills were in evidence during the mid and late1800s with the ones in the later part of the century being steam operated. A grist mill built in 1836 by John Haight and Harvey Williams also contained a tannery. A steam mill for grinding feed was present in the 1870s.

Dr. Daniel Ingalls and Joseph Lockwood opened the first store in Brocton in 1830 which was located on the southeast corner of Main Street. The store saw several different owners over the years it was in operation. Five other stores followed in 1835, 1836, 1844, 1847 plus 14 others opened between the years of 1858 and 1873.

Mr. Fay also made the first wine known in Western and Central New York from cultivated grapes. In 1830, he produced five to eight gallons and continued each year to increase production. Dr. Taylor noted in his writings that Mr. Fay was still producing at least 300 gallons of wine until his death in 1860.

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TOWN OF

BUSTI www.townofbusti.com

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 7,519 Median Household Income: $74,214 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 10.9% Median Age: 49 Veterans: 619 Total Housing Units: 3,341

Government Directory Clerk/Tax Collector - Darlene Nygren 716-763-8561 clerk@townofbusti.com Supervisor - Jesse Robbins 716-763-8561 jesserobbinsbusti@gmail.com Douglas Brown, town council 716-763-8561 dbrown347361@gmail.com Todd M. Hanson, town council 716-763-8561 thanson2415@gmail.com James B. Andrews, town council 716-763-8561 jimandrew@cnymail.com Paul Gustafson, town council 716-763-8561 pagustafson23@gmail.com Gregory Johnson, highway superintendent 716-664-4901 bustihighway@windstream.net Lyle T. Hajdu, town justice 716-763-4695 lhadju@nycourts.gov William Geary, town justice 716-763-4695 wgeary@nycourts.com Jeffrey A. Swanson, code enforcement 716-763-8561 blcode@townofbusti.com Tera Darts, town assessor 716-763-8561, ext. 6 accessor@townofbusti.com Beth Moss, dog control 716-338-7913 Busti Planning Board members are Joe Flikkema, Chairman, Linda Anderson, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Dan Johnson, Diane VanDewark and Robert Whitman.

Zoning Board of Appeals members are Tim Young, chairman, Scott Schang, Gary Starr, David Josephson, Bruce Kidder and Mike Higbee.

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Busti History

he southwestern section of New York State is part of a vast section of land claimed by Massachusetts following the Revolutionary War. Robert Morris acquired it in 1791 and, after settlement with the Native Americans in 1797, sold it to the Holland Land Company. Paul Busti, for whom the Town of Busti was named, was born on October 17, 1749 at Milan, Italy, and died in July, 1824, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was general for the Holland Land Company.

It is known that tribes of both the Erie and Seneca Indians were very early inhabitants of the area. John L. Frank is reported to be the first white settler in 1808 on lot 61, although records indicate that he didn’t purchase land until 1812.

The first road opened in the southern part of the county was cut through the forest by Robert Miles between 1802 and 1804 and started by the Conewango at Pine Grove to Shadyside (Lakewood) and ended at a place on Chautauqua Lake known as Miles Landing.

One of the first industries in Busti was a tannery built by John Frank about 1812 at what was called the Frank settlement. The first blacksmith was Patrick Cambell, who operated his shop from the tannery. A short time later, Giles Chipman and Lyman Fargo opened a shop nearby where they installed a trip hammer and manufactured edge tools. Other early industries were established

by Deacon Samuel Garfield, Herman Bush, Uriah Haws, Samuel Chappel, James Startwell, and Francis Soule.

Perhaps the most remarkable inhabitants of Busti were the Stonemans. George Stoneman came to Busti in 1810, married Katherine Cheney, and had eight children. His oldest son George became one of the great cavalry leaders of the Civil War. In 1871 he moved to California and became governor of the state years later. Kate Stoneman, another one of George’s children, was the first woman to pass the New York State bar exams and to be admitted to law practice in New York State.

The Underground Railroad had one of its most active routes through this region and Busti was an important stop on this route.

It crossed the state line at or near Sugar Grove, passed through Busti and Jamestown and then across Lake Erie to Buffalo and on to the “railroad’s” terminal in Canada. There was also a station where Sunset Hill Cemetery is now located.

The first school, a one-room log cabin, was built in 1813 and was located at Fairmount and Winch Roads. The log school consisted of one room. Light entered through small windows placed in notches cut in the logs. In the side of the building was a door made of boards and hung with wood hinges. The building was warmed by a huge fireplace while students studied spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic. The present Southwestern Central School was built and ready for use in 1954.

The Baptist Church of Busti was organized on August 30, 1819.

The first Baptist house of worship was built in 1836 and another one was erected in 1853. The first Methodist Episcopal Church was organized under the direction of Rev. Alvin Burgess in about 1819 with approximately 60 members.

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TOWN OF

CARROLL

5 W. Main St., Frewsburg, NY 14738 • 716-569-5365 • carrollny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 3,456 Median Household Income: $59,537 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 3.6% Median Age: 39.9 Veterans: 337, 6.9% Total Housing Units: 1,541

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Carroll History

he town of Carroll, in the extreme southeastern part of the county, was erected in 1825 from the town of Ellicott, and named in honor of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, the immortal Signer, who in affixing his name to the Declaration of Independence added his residence, that there might be no doubt of his identity if misfortune overtook the cause for which he was risking his life and fortune.

The town, broken and hilly in the northeast and east parts and rolling in the south and southwest, originally included the present town of Kiantone, which was set off from Carroll in 1853. Conewango creek forms the greater part of the boundary line between the two towns, entering Carroll from the north and continuing to the Pennsylvania line.

The town contains 20,658 acres, the highest summits, being 1,400 feet above tidewater. Frewsburg, on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh railroad, is a thriving village with important industrial establishments-The Carroll Furniture Company, the Frewsburg Canning Company, and the Merrell-Soule Company, dairy products. There are in Frewsburg four small factories.

The first settlers were John Frew on lot 61, and Thomas Russell on west half of lot 53 at the mouth of Frew Run. In the spring of 1809 John Frew paid $2.25 an acre, built a log cabin, and put in crops in 1810. A few months later, George W. Fenton sold his farm on Chadakoin river and located on lot 52, south of and adjoining the lands of Frew and Russell. Frew and Russell built a saw mill in 1810, and commenced sawing the next spring. They ran the sawed boards to Pittsburgh.

Perhaps no other township in the county has had so many saw mills at the same time as Carroll. John Frew assisted Edward Work to build his saw mill at Work’s Mills in 1808, and the first lumber cut by Frew was plank for eight flatboats which he built and took to Mayville for salt which he ran to Pittsburgh.

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Government Directory Carroll Town Board meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Russell Payne, town supervisor 716-397-7268 carrollsupervisor4103@gmail.com Susan Rowley, town clerk 716-569-5365 carrolltownclerk@gmail.com John Barber, town council 716-708-5691 johntbarber@gmail.com Justin Lingenfelter, town council 716-450-7334 Tim Burkett, town council, 716-720-6574 Kenneth Dahlgren Jr., town council/deputy supervisor 716-489-1114 kendahlgren@me.com Michael Walker, highway superintendent 716-499-6262 tochighwaysup@gmail.com Robert E. Gray / Tamera Kinne-Gustafson, town justices 716-569-5219 Alan P. Gustafson, code enforcement 716-450-3032 carrollcode@outlook.com Tera Darts, town assessor 716-763-8561, ext. 6 accessor@townofbusti.com Bill Nelson, police chief 716-569-5220 Daniel Sisson, water department 716-450-0088 Susan Richards, historian 716-569-3121 Barbara Cessna, historian 716-569-5677 Nick Cusimano, dog control 716-499-1033 Planning Board members are Randall Sitler, Tracy Magnuson, Josh Eckert, Heather Lynn, Sherry Jacobson, Polly Hanson, Nick Niles Zoning Board of Appeals members are Tracy Magnuson and Trudy Bloomquist.

Fire Commissioners board members are Don Mowry, Nick Niles, Don Sparling, Bob Price, Cory Lauffenburger The Board of Review is comprised of Jay Eckert, chairperson, Jason Ruhlman, Mike Peterson, John Dale and David Brown.

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VILLAGE OF

CASSADAGA 22 Mill St., PO Box 286, Cassadaga, NY 14718 (716) 595-3007 • www.cassadaganewyork.org

Government Directory

Village board meetings are held thet second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m.

William Dorman, Mayor: (716) 640-4305, bdorman.villcass@netsync.net

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 573

Annette McChesney, Village Clerk: (716) 595-3007; villcass@netsync.net

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 11 Total Housing Units: 333

Roxanne Astry, Village Deputy Clerk: (716) 680-1992; villcass@netsync.net

Total Households: 200 Median Household Income: $70,357

Bill Astry, Deputy Mayor/Village Trustee: (716) 679-5775, bastry.villcass@netsync.net

Employment Rate: 54.8 %

Cynthia Flaherty, Village Trustee: (716) 665-8855, cflaherty.villcass@netsync.net

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 25.7 % Without Health Care Coverage: 2.1 %

Cathy Cruver, Village Trustee: (716) 499-2833; ccruver.villcass@netsync.net Danna DuBois, Village Trustee: (716) 679-5821; ddubois.villcass@netsync.net Dan Delcamp, Code Enforcement Officer: 716-581-2701; ddelcamp.villcass@netsync.net John Sipos, Historian: sipos@netsync.net Sam Alaimo, Department of Public Works Supervisor: (716) 595-3844; dpw.cassadaga@yahoo.com Planning Board: Nancy Wickmark, Chairman; Peter George; Rodney Waite; Todd Anderson; and Dave Rowley.

Zoning Board Of Appeals: Tom Beichner, Chairman; Chris MacKrell; Ryan Burlingame; Trudy Coulcher; Chris Cooke; and an alternate vacancy.

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Cassadaga History

Cassadaga” is a Seneca Indian name meaning “water under the rocks”, descriptive not only of the natural springs of the area flowing from glacial moraines, but that in dry weather, many of the local streams would ‘disappear’: the spring fed water running wholly within the gravelly bottom of the stream beds draining from the surrounding hills.

The Village of Cassadaga was settled in 1848 at the headwaters of the technically navigable Cassadaga Creek, though the upper few miles of it are not practically so today due to numerous shallows and beaver activity along its course.

The village was formally incorporated in 1921. Early settlers utilized the abundant and large trees (some exceeding 5’ (1.5m) in diameter) as a primary source of income, often sent via log rafts and flatboat on the creek as timber, charcoal and pearl ash: the later two products in demand in the early industrial age.

The Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad, which laid track from Dunkirk, New York and eventually to Warren, Pennsylvania, passed on

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the west side of the Cassadaga Lakes in the spring of 1871. The tracks ran through the then adjoining hamlet of Burnhams which was later annexed by the village. The Railroad contributed greatly to the economy of the area, both as a source of population growth and visitors to the lakes and rolling hills for recreation, and for transportation of the forest and farm products of the area to more urban centers, as well as for ice harvested from the lakes in winter for refrigeration.

The Webster Citizens Company ice house stood on the west shore of the Upper Lake with a three car rail siding to serve it, and was listed as a railroad business as late as 1931.

The Cassadaga Spring Water Company had a siding on the Middle lake where it bottled water from a leased spring on the north side of the Glenn Halladay farm for shipment by rail to city customers primarily in Buffalo, New York, though it had ceased operations by the late 1920s as municipal water supply systems improved. The rail line was abandoned after extensive flood damage near Sinclairville from Hurricane Agnes in 1972, and subsequently removed.

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VILLAGE OF

CELORON

21 Boulevard Ave., PO Box 577, Celoron, NY 14720 • 716-484-4175 • www.celoronny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 1,069

Median Household Income: $45,600 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 12.3% Median Age: 45.6 Veterans: 56 Total Housing Units: 457

Government Directory Village board meetings are held the second Monday of each month in the Celoron Community Center at 6 p.m.

Scott Schrecengost, mayor 716-487-4175 celoron@netsync.net Valerie Murphy, village trustee, 716-487-4175 celoron@netsync.net Joshua Glover, village trustee, 716-487-4715 celoron@netsync.net Shirley A. Sanfilippo, village clerk 716-487-4175 clerk@celoronny.org William Burley, village trustee 716-487-4175 celoron@netsync.net Kate E. Burnett, village trustee 716-487-4175 celoron@netsync.net Michael P. Moss, village trustee 716-487-4175 celoron@netsync.net Terry W. Schrecengost, street supervisor 716-488-0579 highway@celoronny.org Alan Gustafson, code enforcement 716-499-7190 codes@celoronny.org Planning board members are Charles Ellis, Mark Sanderson and​John Murphy Zoning board members are James Work, chairman; Larry Muntz, Robert Darling and Darcie McLachlan.

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Celoron History

aptain de Blainville Celoron, a chevalier (French noble) of the Order of St. Louis, was given the task of re-establishing France’s claim to the watershed of the Ohio River Valley, a claim originally made by another Frenchman, LaSalle.

In 1749, Celoron set sail from Canada with his force of 214 soldiers and 55 Indian allies, landing near present day Barcelona, NY. He then pushed over the difficult portage to the head of Chautauqua Lake, where he arrived on July 22nd. On his arrival, he and his companions must have been impressed with the lovely and tranquil scene as it appeared on that summer day.

The next day he embarked. His fleet of bark canoes passed maple groves and the wild deer straying from the deep forest depths to sniff the cool breezes of the lake. He passed the narrows of the lake and passed into the broad expanse of the lower lake, and encamped for the night upon the shore three miles above the outlet, a place which 150 years later would come to bear his name.

This new village was once known as Sammis Bay, named after an early settler Charles Wheeler Sammis, and was renamed after a second settler Joseph Burtis, who purchased the most southern bay of the lake, and in the mid-1870’s with the purchase by James Prendergast, a member of Jamestown’s founding family, became known as Prendergast Point. In 1896 the village was incorporated and named Village of Celoron. To this day, the bay to the west still retains the name Burtis Bay. 1874: James Prendergast purchased 67 acres of land at a point on the southeastern end of Chautauqua Lake, adjacent to Burtis Bay, soon to be renamed Prendergast Point 1879: James Prendergast dies intestate 1880: Alexander T. Prendergast, son of James, deed the property to his wife Mary 1891: The sale of the property called Prendergast Point from the estate of Mary A. Prendergast to a group of businessmen know as Lindsay and Lindsay, who renamed the area Celoron, after the French explorer, and formed the Celoron Land Company 1893: The Celoron Land Company and the Jamestown Street Railway Company join to form the Celoron Amusement Company and name Almet N. Broadhead, President 1894: Almet N. Broadhead, President of the Celoron Amusement Company opens, the new resort for the first time. At its Grant Opening, the new park was called “The People’s Park at Celoron”

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TOWN OF

CHARLOTTE

8 Lester St., PO Box 482, Sinclairville, NY 14782 • 716-962-6047 • www.charlotteny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 1,549

The Town of Charlotte was first settled around 1809. NY Route 60 is a major northern-southern route near the west town line. Mill Creek flows southwest through the town.

Government Directory Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.

Mark G. LeBaron, highway superintendent 716-962-4501 townofcharlotte@windstream.net

Frank Lauricella, town supervisor 716-499-4227, charlottesupervisor@gmail.com

Jeffrey S. Crossley, town justice 716-962-2004 Court Clerk Wanda Crossley

Susan L. Peacock, town clerk 716-962-6047 clerksue@yahoo.com

Toby Hammond, building and zoning officer 716-664-1676, townofcharlotteceo@gmail.com

Darin Smith, town council Harold North III, town council Mark Jaquith, town council Larry Green, town council

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Susan Peacock, historian 716-962-6047, clerksue@yahoo.com Robert Rivera, dog control officer, 716-680-4037 Kevin Okerlund, assessor 716-962-9455 kpo@fairpoint.net

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TOWN OF

CHAUTAUQUA 2 Academy St., Mayville, NY 14757 716-753-7342 • www.townofchautauqua.com

Chautauqua History

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he town of Chautauqua was formed on April 11, 1805, from the town of Batavia, while still part of Genesee County. The first settler arrived the year before, near the current village of Mayville. When Chautauqua County was created on March 11, 1808, the town’s territory was increased to include the eastern tier of townships, so that the town and the new county were coextensive. The town is the “mother of towns” in Chautauqua County since all other towns in the county towns were once part of it.

The town is still one of the largest in the county.

The Lewis Miller Cottage of the Chautauqua Institution was listed in the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District was listed in 1974.

Notable residents include: Arthur Bestor, historian, public education critic; John Jachym, businessman, philanthropist, sportsman; Michael John LaChiusa, musical theater composer; Hiram Lawton Richmond, former US Congressman from Pennsylvania; Garnet Sixsmith, one of the first professional ice hockey players; Gar Samuelson, original drummer of Megadeth (classic line-up); Glenni William Scofield, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania; Heidi VanDerveer, women’s basketball coach

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population Estimate: 3,964

Government Directory The Chautauqua Town Board meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Chautauqua Municipal Building Donald Emhardt, town supervisor 716-753-7342 supervisor@townofchautauqua.com Rebecca Luba, town clerk 716-753-7342 clerk@townofchautauqua.com Al Akin, town council 716-753-7342 Thomas J. Carlson, town council 716-753-7342 Scott D. Cummings, town council 716-753-7342 Kenneth Burnett, town council 716-753-7342 Terry Sanden, highway superintendent 716-753-7255 highwaydept@townofchautauqua.com Timothy Hull, town justice 716-753-7342 Edward Kalfas, town justice 716-753-7342 Frank Watson, code enforcement 716-753-3433 fwatson@townofchautauqua.com Anne Golley, assessor 716-753-7342 Gloria McCormick, dog control 716-753-9882 Devon Taylor, historian 716-753-3116

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TOWN OF

CHERRY CREEK 618 Center St., Cherry Creek, NY 14723 • 716-296-8050 • www.cherrycreekny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population Estimate: 1,023

Government Directory Cherry Creek Town Board meetings are held the second Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Jim Abbey, town supervisor 716-296-8050, cherrycreek8050@yahoo.com Mia Abbey, town clerk and tax collector 716-296-8050 mia_abbey@yahoo.com

Becky Rowicki, town council Kenneth W. Chase, highway superintendent 716-499-5721 Kristin M. Sercu, town justice 716-296-1014 kristinsercu@yahoo.com Kevin Okerlund, assessor. 716-296-8050

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TOWN OF

CLYMER

8026, Route 474, Clymer, NY 14724 • 716-355-2230 • www.clymer.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 1,753 Median Household Income: $83,578 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 10.3% Median Age: 25.6 Veterans: 49, 3.1% Total Housing Units: 630

Government Directory The Clymer Town Board meets the second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. of each month at the Clymer Highway Building, 8026 Route 474, Clymer.

