Portland News

Kenneth L. Duink, age 80, died on June 2,2009 at Absolut Care in Westfield, NY. Born July 7, 1928 in West Portland, NY, he was the son of the late Herbert and Jennie Duink.

Dora F. Lutgen, 48, of Jamestown was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right Saturday morning after a traffic stop on South Main Street around 2:21 a.m. Police say that while on patrol, an officer saw Lutgen driving very slow in the middle of the street, almost striking a parked vehicle.

All the rain last Saturday made the track at Mapleshade MX very muddy for Sunday, as riders from all over Western New York and Pennsylvania competed in the Western New York Motocross Association's Summer series.

Veterinary Pet Insurance Snag L. Tooth catches a nap at his home in Portland. NEW YORK - Susan Jacobs and her companion Kingston both like chicken and collards, chilling on the couch and riding in her convertible with the breeze tussling his curly black hair.

Laura L. Haas, 45, of Dunkirk was charged Wednesday with driving while intoxicated.

Eugene H. Schwaier, 57, 8646 Fay St., Portland, was charged with leaving the scene of an incident, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to reduce speed at 2 a.m. Monday after allegedly driving onto private property and striking a boat trailer and ditch embankment.

A Portland man faces various charges, including leaving the scene of an accident, following an early Monday morning collision at Mill Road Extension and Sea Lion Drive in the Town of Chautauqua, Chautauqua County sheriff's officials reported.

Are you a teenager in need of a summer job? Were you hoping to work for your local municipal government's youth program? If you don't have a job yet, you may be out of luck.

A Brocton man faces a slew of charges after he allegedly rear-ended another vehicle Thursday evening in the town of Portland while he was drunk and then fled the scene of the crash, Chautauqua County sheriff's officials reported.

Two motorcyclists were injured when one hit a deer Sunday morning and the other swerved to avoid a collision and drove off the pavement, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reported.

Since appearing on a San Francisco street in 2002, the ghost bike has become an haunting icon of tragedy on the street, often marking the spot where a cyclist surrendered his or her last breath.

Kenneth L. Duink, 80, died on June 2, 2009 at Absolut Care in Westfield, N.Y. Born July 7, 1928, in West Portland, N.Y., he was the son of the late Herbert and Jennie Duink.

County Executive Greg Edwards will seek a second four-year term in office. Edwards plans to formally announce his candidacy for re-election at a campaign event from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Janowsky hanger of the Chautauqua County Airport in Ellicott.

OBSERVER Staff Report A number of communities will be holding Memorial Day services throughout the region on Monday.

The Cassadaga Library Association will hold its annual Walk-Around-the-Lake fundraiser today from 10 a.m. to noon.