Brian Willink, town supervisor (716) 664-1333 supervisor@clymer.org Wendy Trisket, town clerk 716-355-5008 townclerk@clymer.org Willowe F. Neckers, tax collector 716-355-6345 Todd H. Kolstee, town council 716-499-2058 tkolstee@hotmail.com Melissa Murphy, town council 1-(270) 839-3053 emergencymel1@aol.com Carl Neckers, town council 716-397-9803 cneckers@hotmail.com

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Clymer History

mong the new towns taken directly from the “mother town,” Chautauqua, was Clymer, organized February 9, 1821, and given the name of the patriotic Pennsylvanian, George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The town of Mina was set off from Clymer in 1824; and French Creek in 1829, leaving Clymer an area of 21,985 acres, bounded on the north

by Sherman, east by Harmony, west by French Creek, south by Pennsylvania. The surface is a hilly upland, well adapted to grazing and dairying, being well watered. The soil responds well to cultivation and the Western New York & Pennsylvania railroad traverses the town from north to south, with stations in Clymer, North Clymer, Clymer Center and Joquins. Clymer Hill is in the western part of the town.

At Clymer, tanning leather was once an important business, and about 1860 Leonard Kooman established there one of the largest tanneries in the county. The first tannery was built on lot 35 by Ebenezer Brownell shortly after 1830. Walter L. and Loren B. Sessions conducted extensive tanning operations on the Brownell site in later years.

One of the early and industrious pioneers of Clymer was Peter Jaquins, a soldier in the War of 1812. He moved from Guilford, Chenango county, to Cattaraugus county in 1820. In 1824 he bought a lot in Clymer, and in 1825 made his home here and erected the first saw and grist mills in the town. He was an excellent hunter, and it is said “that he captured nearly one hundred wolves previous to 1812, for which he received an average bounty of twelve dollars per head.” His children were: Bruce, who located near his father; Edward, who went to Kansas; Wallace; Art, a farmer and cattle dealer, who married Frances Vrooman; Elizabeth.

The name of this enterprising pioneer is perpetuated in the post office called Jaquins.

Levi Swanson, town council (716)450-8213, leviswanson@gmail.com Scott E. Trisket, highway superintendent 716-355-9933 clymerhwydept@windstream.net Denis Cooper, town justice 716-355-6331 Jeffrey S. Messenger, code enforcement 814-873-8368 Brandon Foster, zoning officer 716-499-2406 Jenniene Scarem, town assessor 716-640-4544 clymerassessor@windstream.net Cindy Willink, historian 716-355-4430 January 2025

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CITY OF

DUNKIRK

342 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-0452 • Fax 716-363-0058 • www.cityofdunkirk.com

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 12,442 Median Household Income: $49,003 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 22.3% Median Age: 41 • Veterans: 888 Total Housing Units: 5,792

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ccording to the city of Dunkirk web site, the village of Dunkirk was originally settled in the earliest parts of the 1800s and incorporated in 1837. In February of 1880 the Village was chartered as the City of Dunkirk.

For centuries, the dense forest surrounding what would later become to be known as Chadwick Bay was utilized as hunting ground by those native to the area. By the mid 1600s, European explorers following the shore of Lake Erie had stumbled upon the harbor and began using it as a safe haven during rough Lake Erie storms.

In the earliest parts of the 19th century, a few brave men decided that it was worth the effort to settle this area as home. In 1809, Soloman Chadwick cleared the land surrounding the bay that would later bare his name and settled on the shores of the harbor.

By the 1830s, 300 people had made the area their home and on May 5, 1837, the community was incorporated as a village. The next few decades would advance the village beyond expectations with the advent of the railroad. Not only did the City lay in a strategic location where freight could easily be moved from rail to sea, it also became well known for the many locomotives that it would produce. By 1880 the population had grown to over 7,000 and in February of that year the village was chartered as the state’s newest city.

Over the past 132 years the City has gone from an important stop along the railroad to a bustling steel town to the quaint lakeside community that we all enjoy today.

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Government Directory Kate Wdowiasz, mayor 716-366-9882 (cell: 716-467-7487) kwdowiasz@cityofdunkirk.com

Amy Dobek, city clerk 716-366-0452 (fax: 716-366-0058) adobek@cityofdunkirk.com Mark A. Woods, city treasurer and Ellen Luczkowiak, fiscal affairs officer 716-366-9863 (fax:716363-6481) mwoods@cityofdunkirk.com, eluczkowiak@ cityofdunkirk.com Nick Weiser, City Council at-large nweiser@cityofdunkirk.com 620-397-1729 Natalie Luczkowiak, City Council Ward 1 716-6804664 nluczkowiak@cityofdunkirk.com Abigail Yerico, City Council Ward 2 ayerico@cityofdunkirk.com James Stoyle, City Council Ward 3 716-680-5828 jstoyle@cityofdunkirk.com Nancy Nichols, City Council Ward 4 716-366-2775 or 716-952-7005 nnichols@cityofdunkirk.com John M. Kuzdale, City Court judge 716-366-2055 Glenn Christner, building inspector 716-366-9858 gchristner@cityofdunkirk.com Erica Munson, City Clerk of Assessors 716-366-9836 emunson@cityofdunkirk.com Elliot Raimondo, attorney 716-366-9866 eraimondo@ cityofdunkirk.com Vacant as of 1-24-25, fire chief 716-366-2630 medwards@cityofdunkirk.com Randy Woodbury, Department of Public Works director. 716-366-9832 rwoodbury@cityofdunkirk.com Vince DeJoy, director of planning and development 716-366-9876 vdejoy@cityofdunkirk.com Chris Witkowski, interim police chief 716-366-2477 or 716-366-2266 cwitkowski@dunkirkpolice.com

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DUNKIRK 4737 Willow Road Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-3967 • www.dunkirkny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 1,240 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 159 Total Housing Units: 595 Total Households: 534 Median Household Income: $69,250 Employment Rate: 40.4 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 22.6 % Without Health Care Coverage: 2.3 %

Government Directory The Dunkirk Town Board meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month.

Priscilla Penfold, Town Supervisor: 716-366-3967 Rebecca Yacklon, Town Clerk: 716-366-3967; townclerk@dunkirkny.org Deputy Clerk/Planning & Zoning Secretary: Emma Newton Town Board members: Jean Crane, Shari Miller, Phil Leone, and Bob Price.

Jeanne Ebersole, Assessor: 716-672-8736; assessorjeanne@gmail.com Ryan Mourer, Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer: 716-673-6932; romourer@gmail.com Christopher D. Penfold, Town Justice: 716-366-3945; cpenfold@nycourts.gov Lisa Klajbor, Court Clerk: ​lklajbor@nycourts.gov Angela Joy, Court Clerk: ​adjoy@nycourts.gov Jeffrey Feinen, Highway Superintendent: 716-680-5461 Nicole Welka, Dog Control Officer: 716-785-0870 The Planning and Zoning boards meet on an as-needed basis.

Planning Board: Paul Bowers, Carl Brandt, Jordan Cooper, Benjamin Gloss, and Richard Mackowiak.

Zoning Board of Appeals: Michael Miller, Scott Pagano, Ken Tarnowski, Thomas Tarnowski, and Mike Bohn.

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Town of Dunkirk History

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he Town of Dunkirk is an idyllic community located in Chautauqua County, NY which is in the Western New York part of New York State.

The land mass is over 3,000 acres, with a “U-shaped” configuration which includes property both on the shores of Lake Erie and inland.

Geographically, the Town is divided into “East Town” and “West Town”. The town’s proximity to Lake Erie is its most significant natural asset, and a primary contributor to local character.

The population of the Town of Dunkirk peaked late in the post-World War II “Baby Boom: now includes just over 1300 residents. Surrounding communities include the City of Dunkirk, the Village of Fredonia, and the Town of Sheridan.

The Town of Dunkirk is a largely rural suburban community, with a mix of moderately-sized residential parcels, strip commercial, industrial and agricultural properties. These agricultural parcels make up about 20% of the total acreage, contributing to a rural residential character. Included in the agricultural district are numerous grape farms, providing the world renowned Concord grapes for both juice and wine.

Most of the residential land includes one family yearround residences. Median home values in 2013 were nearly $87,000 – well above that of the neighboring City of Dunkirk, and similar to that of Chautauqua County as a whole. Also in the town is a robust commercial (continued on page 30)

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Town of Dunkirk History (continued from page 29) district on Vineyard Drive, with industrial and commercial endeavors making up about 8% of the total acreage; 26% of the acreage is residential, and 32% is vacant. A substantial portion of the Town by acreage is comprised of residential “recreational” properties.

The Town of Dunkirk provides municipal services to over 1,300 residents within an annual budget of approximately $900,000. The town has been fiscally responsible over the years and has included both reserve and contingency accounts within the budget. The Town supports its own Highway Department (maintaining over 28 lane-miles of roadway), and volunteer Fire Departments are located in both East and West Town of Dunkirk.

The Town of Dunkirk contains a range of local, county, and state roadways. State roadways include Route 5, Route 60, and the NYS Thruway. The supply of water is presently provided by the City of Dunkirk, but a newly formed Northern Chautauqua County Water District will provide water and water services in the very near future.

This will improve the infrastructure with new piping, equipment, pumps, and allow the Town of Dunkirk to utilize its own billing service for water.

Other community facilities and services include the Town Hall at 4737 Willow Road which houses the town staff, clerk’s office, Town Court and justices, code enforcement, and zoning officer. Police protection is contracted from the City of Dunkirk.

A Town of Dunkirk Comprehensive Plan was recently completed to create a framework for productive growth for the residents and the businesses of the Town. Upcoming projects include the renovation of the Town hall, improving opportunities for water-based recreation, exploring continued development of economic services and working with our local and county wide partners to explore shared services and shared success.

The Town has adopted the vision statement to guide of comprehensive plan with the following: “The Town of Dunkirk will be recognized for its high quality of life, a safe, attractive and affordable environment, and its diverse economic opportunities.”

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ELLERY

25 Sunnyside Ave., PO Box 429, Bemus Point, NY 14712 716-386-3465 • www.elleryny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 4,134 Median Household Income: $74,802 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 5.9% Median Age: 56.2 • Veterans: 359 Total Housing Units: 3,047

Government Directory Larry Anderson, town supervisor 716-386-3465 ellerysupervisor@gmail.com

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John A. Ferrara, town justice 716-386-5307 Jferrara@nycourts.gov Robert P. Samuelson, code enforcement 716-386-3473 ellerycode@yahoo.com Anne M. Golley, zoning officer 716-386-7876 elleryzoning@gmail.com Anne M. Golley, assessor 716-386-2185 ext 207 elleryassessor@gmail.com

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ELLICOTT

215 S. Work St., Falconer, NY 14733 • 716-665-5317 • www.townofellicott.com

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 8,735 Median Household Income: $59,893 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 9.1% • Median Age: 49 Veterans: 608 • Total Housing Units: 4,503

Government Directory The Ellicott Town Board meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Janet Bowman, town supervisor 716-665-5317 ext. 210 supervisor@townofellicott.com Amy Bellardo, town clerk 716-665-5317 ext. 202 abellardo@townofellicott.com James Rensel, town council Ward 1 716-665-5317 jamesrrensel@gmail.com Robert White, town council Ward 2 716-640-3627 Katy L. Whitmore, town council Ward 3 716-450-1475 kawh8@outlook.com Kenneth N. Swan, town council Ward 4 716-640-3944 kvswan@stny.rr.com Sally A. Jaroszynski, town justice 716-665-5319 Marilyn Gerace, town justice 716-665-5319 Brandon Shelters, code enfoncement 716-665-5317 ext. 209 code@townofellicott.com Robert F. Pickett Jr., highway superintendent 716-665-2101 toehighway@netsync.net Tera Darts, town assessor 716-763-8561, ext. 6 accessor@townofbusti.com

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Ellicott History

llicott, formed from Pomfret, June 1, 1812, received its name in compliment to Joseph Ellicott, so long connected with the Holland Land Company, comprised townships one and two of ranges ten and eleven, and included Poland, Carroll, Kiantone, and a part of Busti, making the town twelve miles square.

Jonas Simmons came in 1809 and made a claim at Fluvanna, and in 1810 brought his wife and thirteen of his fifteen children. John Strunk, his wife’s brother, and Benjamin Lee, whose wife was a sister to Mrs. Simmons, and John Strunk, came with him. Four of John Strunk’s children were in the company, so a whole school district came in one company. These were the first settlers in the west part of Ellicott. Jacob Strunk, brother of John, settled in 1816 on lot 53, township 2, range 11. Augustus Moon, a soldier of 1812, located on lot 37, township 2, in 1814.

His brothers, Gideon, Samuel and Jonathan, soon came.

Their settlement gave name to Moon’s Creek.

In 1817 Jacob Fenton came from Jamestown, where he had a hotel and pottery from 1814, and established a pottery at Fluvanna which he conducted until 1822, when he died, and his son, William H. Fenton, succeeded him.

In 1826 Samuel Whittemore became a partner, which continued nearly twenty years. Mr. Whittemore came from Concord, New Hampshire, in 1826, in 1827 was appointed postmaster of Fluvanna, and continued in that office until near his death in 1875. He was chiefly instrumental in forming one of the earliest local temperance societies.

He kept a hotel from very early date until his death, where no liquors were sold, and was much frequented as a summer resort-the first on the lake.

William Duncanson Jr., town attorney 716-483-3233 William Ohnmeiss Jr., police chief 716-665-7083 Attorney Marilyn Fiore-Lehman, 716-484-4133 Confidential Tip Line 716-241-9877 Members of the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals are Dan Evans, chairman, Valerie Pierce, Ken Lyon, Patricia Martonis and Paul Volpe.

Phyllis Belin and John Merchant are alternates. The board meets at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of each month.

Members of the Board of Assessment Review are Jean Lloyd, Patricia Martonis, Rachel Caprino, Dennis Jose, Ted Card, and Sam Ognibene.

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ELLINGTON 813 W. Main St., PO Box 344, Ellington, NY 14732 716-287-2026 • www.ellingtonny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 1,497 Median Household Income: $53,438 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 16% Median Age: 42 Veterans: 104, 8.2% Total Housing Units: 671

Government Directory Karen Bifaro, town supervisor 716-287-2026 ext. 2 supervisor@ellingtonny.org Kate Conti, town clerk 716-287-2026 townclerk@ellingtonny.org Kevin D. Colburn, town council 716-287-2743 Barbara Beightol, town council 716-287-3907 David R. Brainard, town council 814-434-3128 Bradley Griffith, town council 716-287-3748 William Green, highway superintendent 716-499-2047 ellihwy@windstream.net Reid Johnson, town justice 716-287-2026 ext. 4 Melanie Eddy, code enforcement rosko3737@gmail.com Roxanne Aucoin, assessor 716-664-0749 January 2025

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he first settler arrived around 1814. The town of Ellington was formed in 1824 from the town of Gerry.

Every year on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of August, the town hosts it famous “Ellington Town Picnic”. The picnic has activities such as a woodcutting contest, cake contest and auction, pet show contest, baby contest, horseshoe throwing contest, BBQ , square dance and music, and on Saturday at 10:00 PM the town has a brilliant fireworks show near the north east side of the town park on Saturday night of the picnic at 10:00 PM. This picnic has been going year after year except during the World Wars since 1905 to present day making it the oldest small town picnic in America.[7] Bill Rexford, a 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series champion, is an Ellington native.

The Town of Ellington is a 22,000 acre tract on the eastern border of Chautauqua formed after separating from the Town of Gerry in 1824. It is originally named for Ellington, Connecticut.

The historic architecture that survives today records the evolution of the community and contributes to the distinctive character of the Town. A variety of architectural styles and building types are represented in Ellington.

These historic houses, churches, and commercial buildings are arranged around the Town Square and reflect the difference in taste of past generations.

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FALCONER

101 W. Main St., Falconer, NY 14733 • 716-665-4400 • www.falconerny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 2,269 (2020) Median Household Income: $47,717 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 7.2% Median Age: 43.9 Veterans: 175 Total Housing Units: 1,182

Falconer History

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he town was originally called Worksburg, after Edward Work, who purchased the land from the Holland Land Company in August 1807. The first Falconer to own the land was Robert Falconer, who bought it from Edward Work in 1836. His son, Patrick, later consolidated his land holdings in the future village. In 1874 the community received its present name, after either William T. Falconer (1850–1915) or his father Patrick, who was on the Board of Directors of the Allegheny & Pittsburg Railroad and donated a large tract of land through town to the railroad concern. This resulted in the railroad line being routed through the middle of the community.[3] Route 380 in the village retains the name “Work Street” after the town’s founder (it also now serves as a double entendre as the village’s various industrial sites are on the same road and thus many people “work” there).

Government Directory James Jaroszynski, mayor 716-665-4400 jjaroszynski@villageoffalconer.com Cynthia Capestrani, village clerk 716-665-4400 capestrani@villageoffalconer.com Alan P. Gustafson Jr., village trustee 716-665-4400 agustafson@villageoffalconer.com Anthony Cavallaro, village trustee 716-665-4400 acavallaro@villageoffalconer.com Timothy D. Dunn, village trustee 716-665-4400 tdunn@villageoffalconer.com Avery Faulkner, DPW Superintendent, 716-6653000 faldpw@netsync.net Paul Andalora, code enfoncement 716-665-4400 code@villageoffalconer.com and Alan Gustafson Sr.,

The village of Falconer was incorporated in 1891.

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U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 9,585 Median Household Income: $49,826 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 24% Median Age: 25.4 • Veterans: 454 Total Housing Units: 4,353

Government Directory Michael Ferguson, mayor 716-724-0607 (cell: 716-480-3279) mayor@villageoffredoniany.gov Annemarie Johnston, village clerk 716-679-2302 fredoniavillageclerk@netsync.net Ben Brauchler, village trustee 716-679-2302 trusteebrauchler@villageoffredoniany.gov Michelle Twichell, village trustee 716-679-4282 (cell: 716-673-5252) trusteetwichell@gmail.com Jon Espersen, village trustee 716-679-2302 (cell: 716-467-8328) espersenjon@gmail.com Nicole Siracuse, village trustee 716-679-2302 (personal: 716-785-9290) nmsiracuse@gmail.com Paul Wandel, village trustee 716-679-2302 trusteewandel@villageoffredoniany.gov Thomas Kawski, assistant inspection officer 716-679-2313 vofbuildinginspector@netsync.net John Christopher Dean, electrical inspector 716-224-0700 Lon Robinson, LCR Electrical Inspections 716-934-3759 Luis Fred, water filtration chief operator 716-679-2310 David Felt, wastewater treatment chief operator 716-366-0057 fwwtp@netsync.net.

Joshua Myers, fire chief, 716-672-2124 fredfire@fredoniafire.org David Price, police chief 716-679-1531 dprice@fredoniapolice.org Kayla Sullivan, recreation director 716-679-2311 fredrec@netsync.net Scott Marsh, streets superintendent 716-679-2304 Smarsh@netsync.net Erlyssa LeBeau, tax department and village treasurer 716-679-2314. fredtreasurer@netsync.net

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TOWN OF

FRENCH CREEK

10106 Ravlin Hill Road, Clymer, NY 14724 • 716-355-8801 • www.frenchcreekny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 963 Median Household Income: $83,646 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 3.4% Median Age: 29.8 Veterans: 20 Total Housing Units: 528

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Government Directory Town board meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

David J. White, town supervisor 716-499-7916 dbwhite81@stny.rr.com

Debbie Albright, town clerk 716-355-8871 frenchcreekclerk@gmail.com David McCray, town council 716-450-2070 Wayne Emory, town council 814-323-1125 Cole Gleason, town council 716-450-5125 Norvel Willink, town council 716-499-1502 Brian Malecki, highway superintendent 716-355-8801 Jeffrey S. Messenger, building inspector 814-873-8368 Heather Young-Deyell, assessor 716-769-7125 Brenda White, tax collector 716-499-1154 Denis Cooper, town justice 716-769-7250 dcooper@nycourts.gov

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TOWN OF

GERRY

4519 Route 60, PO Box 15, Gerry, NY 14740 • 716-985-4715 • www.gerryny.us

Government Directory Town board meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Richard Heath, town supervisor 716-985-4715 townofgerryclerk@yahoo.com Jamie Ansell, town council Todd Wissman, town council Gerry Swan, town council Kasey Fanara, town council Jodie Fehlman, town clerk 716-985-4715 townofgerryclerk@yahoo.com Brian T. Anderson, highway superintendent 716-720-3320 Kevin J. Sirwatka, town justice 716-985-4323 Court Clerk Wanda Crossley Assessor Kevin Okerlund kpo@fairpoint.net 716-962-9455 Dog Control Officer Jeff Johnson Jr. 716-720-2882 Historian Peggy Heath

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Gerry History

erry was formed from Pomfret, June 1, 1812. Ellington, including Cherry Creek, was taken off in 1824 and Charlotte in 1829. It was named from Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a VicePresident.

The principal portion of the present town of Gerry was an unbroken wilderness up to1815, although in the northern part contiguous to Sinclairville a few settlements had been made as early as 1810. In 1815 several families, all from Vermont, including those of William Alverson, Porter Phelps, Dexter and Nathan Hatch, and Reuben and Solomon Fessenden, plunged into the unbroken pine forest. bordering the Cassadaga Creek on the east and commenced carving out the new settlement called Vermont.

One of the largest factories in the United States is located at Gerry Village, and is owned and managed in part by John Strong, who used the first machine made over half a century ago.

A general store was opened at Vermont by Howard B. Blodgett in 1826. He was succeeded by Norman Gurnsey. Sidney E. Palmer, his clerk, became the owner of the store and goods in 1838. Mr. Palmer was afterwards made postmaster, his commission bearing date August 1, 1841. He held this position continuously until his death in 1896, a period of fifty-five years, and was said to have been the oldest postmaster in point of service in the United States. A large portion of this time Mr. Palmer was town clerk. He was also five years on the board of supervisors from Gerry, and in 1860 represented the Second Assembly District of Chautauqua in the Legislature.

The postoffice, which long held the name of Vermont, was changed to Gerry about 1876, and the station on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh railroad was changed from Vermont to Gerry as late as 1881. When these changes were made, “Vermont in Gerry” was no longer a fact, but a memory.

The pioneers are gone, but many of their descendants are occupying their places. It was believed in 1902 that there are but two persons living who came with the first settlers, Caroline Phelps Eaton, daughter of Porter Phelps, and Aibro Fessenden, son of Reuben Fessenden, were brought here by their parents in the fall of 1815 and the spring of 1816, respectively, making the journey from Vermont by ox-teams.

The first town meeting in Gerry, as at present constituted, was held at the house of Calvin Cutting, May 2, 1830.

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HANOVER 68 Hanover St., Silver Creek, NY 14136 716-934-2273 • www.hanoverny.com

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

Population: 6,972 • Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 299 Total Housing Units: 3,634 • Total Households: 2,965 Median Household Income: $66,540 Employment Rate: 49.3 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 22.5 % Without Health Care Coverage: 3.5 %

Government Directory

The Town Board meets every second and fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

Louis Pelletter, Town Supervisor: 716-934-2273; loupelletter@hanoverny.com Town Board members: Bernard Feldmann Jr., Deputy Supervisor; James Feldmann; Aimee Rogers; and Ed Schintzius.

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anover is located in Chautauqua County, in the southwestern part of New York State, USA. It lies along the shores of Lake Erie, roughly 30 miles southwest of Buffalo. The town is situated near the Pennsylvania border and is part of the Western New York region.

The Town encompasses the Village of Silver Creek, Hamlet of Forestville, Hamlet of Irving, Hanford Bay, Sunset Bay, and Smith Mills. There are two school districts within the township, Silver Creek Central, and Forestville Central.

There are multiple working farms and manufacturing plants within the town.

The Town of Hanover is easily accessible from the New York State Thruway, and is the gateway to Chautauqua Wine Country.

The annual Festival of Grapes brings the community together every September for fun, food, amusements, and entertainment.

Golf enthusiasts find Hanover a perfect place to work on their swing, as we are home to 2 public golf courses, Rosebrook Golf Course, and Tri-County Country Club.

Our state-of-the-art Boat Launch and fish cleaning station, along with Sunset Bay Beach Club, Hideaway Bay Resort, and Cabana Sam’s Restaurant bring thousands of seasonal visitors to our waterfront.

Snowmobiling, ice fishing, and sledding areas abound in the town, making Hanover the perfect winter vacation spot.

Whatever the season, whatever the reason, Hanover is the perfect place to call home.

Elizabeth VanCheri, Town Clerk: 716-934-2273; elizabethvancheri@hanoverny.com Hazel Deet, Deputy Clerk 1: hazeldeet@hanoverny.com Lorry Schneider, Deputy Clerk 2: LorrySchneider@hanoverny.com John Kennedy, Code Enforcement Officer: 716-803-2400; JohnKennedy@hanoverny.com Jeanne Ebersole, Assessor: 716-934-2552; assessorjeanne@gmail.com Peter Pelletter, Highway Superintendent: 716-934-4993, hanhighway@live.com Robert Weiskerger, Water/Sewer Department Supervisor: 716-934-2231; hanoversewer@hotmail.com Planning Board: Rick Klisiewicz, Chairman; Martha Boutet; M. Lee Parker; Nancy Fry; John Rogers; Kaitlyn Gage; Mark Lilley; and Lorry Schneider, Secretary.

Zoning Board of Appeals: Shawn Smith, Chairman; William Kraft; Carol Woodward; Kim Woodward; Dana Bennett; and Cheryl Lilley, Secretary.

Town Attorney: John Grennell Town Court: 716-934-4770; hanovertowncourt@nycourts.gov Town Justices: James McGowan and Christopher Penfold Court Clerks: Molly Merrill and Kathleen Tempski 38 The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican

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HARMONY PO Box 186, Panama, NY 14767 716-782-4568 • www.harmonyny.org

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Harmony History

he Town of Harmony was taken from the town of Chautauqua on February 14, 1816. A small part south of Ashville was taken from the town of Chautauqua when the Town of Busti was formed in 1823 and added to that town. Harmony was by far the largest town in Chautauqua County. It laid upon the south border of the County, a little west of the center and contained about 54,918 acres of land. ¨In the fall of 1918 a petition was signed by 105 voters of the Town of Harmony was presented to the Board of Supervisors of Chautauqua County, NY asking that the town of Harmony be divided into two towns citing as the reason that the Town of Harmony is double the size of most towns in the county. It being approximately 86 square miles in area, (many of the towns are only about 36 square miles) with 153 miles of highway; one superintendent is unable to give the roads the proper attention, and the town officers have to travel long distances to attend Town Board Meetings as do the Town Assessors in the performance of their duties. ¨At the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on December 19, 1918, an act to divide the town of Harmony passed. It called for the division of the town to be on straight line with the township line between Township One and Township Two. ¨The part of town north of the dividing line would take the name of “Town of North Harmony” and the part of the town south of the dividing line to continue the name “Town of Harmony”. (Reference pages 160-165 Laws & Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of Chautauqua County, 1811-1924)

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John E. Brown, town supervisor 716-720-3946 harmonytownsupervisor@gmail.com Amy Ecker, town clerk 716-782-4568 townofharmonyclerk@yahoo.com Amy Ecker, tax collector 716-782-4568 Peter J. Radka, town council 716-782-3264 David R. Hinderer, town council 716-763-7434 Timothy Covey, town council 716-488-6594 Jeffrey T. Jordan, town council 716-782-4778 Bryan Manwaring, highway superintendent 716-782-3430 Howard Peacock, town justice 716-782-3445 harmonytowncourts@nycourts.gov Greg Sykes, code enforcement officer 716-782-4568, tocodeharmony@gmail.com Tera Darts, assessor 716-763-8561 assessor@townofbusti.com Aaron Constantino, dog control officer 716-720-0013 Pam Brown, historian 716-720-3946

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CITY OF

JAMESTOWN

200 E. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 • 716-483-7612 • www.jamestownny.net

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 28,712 Median Household Income: $44,878 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 24% • Median Age: 38.2 Veterans: 1,651, 8.1% • Total Housing Units: 14,430

Government Directory Kim Ecklund, mayor 716-483-7600 mayor@jamestownny.gov Jennifer Williams, city clerk 716-483-7581 clerk@jamestownny.gov Jeffrey R. Russell, City Council At-Large 716-499-5446 russell@jamestownny.gov Joseph Paterniti, City Council, Ward 5, 716-499-5038 paterniti@jamestownny.gov Randall Daversa, City Council At-Large 716-665-2713 daversa@jamestownny.gov Brent P. Sheldon, City Council Ward 1 716-483-0004 bsheldon@jamestownny.gov Anthony J. Dolce, City Council Ward 2 716-483-3573 dolce@jamestownny.gov Regina Brackman, City Council Ward 3 716-499-5849 brackman@jamestownny.gov William R. Reynolds III, City Council Ward 5 716-720-0884 reynolds@jamestownny.gov Andrew Faulkner, City Council Ward 6 716-499-7794 faulkner@jamestownny.gov Russell Bonfiglio, City Council At-Large, 716-397-1863 bonfiglio@jamestownny.gov John I. LaMancuso, City Court judge 716-483-7561 George Panebianco, City Court Judge 716-483-7561 Robert Smith, code enforcement/fire prevention 716-483-7598 fire@jamestownny.gov Lisa Volpe, assessor 716-483-7510 assessor@jamestownny.gov Mark Roetzer Jr., public works director 716-483-7545 dpw@jamestownny.gov Board of Public Utilities 716-661-1660 www.jamestownbpu.com Garbage Hotline 716-661-1651 After Hours Trouble Line 716-661-1640 40 The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican

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Jamestown History

amestown was settled in 1810. Historic mention of the land Jamestown was built on goes back to 1749; for Chautauqua Lake back to 1739. But pre-historic Native Americans visited and traversed the area perhaps as many as 14,000 years ago.

In the fall of 1810, John Blowers, hired man of James Prendergast, built a log cabin in this immediate area. Its exact location cannot be determined, as notes from early historians differ. In this cabin, Blowers settled his family and operated a tavern for keelboat men trading between Pittsburgh and Mayville.

In the fall of 1813, Blowers moved into a frame house in Jamestown, which he built at what is now 113 North Main Street. This served as a licensed tavern, boarding-house, school, church, and general meeting place until the Fenton Tavern was built in 1814.

James Prendergast, founder of Jamestown, was a man of unusual force and quality of character. After recognizing the area’s potential, he purchased 1,000 acres where he began the settlement that became the city of Jamestown.

He and his family moved into their first home in Jamestown in 1811. At the same time, a sawmill was constructed.

The dam built by Prendergast raised the water level of the outlet to such an extent that property owners secured an indictment in June 1812, charging a Great damage and common nuisance in the liege of the citizens of the state, he voluntarily paid damages and a court-imposed judgment of fifteen dollars. Both the house and the sawmill was destroyed by fire September 8, 1812. By 1815, the Pendergasts were living in their home on North Main Street between Second and Third Streets. Through the trying times of Jamestown’s infancy, James and Nancy Prendergast provided its citizens with employment, extended an open hand to the needy, furnished the means for education and fostered religion. In 1836 he sold his Jamestown property and they moved to Ripley, N.Y., where Nancy died January 9, 1839. James then moved to his farm in Kiantone, N.Y. and died there November 15, 1846.

The first store in Jamestown was erected in 1813 on the northwest corner of Main and First Streets by Jediah and Martin Prendergast, brothers of James Prendergast. This was a branch of the store they opened in Mayville in 1811.

The store building was 20 feet by 45 feet. The original map of the lots that James Prendergast had laid out was kept in the store for many years. Thomas Disher was hired as the clerk for the store. The ledger of that first store is in the Special Collections of the Fenton History Center Library and bears the date, November 1813.

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Jamestown History (continued from page 40) present railroad tracks. It was one and one half stories; the upper floor being occupied by Walter Simmons and Horace Blanchar with wool carding machines. A few years later, Amory and Joseph Stearns manufactured weaver’s reeds there. The mill had 2 runs of stones which had been brought down the lake and outlet from Mayville.

The first school house in Jamestown was erected in 1816

by James Prendergast who, for the first two decades of the settlemen’s existence, paid all the expenses of public education. Prior to 1816, school was taught first in John Blowers’ house and later in Keye’ Carpenter Shop and in the cotton mill just south of First Street and east of Potter’s Alley. The schoolhouse was a two-story, barn-like structure with few windows and heated by a large fireplace in the rear of the room. This school was Prendergast Academy.

Subjects taught included English, Grammar and Latin.

The books used were Murray’s English Grammar, a Murray’s English Reader, and Milton’s Paradise Lost.

In 1816, on land since occupied by the west end of the Broadhead Mills, Daniel Hazeltine erected the nucleus of the first woolen factory in southern Chautauqua County.

Brothers, William and John Breed, bought out the business interest of Royal Keyes in 1823.

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They produced wood furniture at Keye’ shop on Main between Third and Fourth Streets under the name of Keyes and Breed until 1825.

The Dexterville Hotel-Tavern was a three-room frame building, 40 feet by 56 feet on a stone foundation, with a front porch 19 feet long. When remodeled in 1933 and in 1942-3, the foundation and structural framing were repaired, a second story added, the old porch enclosed, and a new front porch built. The Dexter brothers were among the earliest settlers in Chautauqua County, coming to Mayville about 1808. They moved in 1824 to the area later called Dexterville. Here they owned and operated the tavern, a store, an ashery, a mill, and a quarry. Today, Dexterville is part of the City of Jamestown and the Tavern is known as the Buffalo Grill.

William Broadhead, 1819-1910, came to Jamestown in 1843 from Thornton, Yorkshire, England as a blacksmith.

After participating in several smithing, machine shop and snath making enterprises, he became interested in quality textiles and formed William Broadhead & Sons, a clothing store. In 1873, after visiting his homeland where the weaving industry flourished, he helped to form the firm of Hall, Broadhead & Turner Alpaca Mill. In 1875, William Broadhead, with his sons Almet N. and Sheldon B., formed the Broadhead Worsted Mill on East First Street.

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TOWN OF

KIANTONE 1521 Peck Settlement Road, Jamestown, NY 14701 716-488-0383 • www.kiantoneny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 1,323 Median Household Income: $75,213 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 2.2% Median Age: 47 Veterans: 110 Total Housing Units: 555

Kiantone History

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iantone was first settled by Joseph L. Akin, who came from Rennselaer County in Eastern New York, in 1807. The area consisted of about 11,228 acres, or 17.5 square miles. Not long after Akin came to Kiantone, Robert Russell also settled in the area, partnering with John Frew to build the first sawmill on Kiantone Creek, just above the junction where the creek met the Conewango Creek. Russell, PA, was later settled by Russell, his father, and brothers. Kiantone was a derivative of the Seneca work “kyenthone”, meaning roughly - - a level place for growing corn. While the Seneca’s received exclusive rights to reservation lands in 1794, they did not move at once to the reservations.

When Anglo-Saxon settlers arrived in Kiantone, they found the Kyenthono Village still inhabited by the Senecas. Through the years, Kiantone made its name as a mill town, with settlers either coming up the Allegany River from Pittsburgh or overland from Buffalo. The first Kiantone town meeting was held on February 21, 1854, with Ezbai Kidder elected Supervisor; Levand Brown elected Town Clerk; Francis Alvord Town School Superintendent; and Stephan Norton as Tax Collector.

According to a 2006 book, “Kiantone Chautauqua County’s Mystical Valley”, by Deborah K. Cronin, construction and improvement of roads was a continuous concern, and one-room schoolhouses were built. A post office took the new town name on April 4, 1855, and would remain the town’s only post office until it was discontinued in1900.

For a time, Kiantone played host to one of Chautauqua County’s numerous spiritual communities - - a place called Harmonia. Harmonia had up to 30 people living in it at its peak before dying out in the 1860’s.

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Town board meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., except in October and November, when meetings are held the first Thursday.

Joshua Ostrander, town supervisor 716-969-0752 Gail Davis, town clerk 716-488-0383 townofkiantone@stny.rr.com Kurt E. Sturzenbecker, town council 716-664-0418 Valerie L. McDonald, deputy town supervisor 716-499-5634 Timothy Kolstee, town council 716-640-2623 Rich Landman, town council. 1-440-409-9725 Robert G. Carlson, highway superintendent 716-664-5243 kiantone@windstream.net Kyle Haller, dog control officer 716-489-4787 Tara Dart, assessor 716-488-0383 Mark Marchincin, tax collector

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VILLAGE OF

LAKEWOOD

20 West Summit St., Lakewood, NY 14750 • 716-763-8557 • www.lakewoodny.com

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Lakewood History

he area now covered by the village of Lakewood originally was divided into large farms. The owners of those large tracts of land are memorialized in local place names: Gifford, Southland, Bentley, Cowing, Winch, Stoneman, and Lowe.

The land along the lake was periodically occupied by hunters and fishermen, and ice harvesters in the winter. The first settlement of any size took place along the lakeshore, and Lakewood’s history actually began as it developed into a summer resort. In 1870 John Cowing built a hotel, the Cowing House, on that part of his farm which bordered on the lake. The Cowing House became The Lakeview House in 1873 and the small settlement, known as Lakeview, became Lakewood in 1879.

In the mid 1870s Warren Packard from Warren, Ohio, and his brother, John, from Meadville, Pennsylvania came to the Lakewood area and bought the hotel and several acres of the land. On their lakefront property, which they called the Lakeview Tract, the two brothers built a number of Gothic style summer cottages for rental purposes. Warren Packard built himself a $3,000 villa near the hotel. They also built a sawmill on property they owned near the railroad track to provide lumber for their extensive building projects.

Another large, well-appointed hotel, the Kent House, was built in 1875. It stood to the of east of the beach area, near the present Yacht Club. Its entrance opened directly on New York Avenue where it joined East Terrace. Both of the early hotels were replaced in the late 1880s. The Kent House burned in 1887 and a Second Kent House was built in 1888.

The Lakeview House was demolished and rebuilt as the Sterlingworth in 1889. The number of permanent residents increased in response to the needs of the summer visitors at the resort hotels.

The eastern section of the village developed slowly. In the 1870s and 1880s several prominent families from Jamestown built comfortable summer homes in a lakeside section called Shadyside, just east of the Kent House. Inland there was a little settlement east of Lakeview Avenue until near the turn of the century. Clement Park, east of Shadyside, developed in the 1890s with new homes being built along the lake on Parkside Avenue, today known as Front Street. At Beechwood at the far eastern end of Lakewood, there was a trolley stop and station on the extension of The Jamestown Street Railway Company, and later of the Chautauqua Traction Company. In this area an ambitious developer, Ziba Squier built several homes created a canal called Subway, which ran on course between, and paralleling East Summit and East Terrace Avenues. Mr. Squier’s summer cottages built along the lake and along the canal were placed on narrow lots, with 25 foot frontage. Today many of them remain, although the canal has been drained for many years and the early homes stand facing a grassy field.

In 1893 the small settlement was incorporated as the Village of Lakewood. Through most of the year, it was a quiet residential area with a permanent population of 600. The arrival of as many as 1500 summer visitors provided boom times for the local residents. However, the first municipal government which included a President and a Board of Trustees, was faced with year-around problems of public

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health and public safety. Ordinances were passed to make the streets safe – no sledding or skating allowed; to protect the innocent – no swimming without bathing suits; to protect buyers – peddlers and merchandise solicitors were required to be licensed. In the earliest years of the village the Trustees were called upon personally to keep law and order. Firefighting was a general community activity until the first Lakewood Bucket Brigade was organized in 1898. Education was another municipal responsibility and in 1893 the early government officials authorized the building of a 3-room schoolhouse on Highland Avenue, to be financed by homeowner assessment.

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 2,948 Median Household Income: $68,631 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 10% • Median Age: 48.1 Veterans: 144 • Total Housing Units: 1,610

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Lakewood Village Board meetings are held the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the village hall.

Randall Holcomb 716-763-8557 holcomb14750@gmail.com Apryl Troutman, village clerk 716-763-8557 atroutman@lakewoodny.com Ellen E. Barnes, village trustee 716-763-8557 eebarnes@windstream.net John Shedd, village trustee 716-763-8557 shedd@lakewoodny.com Ben Troche, village trustee troche@lakewoodny.com

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Nancy Jones, village trustee 716-763-8557 jonesnancyk845@yahoo.com Thomas R. Pilling, street supervisor 716-763-8098 pilling@lakewoodny.com Jeffrey A. Swanson, code enforcement 716-763-8557 blcode@townofbusti.com Marilyn Firoe-Lehman, attorney 716-664-7354 Zoning Board of Appeals/planning members are Gary Segrue, chair, Louis S. Drago Jr., deputy chairman, and William Chandler, John Jablonski, and Jack McCray.

Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month in village hall.

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VILLAGE OF

MAYVILLE

1 S. Erie St., PO Box 188, Mayville, NY 14757 • 716-753-2125 (Fax: 716-753-3125) • www.villageofmayville.com

Mayville History

The first non-religious school building was built on North Erie Street in 1824. The next brick school building was built on top of the hill in 1832. It was advertised in the first issue of the Mayville Sentinel newspaper on December 11, 1834. The Mayville Academy was first chartered by the State Legislature on April 24, 1834. A new school building opened in 1924 and the old one was demolished in 1931. The school was centralized in 1938 and has since combined with the former Chautauqua Central School and become Chautauqua Lake Central School. A new school building is located north of the business district.

There are several versions of how Mayville received its name. The best known version is first attributed to William Peacock as detailed to Henry McKenzie in The Centennial History of Chautauqua County, Volume 1, page 585. It relates that a meeting of agents and representatives was held at Mayville to consider several matters including the naming of the new settlement known up to that time as The Corners. “A great many names had been suggested but none upon which all could unite, when Mrs. Paul Busti, wife of one of the agents and attorney for the company, came into the room where we were gathered, with a baby in her arms. One of the gentlemen present asked her the name of the baby and she replied, ‘May.’ Then some one suggested that we name the settlement after the baby and call it Mayville, which was quickly agreed to, and the new settlement was at once named in honor of May Busti.” A slightly different version of this account, giving the meeting date as 1804, is also printed in History of Chautauqua County New York And Its People, Volume 1, page 132. It should be noted that there is no record of May Busti ever having existed.

The first railroad started operation in 1867. It operated under several names including Penn Central and Conrail but was operated the longest, 1900 to 1968, as the Pennsylvania RR. The last train ran to Mayville on December 29, 1978 and the rails were torn up for salvage the following year. A second railroad came to Mayville along the east side of the lake in 1887. The Chautauqua Lake Railway had a junction with the first railroad, which featured a control tower for the signals and switches in the area. This eventually became the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern and was operated as an electric trolley line starting in 1914. The J.W. & N.W. made its final run on January 21, 1950. A second electric trolley, The Chautauqua Traction Co., came to Mayville along the west side of the lake starting in 1904. The line to Mayville was abandoned March 26, 1926.

Another version has the name of the village coming from the maiden last name MAY. The 1894 History of Chautauqua County, New York by Obed Edson, page 844 states, “the place was so beautifully located, the natural scenery so charming, that it was suggested that the town be christened after the ‘fairest month of all the year,’ so it was put down on the map as Mayville.” The name of the village is spelled as MAY-VILLE in the Holland Land. Co. book showing the Township 13th Range.

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eneca Indians gave up their claim to most of this area in the Big Tree Treaty on September 15, 1797. The land soon became the property of six Dutch banking houses “known as the Holland Land Company.” Their agent was Paul Busti and under him was Joseph Ellicott in Batavia. Ellicott began surveying the area in 1798 and finished in 1800. William Peacock was sent here to survey and map the area in 1804 and the Township of Chautauqua was created on April 11th of the same year.

The commercial ice industry, made possible by the railroad,

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American Community Survey Population Estimate: 1,457

Dr. Alexander McIntyre became Mayville’s first settler in 1804 when he moved here from Meadville, Pennsylvania. He built a log cabin on South Erie Street with a wooden stockade around it.

A historic marker commemorates its location. Captain John Scott moved to Mayville in 1807 and opened an inn on the east side of the street. There is also a historic marker for its location.

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Mayville was appointed as the county seat and the Holland Land Co. was required to erect the county buildings at its own expense and to give them to the county with at least one half acre of land. They also put up a building for their agent William Peacock and he moved in the year 1810. The county became fully organized in 1811 and the Court of common Pleas held its first session June 25th in Scott’s Tavern.

Richard Syper, mayor 716-753-2125, mayvillemayor@netsync.net

On February 11, 1836, a group of 250 to 500 men gathered at Barnhart’s Inn, in nearby Hartfield, with the express purpose of raiding the then unpopular Holland Land Co. offices in Mayville.

After arriving, they proceeded to break down the door, smash the windows and furniture, break into the stone vault which can still be seen near the courthouse and destroy William Peacock’s house. Many of the papers were carried back to Hartfield and burned. After this the Land Co. office was moved to Westfield and a new brick mansion was built for Peacock in Mayville. This mansion became the Peacock Inn and it survived until 1971 when it was torn down by the county for expansion purposes.

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The Mayville Village Board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Carlson Community Center, 50 W. Lake Road.

John G. Crandall, village clerk 716-753-2125 mayville5@netsync.net Bill Ward, village trustee 716-753-2125 Mark Perry, village trustee 716-753-2125 Benjamin Webb, village trustee 716-753-2125 Dan Roush, village trustee 716-753-2125 Dan Engdahl, DPW superintendent 716-753-2013 Devon Taylor, historian January 2025

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(continued from page 44) started in 1871 when the first of six large ice houses were built in Mayville. These were the Chautauqua Lake Ice Co., Pittsburgh Ice Co., Carlson’s Ice, Hopson Ice Co., Cornell and Hewes and the Mayville Ice Co. on what is now Sea Lion Drive. The industry employed as many as 600 workers at its peak but the last ice was harvested in 1935. The Mayville Ice Co. building that housed it was torn down in 1936.

Other notable industries were Chautauqua Malted Milk, Inc. and the Gravit Cider Mill, both on East Chautauqua Street. Gravit’s closed shortly after WW II and the building was torn down. The Chautauqua Malted Milk, Inc. plant last operated on January 8, 1976. O-At-Ka Milk Products of Buffalo reopened the plant in 1978 but production finally ceased for good on August 17, 1979.

Wood has been important since the earliest days of the village.

At first it was used to build log cabins, heat buildings and was converted to ashes and sold for cash. Ethan Allen made furniture here, but closed their plant April 21, 2003. The original part of the plant they worked from was part of the Chautauqua Bed Spring and Lounge Company, which went bankrupt early in the 1900’s. The company was then purchased by John Kling in 1911 becoming a small family owned bedroom furniture business.

The operation soon expanded into several plants. Kling’s was purchased by the Baumritter Corporation in 1962. The Kling name was discontinued after 1974.

Fires have made large changes to Mayville several times since it was founded. On November 21, 1878, a terrible fire destroyed most of the business section on the west side of Erie Street. The fire ranged from the Godard and Bond grocery to the Gifford bank on the corner of Ash Street. The Baptist Church and the Village Office and Fire Hall were spared. The east side business district burned April 18, 1901. Even the jail caught on fire making it necessary to evacuate the inmates. The fire was stopped

by Blanchard Street leaving the Mayville House Hotel standing. It burned down January 25, 1914, in another fire.

The west side business district was struck again on February 19, 1929, and on February 6, 1932. The 1932 fire received widespread coverage including the February 7th edition of the New York Times. The next day thousands of people drove to Mayville to view the disaster. The resulting snarl of traffic required several police officers to direct it.

Sylvester’s dry goods store, also on the west side, burned on April 23, 1932. The next big fire took place on March 20, 1941. The 88 year old Methodist Church on Erie Street went up in flames.

Other fires have, of course, taken place since.

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Mina History

ina history Findley Lake was settled by War of 1812 veteran Alexander Findley, a native of Northern Ireland who had emigrated to America sometime around 1769, settled in eastern Pennsylvania, married and started a family, and returned to Ireland for a few years before making the decision to live permanently in the United States. After purchasing land in Greenfield, Pennsylvania in 1805, he then purchased lot 52, near what is now Findley Lake, from the Holland Land Company in 1811,[2] and built a dam there in 1815 to power his mill, thus creating the lake from two ponds. The settlement that grew up around the mills prospered.

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TOWN OF

MINA

2883 North Road, PO Box 38, Findley Lake, NY 14736 716-769-7204 • www.townofmina.info

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Median Household Income: $72,132 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 9.1% • Median Age: 45.5 Veterans: 50 • Total Housing Units: 737

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The Mina Town Board meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Mina-Findley Lake Community Center, 2883 North Road.

Rebecca N. Brumagin, town supervisor 716-769-7204 msupervisor@townofmina.info Dick Watrous, deputy supervisor 716-769-7204 dick@tripleemfg.com Sherrie R. Tanner, town clerk 716-769-7204 mina1@townofmina.info Brian Sullivan, town council 716-769-7204 sullivan14736@gmail.com Richard Cooper, town council 716-769-7204 richardcooper0017@gmail.com Christine Craffey, town council 716-769-7204 christinecraffe@verizon.net Dick Watrous, town council 716-769-7204 dick@tripleemfg.com William A. Himelein, highway superintendent 716-769-7194 whimelein@gmail.com Denis R. Cooper, town justice 716-769-7250 deniss@cooperganics.com Tom McNinch, code enforcement 716-769-7204 rulesandregsmina@gmail.com Heather Y. Young-Deyell, assessor 716-769-7125 assessorheather@gmail.com Mary Norcross, historian mhistorian@townofmina.info to the region, during the summers between 1895 and 1915, with programs that rivaled Chautauqua Assembly, at the Chautauqua Institution. Founded in 1895 by United Brethren minister Rev. C. G. Langdon, who lived in a parsonage on the lake’s east shore,[3] the Lakeside Assembly’s first president was Dr. F. E. Lilley, who was succeeded by American Civil War veteran and U.S. Medal of Honor winner Ebenezer Skellie.[4] The Assembly was reached by two steamboats, the Silver Spray and the Daisy. The United Methodist Church (which absorbed the United Brethren in 1968) continued to operate a summer camp, Camp Findley, in the hamlet of Findley Lake until the early 21st century.

Steamboat appearance paralleled the opening of The Lakeside Assembly in 1895-1915 which was patterned after Chautauqua. It is our understanding all steamboats were gone around 1913.

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TOWN OF

NORTH HARMONY

5350 Stow Road, Ashville, NY 14710, PO Box 167, Stow, NY 14785 • 716-789-3445 • www.townofnorthharmony.com

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 2,192 Median Household Income: $69,375 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 5.5% Median Age: 50.8 Veterans: 110, 5.9% Total Housing Units: 1,605

Government Directory Town board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month.

Robert E. Yates, town supervisor 716-785-1012 supervisor@townofnorthharmony.com Stephanie Gibbs, town clerk 716-789-3445, ext. 2 townclerk@townofnorthharmony.com Nikiel Adams, town council 716-789-3445 Bruce (Mike) Pfeil, town council 814-598-3980 Richard Sena, town council 716-782-2488 Louise E. Ortman, town council 716-789-3445 Benjamin Karlson, highway superintendent 716-789-2055 Howard E. Peacock, town justice 716-789-3445 Bradley N. Lawson, code enforcement 716-789-3445, xt. 3 zoning@townofnorthharmony.com

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he first family to settle in Harmony was that of Jonathan Cheney in 1806. His cabin was built at Cheney’s Point.

Ashville was the first village to be formed in the Town in 1808. The name was derived from the four asheries in the village. In 1808 Reuben Sleyton, Jr. built a saw mill and grist mill. He was an active pioneer in his Town. He became the Supervisor of Harmony in 1808.

In 1811 Thomas Beemus established the Stow Ferry which connected Bemus Point and Stow. He used a small rough-hewn log raft. A steel cable was first used in 1898.

In 1907 Alton Ball used a shore-based engine.

Eben Pratt taught in the first school in Ashville in 1817.

The first church organized in the Town was The Congregational Church of Harmony located in Ashville in 1820.

In 1822 Dr. Vine Elderkin was Ashville’s first physician.

The North Harmony Baptist Church was formed in 1833.

Stow acquired its name when John Stow established the Post Office in 1880.

George and Alton Appleby established the Ashville - Panama Telephone and Telegraph in 1902.

The fire fighting department in the Village of Ashville was organized in 1914.

The Town of North Harmony was created by the adoption of a resolution by the Board of supervisors of Chautauqua county on December 19, 1918.

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VILLAGE OF

PANAMA

17 W. Main St., PO Box 118, Panama, NY 14767 716-621-4024 • www.panamany.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population Estimate: 475

Median Household Income: $57,250 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 10.9% Veterans: 24, 5.1% Total Housing Units: 213 Median Age: 48.8

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William F. Schneider, mayor Lisa Ireland, village clerk 716-621-4024 Kimberly M. Davis, village trustee 716-969-2555 kimmyd37@yahoo.com Todd Eddy, village trustee 716-621-4024 Melanie A. Eddy, code enforcement 716-782-4526 Pam Brown, historian Larissa Enlow, tax collector Larissa Enlow, treasurer Town of Harmony animal control officer, animal control

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TOWN OF

POLAND

3593 Church St., PO Box 4, Kennedy, NY 14747 716-267-2912 • www.polandny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 2,030 Median Household Income: $61,964 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 9.6% • Median Age: 42.1 Veterans: 130 • Total Housing Units: 972

Government Directory Kelly Snow, town supervisor, is available the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. before the regular Town Board meeting.

Kelly A. Snow, town supervisor 716-450-2834 Bonnita R. Wallace, town clerk 716-267-2912 polandtownclerk@hotmail.com Robert Smith, town council 716-499-8529 rob.h.smith83@gmail.com Corey J. Swanson, town council 716-267-7521 coreyswan2@gmail.com Norman R. Gustafson, town council 716-665-2452 norm.gustafson58@gmail.com Councilman Darrin Carlson, 716-267-7505 mudcreek1716@windstream.net Donald Holt, highway superintendent 716-267-2313 polandhighway@gmail.com Judith M. Shields, town justice 716-267-3809 jmshields@nycourts.gov Greg Gormley, code enforcement 716-640-3195 zeogormley@gmail.com George R. Gustafson Jr., zoning officer 716-267-9621 polandzoning@outlook.com Heather Y. Young-Deyell, assessor 716-267-9621 assessorheather@gmail.com Constable Bonnita Wallace 716-267-3809 Ext. 3 Melissa Robbins, Dog Control Officer 716-640-0451 Rebecca Lindquist, historian 716-720-8902 historianpoland@gmail.com Alan Short, cemetery caretaker 716-665-6630 Rebecca Lindquist, recreation leader 716-720-8092 Members of the Poland Planning Board are Dave Gustafson, chairman; Doug Brandow, Brian Carlson, Mark Snow and Ann Bloomquist, Penny Best, Denny Storms Zoning Board members are Bob Sauer, Chairman, Darrin Carlson, Bonita Mead, Don Hold, Tommy Fox Board of Assessment Review members are April Ericsson, Michael Telford and Sue Abers.

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TOWN OF

POMFRET 9 Day St., Fredonia, NY 14063 716-672-7496 • www.townofpomfretny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates American Community Survey Population:

13,035 (2020 census) Median Household Income: $50,523 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 19.7% • Median Age: 31.3 Veterans: 821 • Total Housing Units: 6,228

Government Directory Daniel Pacos, town supervisor 716-672-6888 (cell 716-785-0682) supervisor@townofpomfretny.org Samantha Kellogg, town clerk 716-672-7496 ext. 1, townclerk@townofpomfretny.org Adam Rak, town council arak@townofpomfretny.org Ann M. Eckman, town council 716-672-0838 aeckman@townofpomfretny.org Mike Lee, town council mlee@townofpomfretny.org Christopher H. Schaeffer, town council 716-969-3137 cschaeffer@townofpomfretny.org.

Jude A. Gardner, highway superintendent 716-672-6446 or 716-680-2198 (cell) highwaysuperintendent@townofpomfret.org Michael Cerrie, town justice 716-672-7496 mcerrie@nycourts.gov Nancy A. Dietzen, town justice 716-672-7496 ndietzen@nycourts.gov Warren M. Kelly, code enforcement 716-673-5459 or 716-672-6800 (fax) pomfretcodes@townofpomfretny.org Jeanne Ebersole, assessor 716-672-7496 assessor@townofpomfretny.org Todd Langworthy, historian 716-679-9436 historian@townofpomfretny.org.

Teresa Bunge, planning and Zoning clerk 716-672-7496 deputyclerk@townofpomfretny.org Pomfret Zoning Board members are David Fridmann, chairman; Alex Moon; Michaelene Comerford; Raymond Lewandowski; Ruth Eckstrom Pomfret Planning Board members are James JoyChairman; Rob Smith; Heather Lesch; Robert Dando; Ashley Willebrandt.

Board of Assessment Review members are Michaelene Comerford, Harry Centner, Alan Shaw; Roger Renswick, Ann Lapaglia.

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PORTLAND 87 W. Main St., Brocton, NY 14716 716-792-9614 • townofportland.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

Population: 4,309 • Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 335 Total Housing Units: 2,083 • Total Households: 1,363 Median Household Income: $68,068 • Employment Rate: 44.4 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 25.6 % Without Health Care Coverage: 5.3 %

Government Directory Town Board meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall.

Town Supervisor: Rich Lewis (716) 792-9614 Ext. 5, Supervisor@town.portland.ny.us Town Clerk: Barb Smith (716) 792-9614 Ext. 2; townclerk@town.portland.ny.us Town Deputy Clerks: Roxane Sobecki and Carolyn Magnuson Town Council: Gary Travis, Patti Farrell, Dave McIntyre and Tammy Thompson.

Highway Superintendent: Ken Becker (716) 792-9513 Code Enforcement Officer: Wendy Spinuzza (716) 792-9614 Ext. 4, code@town.portland.ny.us Tax Collector: Debra Delcamp (716) 792-9614 Ext. 6; taxcollector@town.portland.ny.us Assessor: Jeanne Ebersole (716) 792-9614 Ext. 3; port.asr@town.portland.ny.us Dog Control Officer: Gloria McCormick (716) 785-1827; dogcontrol@town.portland.ny.us Town Court: (716) 792-9614 Ext. 1; towncourt@town.portland.ny.us Town Justices: Daniel Thompson and Daniel Larish.

Court Clerk: Lisa Gugino Deputy Clerk: Lisa Haltiner Planning Board: Dale Carlson (Chairman), Harold Smith, Robert Patterson Sr., Dave Travis, and Mike McIntyre.

Zoning Board of Appeals: Mike Riforgiato, Mike Felsman, Lowell Reynolds, Michelle Patterson, and Dan Jones.

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Portland History

ocated in Chautauqua County, New York along the shores of Lake Erie and rising 1000 feet to the Chautauqua Escarpment, Portland remains a rural township. Outside of the Village of Brocton, the Town is largely dominated by farmlands, woods and low density residential land uses, and its defining features are the many vineyards dotting the landscape.

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TOWN OF

RIPLEY

14 North State Street, Ripley, New York 14775 716-736-6881 • www.ripleyny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 852 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 20 Total Housing Units: 415 Total Households: 349 Median Household Income: $48,958 Employment Rate: 57.6 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 27.6 % Without Health Care Coverage: 4.8 %

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Government Directory Town Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Town Supervisor: Laura Pless, 716-413-8010 #6, ripleyts@fairpoint.net Town Council: Lee Swoap, Jeffry Lyon, Philip A. Chimera and Calvin S. Janes.

Town Clerk: Ryleigh Enterline 716-736-6881, ripleytc@fairpoint.net Deputy Clerk: Nicole Gollhardt Town Court: Justice Vera Hustead and Justice David Hustead: 716-736-7575, ripleytowncourt@nycourts.gov Court Clerk: Lisa Haltiner ripleytowncourt@nycourts.gov Building/Zoning: Melanie Eddy 716-736-3737 Acting Tax Assessor: Jason Jones 716-736-4050 Dog Control Officer: Gloria McCormick 716-269-9882 Highway Superintendent: Jason Jones 716-753-6553; ripleyhs@fairpoint.net Ripley Fire Department Chief: Mark Smith

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Ripley History

ipley’s first settler to purchase land was Alexander Cochran. He arrived from Ireland in 1802, and made his land purchase official two years later. His fifth generation descendant, A. James Cochrane (whose grandfather added the “e”), still owns some of the original acreage.

In 1816 the largest concentration of population in this area was established as a town and named Quincy. By 1873 it was known as Ripley, named for Gen. Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, active in the War of 1812. The township grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and it became more accessible. One famous visitor about that time was the Marquis de Lafayette, on his way from Erie, PA, to Portland, NY. Many other nameless visitors came as the Underground Railway conductors brought escaping slaves to Ripley’s shoreline, just 25 miles from Canada.

In 1852 the first railroad line, called the Buffalo & State Line, was placed through the township. Another line, the Nickel Plate Road, rolled into town in 1881 and ran just south and parallel to the first. Today, after many mergers, both of these lines are known as CSX. The most famous person ever to ride this line through Ripley was Abraham Lincoln, on his way to his inauguration in 1861. Four years later his funeral train retraced the route back to Springfield, Illinois. Another famous traveler was William Jennings Bryan who campaigned in Ripley during his unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 1902.

Trolleys, too, transected the township, running parallel with Route 20. The trolleys were part of the Buffalo & Erie Interurban Line, which began operation in 1905 and offered inexpensive, convenient travel opportunities to residents all along the route. In the early days of automobile travel, traffic ceased during bad weather due to road conditions. Until 1917 a horse and wagon was a more practical way, and certainly a more dependable way to get about. That year Route 20 was paved from Silver Creek to the state line.

Ripley fostered a weekly newspaper for many years, beginning in 1882 and ending in the early 1970s. Called the Ripley Review, it had many editors during its 90+ years of publication and served the township well. During its heyday it recorded many events including the growing importance of the fruit industry.

Today grapes are the largest and most important enterprise, with dairy cattle and other crops being second in the southern part of the township. The first vineyards were established in the mid 1800s and grapes today are sold to several regional grape processors including the National Grape Co-op for use in fruit juices, jams, jellies and wines. There are now several wineries located in Ripley. During the early 1900s until the Depression, two basket mills were located in the town near the railroad depots. They supplied the baskets that held the tons of grapes that were harvested and shipped out each day.

Two of Ripley’s sons became well known a century apart. One, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, born in Ripley in 1841, founded the first rubber manufacturing company and named it Goodrich. More recently, the entire world applauded the bravery of Captain John L. Testrake during a 17 day ordeal in June 1985 when TWA Flight 847 from Athens to Rome, a Boeing 727 piloted by Testrake, was skyjacked to Beirut, Lebanon. During their hijacker forced odyssey around the Mediterranean, the TWA Crew navigated with a Rand-McNally road atlas as they had no navigational aids for that area. At the Mediterranean airfields, the aircraft was unwelcome as the locals wanted no part of the hijackers demands. A young Navy Seabee, Robert Stetham, was murdered in the cockpit as the hijackers enforced their demand for the aircraft be refueled.

The passengers release in Beirut was arranged by the Lebanese government. Passengers and crew were given a hero’s welcome at Washington D.C. by President Ronald Reagan.

Because a waiting period was not required in New York State to marry, Ripley was the scene of many, many marriages from the 1880’s to 1945 making it known as the “Marriage Capital of the World”. The Town Justice was on call day or night to perform wedding ceremonies. Although requirements have changed somewhat, marriage licenses, along with hunting and fishing licenses are still big business in the Town Clerk’s office in this first community heading east into New York State. The Town Justices still perform many wedding ceremonies.

Calling itself the Gateway to New York State brings certain responsibilities to the citizens of Ripley and they have risen to the occasion every time. A November snowstorm in 1956 stopped traffic on Route 20 and those unexpected guests were well housed and fed in the local school facilities. The scene was repeated in 1983 when nearly 1,000 holiday travelers were stranded on the New York State Thruway from December 24 - 26. McCall’s Magazine carried the story the following December with the title, “Ripley’s Miracle,” citing just about everyone in the township for helping. Even Ripley’s children shared their toys with others.

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SHERIDAN

2773 Route 20, PO Box 116, Sheridan, NY 14135 • 716-672-4174 • www.sheridanny.org

Government Directory

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 2,564 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 131 Total Housing Units: 1,151 Total Households: 1,039 Median Household Income: $95,521 Employment Rate: 60 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 19.1 % Without Health Care Coverage: 2.5 %

Town board meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Sheridan Community Center.

Town Supervisor: Thomas Wik 716-203-7876 Town Clerk: Rebecca Schafer: 716-672-4174 Ext. 1, sheridantownclerk@gmail.com Deputy Town Clerk: Marah Long sheridandeputytownclerk@gmail.com Richard C. Feinen, Deputy Supervisor/Town Council: 716-672-2597 Craig Sutton Jr., Town Council: 716-410-3377 Colleen Yerico, Town Council: 716-673-1271 Joseph White, Town Council: 716-672-9234 Highway Superintendent: Jeffrey Feinen 716-680-5461 Deputy Highway Superintendent: Scott Thompson, Jr. Code Enforcement Officer: James E. Crowell 716-672-7200, jcrowell@netsync.net Dog Control Officer: Nicole Welka 716-785-0870 Town Assessor: Thomas F. Mleczko 716-679-9880; townofsheridanassessor@gmail.com Town Justices: Lydia Romer and Jonathan Szumigala: 716-672-2600 Court Clerk: Eva Gadewoltz egadewoltz@nycourts.gov The Planning & Zoning Board meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Members are Brian Aldrich, Paul Wallenhorst, Eric Gentry, Stephen Roach, and John Yerico (Secretary).

The Board of Assessment Review meets annually on the fourth Tuesday of May at 5 p.m. Members are Romaine Hohenstein, Henry Hoisington and Paul DeMarco.

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he land which ultimately became the Town of Sheridan was initially inhabited by Native Americans. The Treaty of Big Tree, signed in 1797 moved the Seneca Indians to the Cattaraugus Reservation and opened the area to speculators, followed quickly by settlers from the east.

On August 1804, Francis Webber, William Webber, and Hezadiah Stebbins made purchases of land in Township 6, Range 11 from the Holland Land Company. In subsequent years, many more settlers followed. In 1827, the town was formed legally by taking 32 lots from the town of Pomfret and 35 lots from the town of Hanover. Early publications credit Nathaniel Gray, though thought a great admirer of the poet, playwright, and politician, Richard Brainsley Sheridan, with promoting the name.

Agriculture became the major industry in the town. For many years Sheridan was known for its production of fruits and vegetables, especially grapes. The raising of sheep, cattle, and horses was another profitable venture in the 1800s.

Situated on the shores of Lake Erie, Sheridan was home to at least 26 ship captains who sailed the Great Lakes in the 1800s and early 1900s. The first to be noted, Capt.

Zephaniah Perkins was well respected. In 1815, Haven Brigham built a 40-ton schooner called the Kingbird, for Capt. Perkins.

Sheridan is still primarily agricultural with several fresh fruit and vegetable stands, vineyards and wineries, greenhouses producing seasonal flowers and plants. It is also the home of several small businesses, with some larger corporations on Progress Drive. The Chautauqua County Airport at Dunkirk is in the Town of Sheridan, as is the retirement home St. Columban’s on the Lake.

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TOWN OF

SHERMAN

111A Mill St., Sherman, NY 14781 716-761-6770, Fax 716-761-6769 • www.shermanny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

Town population: 1,624 Median household income: $52,679 Individuals below poverty level: 13.7%

Government Directory

Supervisor, Mark Persons, markpersons17@gmail.com Town Clerk, Annette Swan, townsherman@gmail.com Town Council Jim Higginbotham, jldlhiggy@hotmail.com Brant Henning, brant22@live.com Howard Crump Ben Nickerson Highway Superintendent, Dennis Sweatman, 716-761-6478

VILLAGE OF

SHERMAN

111 Mill St., Sherman, NY 14781 716-761-6781, FAX 716-761-6206 • www.shermanny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Village population: 671 Veterans: 65 Median household income: $48,958 Individuals below poverty level: 17.3%

Government Directory

Mayor, Colleen Meeder, village.sherman@gmail.com Village Clerk-Treasurer, Jeanette Ramm, village.sherman@gmail.com Trustees Daniel Crane, daniellecrane120@gmail.com Gary Emory, gemory.msid@gmail.com Dennis Watson, dlwspc@yahoo.com The Village Board meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6 pm at 111 Mill St. January 2025

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Sherman History

he earliest settlement in Chautauqua County and the Village of Sherman was by the Native American tribes, including the Huron-Iroquois groups.

This family of tribes inhabited portions of Ontario, northern Ohio, nearly all of New York State, a majority of Pennsylvania, and portions of Quebec. The earliest identified tribe to inhabit Chautauqua County was the Erie, and later the region was occupied by the Seneca, an Iroquois tribe. These tribes shared a common language and were known to create permanent villages located in defensible positions, fortified with palisades and ditches.

Limited agricultural practices were done by the Native Americans due to the dense forestation in much of their territory, and their primary crops included corn, beans, gourds, pumpkins, hemp and tobacco.

Evidence of the settlement of these earliest inhabitants was visible to the white settlers who came to the Chautauqua region. As farmers worked the land and settlement became more widespread in the early 1800s, it was not uncommon that artifacts, burials and settlements were uncovered. In Sheridan, an ancient three acre circular enclosure and skeletal remains were discovered on a farm, while near Fredonia additional fortified structures were located which yielded artifacts such as arrow heads, tools, pipes, hatchets and household objects as well as human remains. Early roadways with stone walls were also identified in the Chautauqua County town of Portland. In the county seat of Mayville, a notable circular earthwork fort was identified at the south boundary of the village.

Despite uncovering thousands of human remains and numerous sites of past human settlements, many of the ancient remains were damaged and destroyed as farmers worked their fields and new settlement occurred in the early nineteenth-century.

Sherman is also home to the French Creek Yorkers.

Headquartered in Cooperstown, NY the Yorker group is dedicated to historical studies and history, and has several chapters throughout New York state. The French Creek Yorkers began in 1946-47 with five members who were at the time in the seventh grade. Projects undertaken by the French Creek Yorkers included constructed full-scale models of forts, bridges and other objects, making historical scrapbooks from newspaper clippings, dressing dolls in authentic colonial-era clothing, making braided rugs and quilts and refinishing antiques for their museums. By 1950, the French Creek Yorkers boasted 162 members.

Perhaps the most significant contribution to the Village of Sherman made by the Yorkers is the Yorker Museum at the corner of Park and Church Streets which was opened in 1951. The Museum features a collection of historic buildings and structures collected from throughout the area and relocated in one location. Buildings located in the open-air museum include the Peter Ripley House (dating to ca. 1830s), a French fort recreated as an 1800 pioneer dwelling, a general store, a school and several other 1800s-era buildings and objects. To this day the Yorkers continue to make contributions towards the study and promotion of Sherman’s history.

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SILVER CREEK 172 Central Ave., Silver Creek, NY 14136 • 716-934-3240 • www.silvercreekny.com

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 2,617 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 121 Total Housing Units: 1,182 Total Households: 1,053 Median Household Income: $66,250 Employment Rate: 61.2 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 28.6 % Without Health Care Coverage: 3.9 %

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he community was first settled around 1803, and the first school house was erected around 1823.

In 1822 a well-known black walnut tree, measuring about 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter, was blown over in a storm. The village of Silver Creek was incorporated in 1848, and was an important port on Lake Erie until railroads reduced shipping. The village is home to a skew arch railroad bridge, one of the few bridges in the country built on an angle.

Silver Creek’s best-known resident was Howard “Bob” Ehmke, the pitching hero of the 1929 World Series.

While playing for the Philadelphia Athletics, Ehmke struck out 13 Chicago Cubs in game one, a Series record until 1953. Former NBA and ABA basketball player George Carter is also a graduate of Silver Creek Central High School. Carter played for St. Bonaventure University and later in the 1971 ABA All-Star Game. Every third weekend in September Silver Creek hosts a Festival of Grapes to honor Concord grapes, an important agricultural product. The festival began in 1968 and features a parade, live music, a midway, a wine tent, children’s and adults’ activities and a grape stomping.

In 2008, the Silver Creek Grape Festival was featured on the nationally televised Good Morning America. Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Sam Champion and Chris Cuomo visited a farm to stomp grapes on their trip across America; taken during the 2008 election, they visited 50 states in 50 days learning about the country. Diane Sawyer called it “the first and maybe last annual GMA grape stomping contest in honor of Lucille Ball, who was born 30 minutes from Silver Creek”.

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Government Directory Village board meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

Mayor: Jeffrey Hornburg mayorsilvercreek@gmail.com Village Clerk: Thomas Postle silvercreekclerksoffice@gmail.com Village Treasurer: Kaitlin Murray silvercreekclerksoffice@gmail.com Deputy Clerk/Treasurer: Colleen McKenna Kathy Tampio, Deputy Mayor/Village Trustee: mktampio@gmail.com Sandra Lindstrom, Village Trustee: Sandra.harris.lindstrom@gmail.com Bill Barnes, Village Trustee: trusteebarnes@gmail.com Dwayne Haskins, Village Trustee: ridd7982@yahoo.com Village Attorney: Peter Clark 716-673-1361 Department of Public Works Superintendent: Robert Bankoski 716-934-2601 Code Enforcement/Zoning Officer: John Kennedy 716-401-2765; silvercreekcodeofficer@gmail.com Village Historian: Louis Pelletter loupelletter@hanoverny.com or Spd1lp@yahoo.com Dog Control Officer: Tim Christian (contact Village Clerk’s Office) The Village of Silver Creek has a contract with the Chautauqua County Sheriff for Police Services. For nonemergencies call (716) 934-2112

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SINCLAIRVILLE 8 Lester St., PO Box 469, Sinclairville, NY 14782 716-962-9455

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

American Community Survey Population Estimate: 579 Median Household Income: $43,409 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 17.1% Median Age: 45.2

Government Directory James E. Kianos Jr., mayor 716-962-9455 Darla J. Frost Kianos, village clerk 716-962-9455, sinclairville@juno.com William France, village trustee 716-962-9455

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he village was founded in 1809 after the American Revolutionary War by Major Samuel Sinclear as “Sinclearville.” The area was previously inhabited for hundreds of years by the Seneca people of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) who, as allies of the British during the war, were forced to cede most of their lands to the United States and New York state.

Most of the Iroquois migrated to Upper Canada, where they were given lands by the Crown.

The village of Sinclairville was incorporated in 1887.

Sinclairville calls itself “The Heart of Chautauqua County.” Martha Angle Dorsett (1851-1918), first woman attorney in Minnesota, wife of Charles Dorsett George Burritt Sennett (1840-1900), ichthyologist and ornithologist Rexford Tugwell (1891-1979), economist and New Deal theoretician, Governor of Puerto Rico (1941-1946).

James D. Bailey, village trustee 716-962-9455 Dean A. Houser, village trustee 716-962-9455 Jon A. Desnerck, village trustee 716-962-9455 Ryan G. Edson, street supervisor 716-962-8343 Toby Hammond, code enforcement officer 716-664-1676, sinclairvillezb@gmail.com

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TOWN OF

STOCKTON 7344 Route 380, PO Box 129, Stockton, NY 14784 716-595-3192 • www.stocktonny.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 2,044 Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 44 Total Housing Units: 1,089 Total Households: 811 Median Household Income: $64,539 Employment Rate: 53.9 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 28.8 % Without Health Care Coverage: 6.9 %

Government Directory Town Supervisor: David J. Wilson 716-595-3192; willsm@netsync.net

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Stockton History

tockton was formed in February 1821, and in April 1821 the first Stockton Town Board meeting was held. At that time, the supervisor was Calvin Warren, with the town clerk being John Curtis.

Stockton was named after one of signers of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Stockton. In 1821, there were 12 roads, and each one had its own supervisor, and the town had 1,600 residents.

The first post office was located one mile south of the four corners. The four corners was named Delanti in 1831 and continued with that name for over 40 years.

The reason for the change was because it was known at the “Corners” and the teacher Lorraine Danforth suggested the name Delanti which meant a place of paradise where the flowers bloomed with much color and the animals ran freely.

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TOWN OF

VILLENOVA

1094 Butcher Road, South Dayton, NY 14138 716-988-3476 • villenova14138@gmail.com • www.villenovany.org

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates

Population: 1,057 • Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race): 52 Total Housing Units: 514 • Total Households: 380 Median Household Income: $51,875 • Employment Rate: 54.5 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 16.4 % Without Health Care Coverage: 2.2 %

Government Directory

Town board meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Villenova Town Hall.

Town Supervisor: Yvonne Park 716-988-3476; ympark4444@gmail.com Town Clerk: Julie Goodway 716-988-3476; villenova14138@gmail.com Highway Superintendent: Pam Miktuk 716-988-3678 Town Council: Keith Butcher, Daniel DiStasio, Jennifer Dye, and Nathan Palmer.

Code Enforcement Officer: Jayson Rowicki Town Assessor: Jeanne Ebersole Zoning Board of Appeals: Benny Bottita, David Ivett, and David Kelley Board of Assessment Review: William Clarke and Stewart Ward

Town Justice: Ronald Lucas

Court is held on the first Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and second Thursday at 6 p.m. each month.

Villenova History

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illenova, meaning new village, originally the southern part of Hanover, was taken off as a separate town by an act of January 24, 1823. Its area is 22,826 acres. In the north part the surface is hilly, the highest lands having an altitude of 1,400 feet above tide water. The inhabitants follow agricultural pursuits, including dairying to a considerable extent, to which the surface and soil are adapted.

The two branches of the Conewango creek join near the southeast corner of the town, and they receive the waters of a number of small streams which arise in the northern uplands and of the outlets of Mud Lake and East Mud Lake. The last named body of water is within Villenova, while the possession of Mud Lake is divided with Arkwright. In the southern part of the town the surface is rolling rather than broken and hilly, with soil of clay and a gravelly loam.

The town is a great producer of apples. Villenova has felt the effects of the disposition of the rising generations of people, since the pioneer days to leave the rural regions, especially in this part of the country, as it has had a net loss in population since 1835.

In that year the population was 1,453. The population (State census of 1915) 1,148, including 26 aliens. It must be remembered, however, that Villenova is an inland town without railroads.

There are four villages in the town, Balcomb, Hamlet, Villenova and Wango. The value of real estate in the town in 1918 was placed at $593,135; the assessed value, $465,357.

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TOWN OF

WESTFIELD

23 Elm St., Westfield, NY 14787 • 716-326-3211 https://westfieldny.com/town-westfield/town-westfield

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population Estimate: 4,442

Government Directory The Westfield Town Board meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

Eason Hall 23 Elm Street Westfield, NY 14787 (716) 326-3211 Martha R. Bills, Town Supervisor Dr. David S. Brown, Councilman David Spann, Councilman James Herbert, Councilman Will Northrop, Councilman Town Clerk, Andrea L. Babcock David Babcock, Highway Superintendent (7l6) 326-3014 Ken Shearer, Building/Code Enforcement Officer: (716) 326-4401

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WESTFIELD

23 Elm St., Westfield, NY 14787 • 716-326-4961 https://westfieldny.com/village-westfield/village-west

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Population: 2,920

Total Housing Units: 1,490 Total Households: 1,421 Median Household Income: $43,385 Individuals Below Poverty Level: 19.2 % Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 30.2 % Veterans: 136

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Village board meetings are held the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the North Room of Eason Hall, 23 Elm St. Dennis Lutes, Mayor: (716) 326-2502; dlutesmayor@villageofwestfield.org Vincent Luce, Village Clerk: (716) 326-4961; vince@villageofwestfield.org Trustees Johanna Kelley, Blake Maras, Judy Einach and Josh Freifeld: (716) 326-4961; trustees@villageofwestfield.org.

Zoning Board of Appeals: Ronald Catalano, Jr., Chairman; William F. Christ, John Hanmann, Richard Koerner and Rick Mascaro.

Andrew Thompson, DPW Director: (716) 326-2145 Edward W. LeBarron Jr., Street Supervisor: (716) 326-3729 Electric: Melissa Mansfield, DPW Administrative Aide: (716) 326-2145 OR (716) 326-2134 Erin Schuster, Sr. Water Plant Operator: (716) 326-2832 Lindsey Simpson, Building/Code Enforcement Officer: (716) 326-4401 Chris Reese, Fire Chief: (716) 450-8715 Car291@ villageofwestfield.org Corbin Meleen, Acting Chief of Police: (716) 326-2531, meleenc@westfieldpd.com Jeffrey R. Thomas, Village Justice; Jerry A. LaPorte, Associate Village Justice; Court Clerk Lisa Haltiner; Court Clerk Julie Martin. (716) 326-6135; westfieldvillagecourt@nycourts.gov

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Westfield History

he first Europeans to visit Westfield were French explorers interested in finding a water route between the Great Lakes and Ohio River systems. None exists, but in 1615 Etienne Brule found the next best thing when he discovered that only a short eight miles separate Lake Erie and Chautauqua Lake between the present towns of Westfield and Mayville. Indians had used the same path for centuries, but the French soon established their own trail that started in Barcelona Harbor, followed Chautauqua Creek for several miles, then ran over an escarpment to current-day Mayville.

This trail remained in use more than 130 years, and today is known as the Old French Trail or, more commonly, the Portage Trail.

The first European settlers came to Westfield in 1802 with the arrival of the McMahan family, and more followed on their heels. The early village was known as the “Cross Roads” because it lay at the intersection of the Portage Trail and the road between Buffalo, New York and Erie, Pennsylvania.

Chautauqua County at that time was blanketed with great hardwood forests and the first industry in Westfield arose to process this timber as it was cleared to create farmland.

The main products were pot and pearl ashes and black salts produced by burning the trees, which could be shipped to the emerging cities in Pittsburgh and Montreal and also across the Atlantic Ocean to the ports of Europe. Sawmills, gristmills, textile mills and other manufactories eventually

grew up around Chautauqua Creek to serve the burgeoning population. John McMahan’s grist mill, built in 1804 at the mouth of Chautauqua Creek, was dismantled during the War of 1812 to prevent it from falling into the hands of the British. The millstones can be seen at the entrance to the Patterson Library.

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 gave manufacturers a faster route to markets on the Atlantic coast and in Europe, and it was soon followed by the railroads, which opened up trade routes with markets both to the east and west.

The most important agricultural product in Westfield’s history arrived in 1859 in the form of the Concord grape.

Though it was popular as a table grape, the production of the Concord rose to new heights when Dr. Charles Welch popularized the consumption of pasteurized grape juice.

This product was introduced to a wide audience at the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893, and it quickly became a popular drink across the nation. In 1897 Dr. Welch built the world’s first large grape juice plant in Westfield and Westfield quickly became known as “The Grape Juice Capital of the World.” Today, Chautauqua County is the largest grape growing county outside of California, with approximately 20,000 acres devoted to vineyards. Some grape growers have transitioned to winemaking and the town is home to several well-known labels.

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS CATHOLIC CHARITIES Catholic Charities....................................................716-484-9188 Chautauqua County Hospice Mayville area: ..............................................................716-753-5383 South county:...............................................................716-338-0033 North county:...............................................................716-672-6944 County Mental Health Clinic................................716-661-8330 Crisis Services...................................................... 1-800-724-0461 Family Services of the Chautauqua Region...... 716-488-1971 First Candle/SIDS Alliance................................ 1-800-638-7437 FIRST CALL FOR HELP 2-1-1 Western New York ........................................................ 211 Or ............................................................................ 1-866-733-3748 A toll free help line of the United Way NY Connects ...........716-753-4582, 716-363-4582, 716-661-7582

CASA Mayville .........................................................716-753-4447 Catholic Charities Outreach with the Elderly...716-665-4374 Elder Abuse Prevention Mayville.........................716-753-4479 Foster Grandparents ..............................................716-665-5354 Meals on Wheels Dunkirk......................................716-366-8822 200 Lake Shore Dr. West, Suite 3, Dunkirk 14048 Meals on Wheels Jamestown.................................716-488-9119 3045 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 Office for the Aging Dunkirk.................................716-363-3865 Dunkirk Senior Ctr., 45 Cliffstar Ct., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Office for the Aging Jamestown .......................... 716-661-8940 610 W. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Office for the Aging Mayville................................716-661-4471 Hall R. Clothier Bldg., 7 N. Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757 Retired Senior Volunteer Program RSVP Dunkirk ............................................................716-366-8070 Retired Senior Volunteer Program RSVP Jamestown ........................................................716-665-3038 Senior Center Jamestown Area.............................716-484-1627 Social Security ..................................................... 1-800-772-1213

DISABILITY/HANDICAPPED SERVICES Care Van Transportation Services Corp............716-665-6535 775 S. Work St., Falconer Carrier Coach Inc....................................................716-488-0413 EMERGENCY 185 Livingston Ave., P.O. Box 494, Celoron, NY 14720 ALSTAR Ambulance....................716-366-8177 or 716-366-8178 Chaut. Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corp.

American Red Cross of Southwestern New York (CHRIC) Mayville ......................................................716-753-4650 Jamestown....................................................................716-664-5115 2 Academy St., Mayville, NY 14757 Dunkirk .......................................................................716-366-4433 (CHRIC) Dunkirk .......................................................716-363-4650 Chautauqua County Emergency Services..........716-363-4341 (CHRIC) Jamestown....................................................716-661-7650 Chautauqua Blind Association - Vistion Rehabilitation Services Chautauqua Opportunities Inc............................716-661-9430 402 Chandler St., Jamestown, 14701 .....................................................................................716-664-6660 Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc............................716-366-8176 510 W. Fifth St., Jamestown, NY 14701 10825 Bennett Rd., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Chautauqua Region Multiple Sclerosis Society..... 716-488-1883 Domestic Violence Hotline (English)............... 1-800-942-6906 335 E. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Poison Control Center........................................ 1-800-222-1222 Disabled Information & Referral Line.............1-800 522-4369 Police/Fire.................................................................................. 911 1 Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001, Albany, 12223 Rural Ministry Food Bank.....................................716-366-5054 Make A Wish Foundation................................... 1-800-722-9474 127 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 NYS Dept. of Employment Services....................716-661-9553 Rural Ministry Friendly Kitchen .........................716-366-3926 23 East Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 131 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Social Security Administration........................1-(877) 319-3079 Safe House of Chautauqua County ....................716-661-9446 321 Hazeltine Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 16 E. Sixth St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Social Security Administration......................... 1-800-772-1213 Safe House of Chautauqua County.....................716-366-3333 Social Security Administration........................1-(888) 862-2139 10825 Bennett Road, Dunkirk, NY 14048 437 Main St., Suite 2, Dunkirk, NY 14048 Southwestern Independent Living Center, Inc. (SILC).

FAMILIES .....................................................................................716-661-3010 Adult Protection — DSS ........................................716-661-7447 843 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Southwestern Independent Living Center, Inc. (SILC). Center for Family Unity .........................................716-483-5820 Child Care Resource and Referral.......................716-661-9430 ...........................................................................716-661-3012 TDD Resource and Referral........................................ 1-800-424-4532 STEL Southern Tier Environments For Living...........716-366-3200 Family Planning Clinic ..........................................716-363-3660 The Resource Center ..............................................716-483-2344 Family Services of the Chautauqua Region.......716-488-1971 200 Dunham Ave., Jamestown, 14701 Foster Care Services ...............................................716-661-8200 VESID/ACCESS-VR Vocational and Educational Services Health Dept...............................................................716-363-3660 for Individuals with Disabilities...........................716-661-1400 Jamestown Learning Council ...............................716-483-5624 121 E. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Maternity Service Hotline................................. 1-800-592-4357 VESID/ACCESS-VR Vocational and Educational Services Parent Net Program ...............................................716-483-5632 for Individuals with Disabilities...........................716-366-8404 Pre Natal Services/MOMS/WIC ..........................716-483-3337 186 Lakeshore Dr. W., Dunkirk, NY 14048 TEAM Program .......................................................716-664-5860 WNY DDSO (Developmental Disabilities Services Office) Women’s Services .....................................................16-484-1234 Jamestown ...................................................................716-664-3141 110 W. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 FOOD Dunkirk .......................................................................716-366-8915 Ashville Food Pantry...............................................716-763-9747 Workers Compensation Board.......................... 1-866-211-0645 Ashville United Methodist Church, 107 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202 2180 N. Maple St., Ashville, NY 14710 Adult Day Care ........................................................716-665-4899 CASA Jamestown ....................................................716-661-7447 Brocton Food Pantry...............................................716-326-2492

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Chautauqua County Community Directory 7063 W. Main Road, Westfield, NY 14787 Cassadaga Food Pantry..........................................716-595-8718 25 Maple Ave., Cassadaga, NY 14718 Catholic Charities....................................................716-484-9188 560 W. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Catholic Charities....................................................716-366-3533 314 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Catholic Charities Outreach.................................716-484-9188 715 Falconer St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Christ First United Methodist..............................716-664-5803 663 Lakeview Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 Clymer UM Church.................................................716-355-8880 Findley Lake UM Church 2862 N. Road, Findley Lake, NY 14736 Food Cupboard/Loan Closet.................................716-665-2102 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 20 N. Phetteplace St., Falconer, NY 14733 Food Stamps.............................................................716-661-8200 Fredonia Assembly of God....................................716-679-9536 8 White St., Fredonia, NY 14063 Frewsburg Food Cupboard....................................716-569-2615 Trinity UM Church, Corner of Ivory & Wigren Rd., Frewsburg 14738 Good Shepherd Mission Outreach.......................716-355-6209 750 W. Main St., Clymer, NY 14724 Living Waters Open Bible......................................716-664-6789 946 Southwestern Dr., Jamestown, NY 14701 Meals On Wheels ....................................................716-488-9119 3045 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 Neighbor to Neighbor ............................................716-965-4306 9603 Prospect Rd., Forestville, NY 14062 Panama United Methodist Food Pantry 22 East Main St., P.O. Box 218, Panama, NY Park United Methodist Food Pantry....................716-962-2265 49 Sinclairville Dr., Sinclairville, NY 14782 Ripley Community Council ..................................716-736-2963 84 W. Main St., Ripley, NY 14775 Rural Ministry .........................................................716-366-1787 127-135 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Salvation Army ........................................................716-664-4108 Sherman Community Church...............................716-761-6591 107 Church St., Sherman, NY 14781 Silver Creek Food Pantry ......................................716-934-7642 260 Central Ave., Silver Creek, NY 14136 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish..............................716-366-1750 336 Washington Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 St. James Church .....................................................716-487-0125 27 Allen St., Jamestown, NY 14701 St. Paul’s Pantry.......................................................716-753-2172 99 S. Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757 St. Susan Center 31 Water St., Suite 130, Jamestown, NY The Salvation Army ................................................716-664-4108 83 S. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 The Salvation Army ................................................716-366-3701 704 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Tri-Church Parish....................................................716-792-4533 41 E. Main St., Brocton, NY 14716 Twice Fed Food Pantry ..........................................716-296-5213 8813 N. Main, Cherry Creek, NY 14723 Union Gospel Mission............................................716-484-1092 7 W. First St., Jamestown, NY 14701 United Methodist Church......................................716-782-3938 Blockville Watts Flat Rd., Ashville 14738 Westfield United Methodist...................................716-326-3243 101 E. Main St., Westfield, NY 14787 Chautauqua County WIC Program.....................716-484-6001

FOUNDATIONS Chautauqua Region Community Foundation...716-661-3390 418 Spring St., Jamestown, NY 14701 www.crcfonline.org Jesse Smith Darrah Fund ......................................716-664-5210 202 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Carnahan Jackson Foundation..............................716-483-1015 Fourth and Pine Building, Jamestown Winifred Crawford Dibert Foundation...............716-664-2902 62 Allen St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Gebbie Foundation .................................................716-487-1062 215 Cherry St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Holmberg Foundation ............................................716-763-8179 519 Washington St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Hultquist Foundation .............................................716-664-7414 Box 1219, Jamestown, NY 14702-1219 Lenna Foundation................................................... 716-763-0823 133 East Fairmount Ave, Suite 2, Lakewood, NY 14750 Northern Chautauqua Community Fdtn...........716-366-4892 212 Lakeshore Drive West, Dunkirk, NY 14048 www.nccfoundation.org Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation...............................716-664-9890 217 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 The Waterfront Foundation at The Chautauqua Center 107 Institute St., Jamestown NY 14701 www.tcchealth.org.......................................716-484-4334, ext. 1349

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HEALTH Diagnosis & Treatment - Fidelis Care............. 1-888-343-3547 The Resource Center, Primary Care...................716-661-1447 Medical Lead Information, Jamestown..............716-661-7491 Medical Lead Information, Dunkirk...................716-363-4491 Medical Lead Information, Mayville..................716-753-4491 S.L.E. Lupus Foundation ................................... 1-212-685-4118 Make A Wish Foundation................................... 1-800-722-9474 March of Dimes ......................................................716-691-3805 Medicaid....................................................................716-363-3500 Medicare....................................................................716-484-9945 Multiple Sclerosis Support Jamestown..............716-488-1883 Occupational Therapy and Hand Rehabilitation Services..........................................716-665-5100 or 716-366-3417 Occupational and Physical Therapy-The Resource Center Dunkirk........................................................................716-366-6125 Jamestown....................................................................716-661-1541 The Resource Center, Dental Services Dunkirk........................................................................716-366-1661 Jamestown:...................................................................716-661-1431 Southwestern Independent Living Center (SILC)..........................................................................716-661-3010 Speech & Hearing — WCA.....................................716-664-8194 Speech Evaluation - Resource Center Dunkirk........................................................................716-366-6125 Jamestown....................................................................716-661-1541 Podiatry - The Resource Center Dunkirk........................................................................716-366-6125 Jamestown....................................................................716-661-1541 Transitional Assistance Jamestown....................................................................716-661-8200 Dunkirk........................................................................716-363-3500 TTY - Hearing Impaired - Resource Center......716-661-1535 WCA Speech & Hearing .........................................716-664-8194 Wellness Program — WCA....................................716-664-8619 WNY Developmental Disabilities Office Jamestown ...................................................................716-664-3141 Accredited Care........................................................716-484-7101 Caregivers ................................................................716-484-9113 Chautauqua Opportunities...................................716-661-9430 Chaut. Opportunities Community Alternative Systems

Chautauqua County Community Directory Agency-CASA ...........................................................716-661-7447 NY Connects.............................................................716-753-4582 The Chautauqua Center Dunkirk........................................................................716-366-6050 Jamestown................................................................... 716-484-4334 HOSPITALS Brooks-TLC Hospital System ..............................716-366-1111 529 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 845 Rts. 5 & 20, Irving, NY UPMC Chautauqua ....................... 716-487-0141/716-705-6492 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 Westfield Memorial Hospital................................716-326-4921 189 E. Main, Westfield, NY HIKING TRAILS, STATE FORESTS, WATERWAYS Earl Cardot Eastside Overland Trail...................716-484-0204 28 Mile Creek Road, Gerry, NY Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail........716-484-0204 Marden E. Cobb Waterway Trail..........................716-484-0204 5495 County Road 314, Sinclairville Seaway Trail ......................................................... 1-800-732-9298 Boutwell Hill State Forest .....................................716-363-2052 Boutwell Hill Road, Cherry Creek, NY 14723 Chautauqua Gorge State Forest and Day-Use Area ..............

716-326-2052 Hannum Road, Mayville, NY 14757 Allison Wells Ney Trail...........................................716-483-2330 French Creek Preserve Alder Bottom Road, County Route 4, Sherman, NY Mt. Pleasant State Forest ......................................716-363-2052 Mt. Pleasant Road, Mayville, NY North Harmony State Forest ................................716-363-2052 Route 474, Panama, NY Panama State Forest ...............................................716-363-2052 Goshen Road, Panama, NY Portage Trail - Trolley Line Nature Trail Route 430, Chautauqua St., Mayville, NY Ralph C. Sheldon Trail Summerdale Road, Mayville, NY, 14757-0151 Stockton State Forest .............................................716-363-2052 Coes Road, Stockton, NY HOTLINES ACT.............................................................................716-366-4081 Chemical Dependency Line...................................716-664-8620 Alcoholism Rehab WCA ........................................716-664-8620 Alzheimer Association in Western NY............ 1-800-272-3900 American Heart Association............................. 1-800-242-6965 Brooks-TLC Hospital .............................................716-366-1111 Chautauqua County Emergency Services (Dunkirk) .....................................................................716-363-4341 Chautauqua County Emergency Services (Jamestown)..................................................................716-661-7341 Child Find .........................................................1-800-IAM-LOST Crisis Services ..................................................... 1-800-724-0461 Dispute Settlement Center....................................716-483-7774 The Salvation Army Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis........................ 1-800-252-8748 Hospice ....................716-753-5383, 716-338-0033, 716-672-6944 Lupus Foundation ........................................... . . . .716-835-7161 Make A Wish Foundation................................... 1-888-336-9474 March of Dimes .................................................. 1-800-750-3369 Maternity Services .................................................716-484-9194 Missing Children Hotline.................................. 1-800-843-5678 Missing Children’s Clearing House in NY State ............................................................ 1-800-346-3543 Narcotics Anonymous......................................... 1-877-488-2281

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National Domestic Violence ............................. 1-800-525-1978 National Runaway Hotline................................. 1-800-621-4000 National Runaway Switchboard................... 1-800-RUNAWAY NYS AIDS Hotline ............................................... 1-800-541-2437 NYS Attorney General........................................ 1-800-771-7755 Poison Control Center of WNY ....................... 1-800-222-1222 Project Crossroads .................................................716-483-7718 Safe House................................. 716-661-9446 or 1-866-877-9647 Salvation Army Rape Crisis .................................716-661-3897 Suicide Prevention Kids Hotline..........................716-834-1144 To Report Child Abuse....................................... 1-800-342-3720 US Consumer Safety Commission .................. 1-800-638-2772 UPMC Chautauqua ....................... 716-487-0141/716-705-6492 Westfield Memorial Hospital ...............................716-326-4921 HOUSING CHRIC (Chaut. Home Rehab. Imp. Corp.)

Dunkirk .......................................................................716-363-4650 CHRIC (Chaut. Home Rehab. Imp. Corp.)

Jamestown ...................................................................716-661-7650 CHRIC (Chaut. Home Rehab. Imp. Corp.)

Mayville .......................................................................716-753-4650 Jamestown Housing Authority..............................716-664-3345 Jamestown Permit Division ..................................716-483-7541 Safe House of Chautauqua ...................................716-661-9446 Salvation Army Domestic Violence.....................716-661-3896 Section 8 Housing ...................................................716-664-5182 Southwestern Independent Living Corp - SILC.......716-661-3010 STEL Southern Tier Environments For Living.716-366-3200 LIBRARIES Ahira Hall Memorial Library................................716-792-9418 34 West Main St., Brocton Alexander Findley Library.....................................716-769-6568 2883 North Road, Findley Lake Anderson Lee Library ............................................716-934-3468 43 Main St., Silver Creek Ashville Free Library .............................................716-763-9906 2200 North Maple St., Ashville Bemus Point Library ..............................................716-386-2274 13 Main St., Bemus Point Cassadaga Branch Library....................................716-595-3822 18 Maple Ave., Cassadaga Clymer-French Creek Public Library..................716-355-8823 North Center St., Clymer Darwin R. Barker Library Association...............716-672-8051 7 Day St., Fredonia Dunkirk Free Library..............................................716-366-2511 536 Central Ave., Dunkirk Falconer Public Library..........................................716-665-3504 101 West Main St., Falconer Farman Free Library...............................................716-287-2945 Park Street, Ellington Fluvanna Free Library............................................716-487-1773 Fluvanna Avenue, Jamestown Hazeltine Public Library ........................................716-487-1281 892 Busti-Sugar Grove Road, Busti Kennedy Free Library ............................................716-267-4265 Church Street, Kennedy Lakewood Memorial Library ...............................716-763-6234 12 West Summit, Lakewood Mayville Library .....................................................716-753-7362 92 South Erie St., Mayville Myers Memorial Library ......................................716-569-5515 1 Ivory Road, Frewsburg Minerva Library ......................................................716-761-6378 166 Miller St., Sherman Patterson Library ...................................................716-326-2154 January 2025

40 South Portage St., Westfield Prendergast Library ...............................................716-484-7135 509 Cherry St., Jamestown Ripley Free Library ................................................716-736-3913 64 West Main St., Ripley Seymour Memorial Library..................................716-595-3323 22 North Main St., Stockton Smith Memorial Library .......................................716-357-6296 21 Miller Ave., Chautauqua Institution MENTAL HEALTH UPMC Chautauqua Adult Mental Health Unit...716-664-8640 Compeer - Dunkirk .................................716-366-7792, ext. 208 Compeer - Jamestown ...........................................716-487-2956 Jamestown Psychiatric, PC....................................716-526-4041 Mental Health Association - Dunkirk.................716-366-1827 Mental Health Association - Jamestown............716-487-0616 Chautauqua County Department of Mental Health, Dunkirk....................................716-363-3550 Chautauqua County Department of Mental Health, Jamestown...............................716-661-8330 The Chautauqua Center Dunkirk........................................................................716-366-6050 Jamestown....................................................................716-484-4334 The Resource Center Behavioral Health, Counseling and Psychiatric Services.................... Jamestown: 716-661-1590 Dunkirk .........................................................................16-366-7660 POST OFFICES Bemus Point, 9 Main St., Bemus Point, NY, 14712 Brocton, 42 E. Main St., Brocton, NY, 14716 Cassadaga, 15 Maple Ave., Cassadaga, NY, 14718 Chautauqua, 10-12 Roberts St., Chautauqua, NY 14722 Clymer, 8727 E. Main St., Clymer, NY, 14724 Dewittville, 5452 E. Lake Rd., Dewittville, NY 14728 Dunkirk, 410 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY, 14048 Findley Lake, 10404 Main St., Findley Lake, NY, 14736 Forestville, 17 Main St., Forestville, NY, 14062 Fredonia, 21 Day St., Fredonia, NY, 14063 Irving, 12746 Erie St., Irving, NY, 14081 Jamestown, 300 E. Third St., Jamestown, NY, 14701 Lily Dale, 30 South St., Lily Dale, NY, 14752 Maple Springs, 5608 Summit Ave., Bemus Point, NY 14712 Mayville, 19 East Chautauqua St., Mayville, NY, 14757 Panama, 6 E. Main St., Panama, NY, 14767 Portland, 6372 W. Main Rd., Portland, NY, 14769 Ripley, 7 West Main St., Ripley, NY, 14775 Sheridan, 2707 Main Rd., Sheridan, NY, 14135 Sherman, 109 Miller St., Sherman, NY, 14781 Silver Creek, 37 Main St., Silver Creek, NY, 14136 Sinclairville, 11 Main St., Sinclairville, NY, 14782 Stockton, 7254 Rt. 380, Stockton, NY, 14784 Stow, 3479 Old Bridge Rd., Stow, NY, 14785 Westfield, 7 Academy St., Westfield, NY, 14787 RECREATION/ENTERTAINMENT Abe Mattison Millrace Park Everett Street, Falconer................................................716-484-0204 Allegany State Park ................................................716-354-2182 2373 ASP Route 1, Salamanca, NY Allen Park .................................................................716-483-7523 West Virginia Boulevard, Jamestown, NY Audubon Society .....................................................716-569-2345 Riverside Road, Jamestown Barcelona Harbor Beach 8269 First St., Barcelona, Westfield, NY 14787 Bemus Point Park ....................................................716-386-4398 1 Lakeside Drive, Bemus Point, NY Bergman Park ..........................................................716-483-7523 January 2025

Chautauqua County Community Directory Baker St., Jamestown, NY Cassadaga Beach ....................................................716-595-3007 Park Ave., Cassadaga, NY Chadakoin Park .......................................................716-483-7523 Washington St., Jamestown, NY Chautauqua Institution ........................................ 716-357-6200 Rt. 394, Chautauqua, NY Dunkirk City Pier ....................................................716-366-3262 Rt. 5 & Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY Erlandson Overview Park......................................716-484-0204 465 Oak Hill Road, Frewsburg, NY Hanover Town Beach .............................................716-934-2273 South Shore Drive, Sunset Bay, Irving, NY Lake Erie State Park ...............................................716-792-9214 Rt. 5, 8 miles west of Dunkirk, NY Lakeside Park ..........................................................716-753-2125 Rt. 394, Mayville, NY Lakewood Community Park..................................716-763-8557 East Terrace Ave., Lakewood, NY Lawson Town Park .................................................716-763-8561 Lawson Road, Busti, NY Long Point State Park ............................................716-386-2722 Rt. 430, Bemus Point, NY Lucille Ball Memorial Park...................................716-487-4175 Boulevard at Dunham, Celoron Luensman Overview Park.....................................716-484-0204 Thayer Road, Portland Main Street Walkway Park....................................716-366-3262 Main Street, north of City Pier, Dunkirk, NY McCrea Point Park and Boat Landing.................716-483-7523 14 Jones and Gifford Ave., Jamestown, NY Memorial Park ........................................................716-366-3262 Rt. 5, west of Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY Midway State Park ..................................................716-386-3165 Rt. 430, Maple Springs, NY Ottoway Park ...........................................................716-326-4971 8000 Route 5 East, Westfield, NY Point Gratiot Park ...................................................716-366-3262 Rt. 5 West to Point Drive, Dunkirk, NY Dan Reed Pier Park/Monroe Marina...................716-326-6633 8241 St. Street, Barcelona Harbor Westfield, NY 14787 Richard O. Hartley Memorial Park.....................716-763-8557 Terrace & Chaut. Aves., Lakewood, NY Ripley Community Park ........................................716-736-6881 1 Park Ave., Ripley, NY Roseland Park ..........................................................716-483-7523 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown, NY Russell Joy Park........................................................716-679-2311 Howard St., Fredonia, NY Teen Center - Free Meth. Church.........................716-484-1542 Veterans Field ..........................................................716-366-3262 Marauder Dr. & Lucas Ave., Dunkirk, NY RECYCLING County Landfill at Ellery.......................................716-985-4785 3889 Towerville Road, Ellery, NY (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Falconer Transfer Station......................................716-665-6894 South Work Street, Falconer, NY (Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Fredonia Transfer Station......................................716-672-2200 Webster Road, Alone (Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Lucas Avenue, Dunkirk ..........................................716-366-9832 West County Transfer Station, Sherman............716-761-6565 Route 76, Sherman (Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

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Chautauqua County Community Directory SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING Catholic Charities ...................................................716-484-9188 560 West Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Catholic Charities ...................................................716-366-3533 425 Main St., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Chautauqua County Chemical Dependency Services ..........

716-661-8330 Jamestown City Hall, Fifth Floor, 200 E. Third St., Jamestown, NY, 14701 Chautauqua County Chemical Dependency Services ..........

716-363-3550 319 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Chautauqua County Outpatient Mental Health .716-661-8330 City Hall 5th Fl., 200 E. Third St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Prevention Works ....................................................716-664-3608 509 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Prevention Works ....................................................716-366-4623 186 Lake Shore Drive W. Dunkirk, New York 14048 Family Services of the Chautauqua Region.......716-488-1971 332 E. Fourth St., PO Box 457, Jamestown, NY 14701 Jones Memorial Health Center.............................716-487-0141 51 Glasgow Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 Mental Health Association Of Chautauqua County .......................................................................716-661-9044 31 Water St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Mental Health Association of Chautauqua County .......................................................................716-363-3550 127 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 Outpatient Chemical Dependency.......................716-664-8641 Jones Memorial Health Center, 51 Glasgow Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 The Resource Center, 186 Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk, ....................................................................................716-366-7660, www.resourcecenter.org The Resource Center, 880 East Second Street, Jamestown, .................................................................716-661-1447, www.resourcecenter.org Safe Point Lighthouse Treatment Center, 303 Main Street, Dunkirk (866) 613-1822 TLC Health Network ..............................................716-595-3355 33 N. Main St., Cassadaga, NY, 14718 Waterfront Community Residence......................716-664-4313 2 Duquesne St., Celoron, NY 14720 The Chautauqua Center 314 Central Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048........................716-366-6050 107 Institute St., Jamestown NY 14701.......................716-484-4334 VETERANS Veterans Administration Clinic............................716-338-1511 608 W. Third St., Jamestown Veterans Administration Clinic....................... 1-800-310- 5001 166 E. Fourth St., Dunkirk Veteran Services ......................................................716-203-6474 AMERICAN LEGION Cassadaga Memorial Post 1280............................716-595-3145 228 Maple St., Cassadaga, NY 14718 Charles A. Morehouse Post 351 64 The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican

PO Box 201, Ripley, NY 14775 Damcott-Jones Post 874 PO Box 248, Clymer, NY 14724 Dunkirk Memorial Post 62.....................................716-366-6262 211 Central Ave., Dunkirk NY 14048 Ellery Memorial Post 947 PO Box 947, Greenhurst, NY 14742 Fredonia Memorial Post 59....................................716-672-5959 156 East Main St., Fredonia, NY 14063 Hanover Memorial Post 148..................................716-934-4205 13 North Main St., Silver Creek, NY 14136 Henry Mosher Post 638...........................................716-665-4307 132 West Main St., Falconer, NY 14733 Herman Kent Post 777............................................716-483-0777 26 Jackson Ave., WE, Jamestown, NY 14701 Ira Lou Spring Post 149...........................................716-664-7538 364 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 J. Carter Knapp Post 953 6 Cedar St., Forestville, NY 14062 John W. Dill Post 434................................................716-792-4345 110 West Main St., Brocton, NY 14716 John W. Rogers Post 327..........................................716-326-3924 Main Street, Westfield, NY 14787 Lakewood Memorial Post 1286 ............................716-763-1286 174 Chautauqua Ave., Lakewood, NY 14750 Norton Raspas Post 898 Samuel L. Derby Post 556.......................................716-569-3321 9 Meadow Lane, Frewsburg Sherman American Legion Post 898 PO Box 113, Sherman, NY 14781 William L. Travis Post 493.....................................716-753-7591 144 South Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Ellery Center Post 557.............................................716-386-5178 4498 Dutch Hollow Road, Bemus Point, NY 14712 Gordon W. Scott Post 1395......................................716-679-1490 3606 Straight Road, Fredonia, NY 14063 John T. Murray Post 1017........................................716-366-6484 113 Deer St., Dunkirk, NY 14048 John W. Tiffany Post 53...........................................716-483-1954 621 East Second St., Jamestown, NY 14701 Lake Chautauqua Memorial Post 8647...............716-753-2444 10 Memorial Dr., Mayville, NY 14757 Pine Valley Memorial Post 2522............................716-296-8900 7117 North Main St., Cherry Creek, NY 14723 Ripley Memorial Post 2769....................................716-736-5806 PO Box 168, Ripley, NY 14775 Samuel Cimino Post 6472.......................................716-934-4205 13 North Main St., Silver Creek, NY 14136 Sheridan Memorial Post 6290................................716-672-6011 2556 Main Road, Silver Creek, NY William P. Jackway Post..........................................716-326-2613 34 Pearl St., Westfield, NY 14787 ALSO Disabled American Veterans.................................716-665-3058 3334 Fluvanna Ave. Extension, Jamestown Silver Creek Overseas Veteran’s Association ...............................................................716-934-4205 13 North Main St., Silver Creek, NY 14136 Vietnam Veterans 459 PO Box 656, Dunkirk, NY 14718 War Veterans Recreation.......................................716-483-0222 3431 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 World War II Veterans Club..................................716-366-3633 January 2025

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DIRECTORY AGRICULTURAL/LAWN & GARDEN Eden Tractor and Equipment, Inc. 8550 N Main St, Eden, NY 14057 (716) 992-3485

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR Mancuso Service Center 242 E Main Street Fredonia, NY 14063 716-679-0816

ANNUITIES Senior Benefits of NY 5775 Broadway Street Lancaster, NY 14086 716-296-0022 www.seniorbenefitsofny.com

BAIT & TACKLE Hogan’s Hut 3503 Old Bridge Road Stow, NY 14785 716-789-3831 Hoganshut1@gmail.com www.facebook.com/hoganshut

ART STUDIO Pearl City Clay House 220 E. 2nd Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-488-2529 www.pearlcityclayhouse.org ARTIST/GIFT SHOP Epiphany’s Emporium 34 N. Center Street Corry, PA 16407 814-964-4711 www.epiphanysemporium.com ASSISTED / SENIOR LIVING Lincoln Arms Apartments 430 Main Street Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-1613 ARCHITECTS LaBella Associates 500 E. Sixth Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-483-3153 Ron Kessler rkessler@labellapc.com Ed Schober eschober@labellapc.com

BAKERY/GROCERY/FRESH MEAT Farm Fresh Foods 703 West Third Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-483-3933 www.farmfresh716.com BEVERAGE WHOLESALER Arthur R Gren Inc. 1886 Mason Drive Jamestown, NY 14701 716-665-3911 www.grenbeer.com BOWLING Frewsburg Lanes 18 W. Main Street Frewsburg, NY 14738 716-569-3553 www.frewsburglanes.com CAMPING Dunkirk Conference Center 3602 Lake Shore Drive East Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-1900 www.dunkirkcc.com

ATTORNEY Erickson Webb Scolton & Hajdu 414 E. Fairmount Ave. Lakewood, NY 14750 (716)488-1178

CARPETING Moshers’ Carpeting 8631 East Main Street, Clymer, NY 14724 716-355-2711 www.mosherscarpeting.com

AUTO BODY SHOP/REPAIR Cusimano’s CARSTAR Collision 2597 S. Work Street Falconer, NY 14733 716-665-5102 www.carstar.com

CEMETERY Lake View Cemetery 907 Lakeview Ave. Jamestown, NY 14701 716-665-3206 www.lakeviewcemetery@wny.twcbc.com

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DIRECTORY CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL Chautauqua Child Care Council Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. Laughlin Community Action Center 402 Chandler Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-661-9430 childcare@chautopp.org www.chautauquaopportunities.com CHIROPRACTIC The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org CHURCH Christ First United Methodist Church 663 Lakeview Avenue Jamestown, NY 14701 christfirstjamestown.org c1stumc@gmail.com facebook.com-ChristFirstUMCJamestown Worship 10am Sundays All Are Welcome !

First Covenant Church 520 Spring Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-483-9825 www.firstcov.church office@firstcov.church www.facebook.com/FirstCovJamestown Worship Service Sundays at 10am with Kids’ Church.

CONCRETE Lakeshore Paving 7 Osmer Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-4400 www.lakeshorepaving.com CONTRACTOR/EXCAVATING L W Parker Enterprises Meadows Road Dewittville, NY 14782 716-753-2300 www.lwparkerexcavating.com

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COUNSELING/PSYCHIATRIC CARE The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org CREDIT UNION Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union Mayville, Dunkirk, Jamestown, Falconer 716-665-3799 www.greatercfcu.com CREMATION Peterson Funeral Home 12 North Pearl St. Frewsburg, NY 14738 (716) 569-5405 Eric Dunnewold, Owner/Director info@petersonfuneralhome.net www.petersonfh.net Powers Present & Sixbey Funeral Home 316 E. 5th Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-5300 www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com DENTIST The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org DEMOLITION Southern Sails Junk Removal 716-397-1476 www.facebook.com/southernsailsny DOG GROOMING Patty’s Pet Grooming 11171 Urban Road Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-1207 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Chautauqua Opportunities for Development, Inc. Connections North 10825 Bennett Road Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-8176 www.chautauquaopportunities.com/codi-economic-development

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DIRECTORY ENGINEERING LaBella Associates 300 Pearl Street, Suite 130 Buffalo, NY 14202 716-710-3036 Mike Rogalski mrogalski@labellapc.com

FOSTER CARE/YOUTH & FAMILY New Directions Youth & Family Services 356 Main Street Randolph, NY 14772 716-358-3636 FosteringGood.org

ENVIRONMENTAL LaBella Associates 300 Pearl Street, Suite 130 Buffalo, NY 14202 716-551-6281 Rob Napieralski rnapieralski@labellapc.com

FUNERAL HOME DiStasio Funeral Home, Inc 478 Route 83 Balcom Corners South Dayton, NY 14138 716-988-5922 www.distasiofuneralhome.com

EXCAVATING Lakeshore Paving 7 Osmer Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-4400 www.lakeshorepaving.com Southern Sails Junk Removal 716-397-1476 www.facebook.com/southernsailsny FAMILY PLANNING The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org FLORIST Flowers By Anthony 349 Lake Shore Dr E, Dunkirk, NY 14048 (716) 366-1332 FIRE ARMS Gaylord Guns & Ammo 34 S. Main Street Andover, NY 14806 607-478-5411 gaylordgunsandammo.com FIRE PROTECTION Allied Fire Protection Systems, Inc. 1885 Lyndon Boulevard Falconer, NY 14733 (716) 665-6517 www.allied-fire.com

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Freay Funeral Home 139 S. Erie Street Mayville, NY 14757 716-753-7144 www.freayfuneralhome.com Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel, Inc 160 Central Avenue Silver Creek, NY 14136 716-934-2000 www.holeparkerfc.com Lind Funeral Home 805 West 3rd Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-3800 www.lindfuneralhome.com Mackowiak Funeral Home Inc. Newman Funeral Home Inc. 56 E Doughty St, Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-4818 www.rmackowiak.com Mason Funeral Home 37 Clinton St, Westfield, NY 14787 716-326-2811 McGraw - Kowal Funeral Home 736 Central Ave, Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-1320 www.mcgrawkowalfuneralhome.com Morse Funeral Home 51 Highland Avenue Brocton, NY 14716 716-792-4323 www.themorsefuneralhome.com

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DIRECTORY FUNERAL HOME (continued) Peterson Funeral Home 12 North Pearl St. Frewsburg, NY 14738 (716 )569-5405 Eric Dunnewold, Owner/Director info@petersonfuneralhome.net www.petersonfh.net Powers Present & Sixbey Funeral Home 316 E. 5th Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-5300 www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com Riles & Woolley Funeral Home 39 Main Street PO Box 357 Forestville, NY 14062-0357 (716) 965-2941 www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com mark@rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com GALLERY Painted Finch Gallery 32 N. Center Street Corry, PA 16407 814-664-3053 www.paintedfinchgallery.com GARBAGE SERVICE Southern Sails Junk Removal 716-397-1476 www.facebook.com/southernsailsny GLASS BLOCK REPAIR/SUPPLY Bella Glass Block by RJ Loomis Enterprise Jamestown, NY 14701 716-484-8312 814-271-1639 Veteran Owned PA License: H.I.C PA 126964 www.bellaglassblock.com GOSPEL PRODUCTS AND PRAYER SERVICES Heavenly Hearkening Journey with JESUS JOHN 3:16, 17 / ACTS 16:31 Evangelist-Minister Renee M. Reading 23 Clinton Avenue Fredonia, NY 14063 716-672-PRAY (672-7729) 716-785-0157

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GREENHOUSE Troyer’s Greenhouse 1669 Weeks Road Panama, NY 14767 716-782-4887 HEALTH INSURANCE Senior Benefits of NY 5775 Broadway Street Lancaster, NY 14086 716-296-0022 www.seniorbenefitsofny.com HEATING/OIL/PROPANE Lictus Oil & Propane 8799 W. Main Street Clymer, NY 14742 716-355-6363 www.lictusoilandpropane.net HOME CARE SERVICES Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. 17 W. Courtney Street Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-3335 www.chautauquaopportunities.com HOUSING ASSISTANCE Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. Laughlin Community Action Center 402 Chandler Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-661-9430 www.chautauquaopportunities.com Connections North 10825 Bennett Road Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-8176 www.chautauquaopportunities.com IN-HOME CARE Sunrise In-Home Care 410 Market Street Warren, PA 16365 (866) 878-6747 INSULATION Bittinger Spray Foam Insulation 7999 Nettle Hill Road Sherman, NY 14781 716-761-6189 www.bittingersprayfoam.com INSURANCE Mayville Tremaine 25 West Main Street Fredonia, NY 14063 (716)672-2153 2 Academy Street Mayville, NY 14750 (716)672-7135

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DIRECTORY INSURANCE (continued) Slone-Melhuish 306 Spring Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-483-1591 INSURANCE NAVIGATION The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org KIDNEY TRANSPLANT/DONATION WNY Kidney Connection Jamestown, NY 14701 716-450-8958 www.kidneyconnection.org jeanettecaprino@gmail.com Kidney Connection Inc (on Facebook) LAND SURVEYOR Daniel L. Barry 92 Baxter Ave. Lakewood, NY 14750 P: 716-763-1254 F: 716-763-0915 www.danbarrysurveyor.com Daniel L. Barry, PLS Scott R. Johnson, PLS Licensed in NY and PA LIFE INSURANCE Senior Benefits of NY 5775 Broadway Street Lancaster, NY 14086 716-296-0022 www.seniorbenefitsofny.com LIQUOR STORES Main Wines & Spirits 159 E 4th St, Suite 2 Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-4311 www.facebook.com/Main-Wine-Spirits LOCKSMITH Jackson Locksmithing 79 Linwood Avenue Jamestown, NY 14701 716-487-1341

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MEDICARE Anchor Advisors Insurance Agency Medical Arts Building 1st Floor 500 Pine Street Jamestown, NY 14701 Senior Benefits of NY 5775 Broadway Street Lancaster, NY 14086 716-296-0022 www.seniorbenefitsofny.com MONUMENTS Riles & Woolley Monuments 39 Main Street PO Box 357 Forestville, NY 14062-0357 (716) 965-2941 www.rwmonuments.com mark@rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com MOTEL Caboose Motel, Inc 407 S Perry St Titusville, PA 16354 814-827-5730 www.octrr.org/the-caboose-motel MUSIC LESSONS Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc. 301 East 2nd Street Suite 101 Jamestown, NY 14701 (716)664-0991 www.infinityvisualandperformingarts.org NURSING FACILITY Rouse Home 701 Rouse Avenue Youngsville, PA 16371 814-563-7565 www.rouse.org NUTRITION The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org

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DIRECTORY OB-GYN CARE The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org PAVING Lakeshore Paving 7 Osmar Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-4400 www.lakeshorepaving.com PEDIATRICIANS The Chautauqua Center 1134 Central Ave Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-366-6036 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org PERSONAL CARE HOME Suites at Rouse 615 Rouse Avenue Youngsville, PA 16371 814-563-1650 www.rouse.org PHARMACY The Waterfront Pharmacy at The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Chautauqua Physical and Occupational Therapy (The Chautauqua Center) Riverwalk Center 15 S. Main St. Jamestown, New York 14701 716-488-2322 Professional Building 99 E. Chautauqua St. Mayville, New York 14757 E. 3rd St. & Park Ave Dunkirk, NY 14048 www.chautauquapt.com 70 The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican

PODIATRY The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-366-6036 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org RESTAURANTS Fork & Barrel 554 Country Club Road Corry, PA 814-964-4687 www.theforkandbarrel.com Library Bar & Grill 203 N. Center Street Corry, PA 16407 814-964-4687 www.library16407.com The Taco Company 212 North Main Street Jamestown, NY 14701 (716) 661-9517 RHEUMATOLOGY The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St. Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org SENIOR LIVING/APARTMENTS Lincoln Arms Apartments 430 Main Street Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-1613 SHOOTING SUPPLIES Gaylord Guns & Ammo 34 S. Main Street Andover, NY 14806 607-478-5411 gaylordgunsandammo.com January 2025

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DIRECTORY SPEECH THERAPY Chautauqua Physical and Occupational Therapy (The Chautauqua Center) Riverwalk Center 15 S. Main St. Jamestown, New York 14701 716-488-2322 Professional Building 99 E. Chautauqua St. Mayville, New York 14757 E. 3rd St. & Park Ave Dunkirk, NY 14048 www.chautauquapt.com SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING The Chautauqua Center 75 E. 3rd St Dunkirk, New York 14048 716-363-6050 107 Institute St Jamestown, New York 14701 716-484-4334 www.tcchealth.org SUMMER DAY CAMP Dunkirk Conference Center 3602 Lake Shore Drive East Dunkirk, NY 14048 716-366-1900 www.dunkirkcc.com SWIMMING POOL CONTRACTORS Designer Pools Gowanda, Jamestown, Dunkirk 716-325-4462 TENT RENTALS S & F Tents, Tables & Chairs, LLC P.O Box 144 Lakewood, NY 14750 716-397-7487 www.sf-tents.com TITLE SEARCH/TITLE INSURANCE Chautauqua Abstract 25 E. Chautauqua Street Mayville, NY 14757 716-753-2149 www.caco.org TRAIN RIDES: Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad 409 S Perry St Titusville, PA 16354 814-676-1733 www.octrr.org January 2025

TRAVEL Thru The Grapevine Travel Silver Creek, NY 14136 716-934-2518 www.thruthegrapevinetravel.com WASTE DISPOSAL Storer’s Container Service, Inc 7534 Route 380 Stockton, NY 14784 716-595-3186 www.storerscontainer.com WEDDING VENUE The RED House 91 Frisbee Road Cassadaga, NY 14718 716-595-2450 nancy@the-red-house.org www.the-red-house.org WINDOWS B & H Windows 1804 Waits Cors Rd, Panama, NY 14767 716-355-6442 Installation Available • Free Estimates WINDOWS/GLASS BLOCK/VINYL REPLACEMENT Bella Glass Block

by RJ Loomis Enterprise Jamestown, NY 14701 716-484-8312 814-271-1639 Veteran Owned PA License: H.I.C PA 126964 www.bellaglassblock.com WINDOWS/GLASS BLOCK/WHOLESALE SUPPLY Bella Glass Block

by RJ Loomis Enterprise Jamestown, NY 14701 716-484-8312 814-271-1639 Veteran Owned PA License: H.I.C PA 126964 www.bellaglassblock.com WINE & SPIRITS Raynor’s Liquor 213 Fluvanna Avenue Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-4503

YOUTH SERVICES Runaway Homeless Youth Shelter 16 East 6th Street Jamestown, NY 14701 716-661-9446 1-866-877-9647 www.chautauquaopportunities.com The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican 71

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WASTE SERVICES INC. All Your Roll-Off Container Needs 8 - 10 - 15 - 20 - 30 - 40 Cu. Yd (716)355-4319 www.prowasteservicesinc.com Connect with us 8 - Yard Container

20 - Yard Container

Height 4ft Width 5ft Length 10ft

Height 3.5ft Width 8ft Length 22ft

Used for small roofing jobs, bathroom remodels, garage clean outs, and spring cleaning.

Used for roofing debris, deck removal, window replacement, construction jobs, scrap metal, or garage clean outs.

30 - Yard Container

10 - Yard Container

Used for roofing jobs, kitchen remodel, bathroom remodel, and small cleaning out projects.

Used for larger construction or remodeling projects requiring the removal of large amounts of debris, including scrap metal.

Height 3.5ft Width 8ft Length 12ft

Height 6ft Width 8ft Length 22ft

40 - Yard Container

15 - Yard Container

Used for roofing jobs, kitchen remodel, bathroom remodel, two car garage clean outs, or cleaning out a small home.

Used for larger construction or demolition projects, as well as whole house clean outs.

Height 7ft Width 8ft Length 22ft

Height 3.5ft Width 8ft Length 16ft

Fast and Reliable Service

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Front Load Containers 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 Cu. Yd (716) 962-1020 www.beichnerwaste.com 72 The Post-Journal, OBSERVER & The Westfield Republican

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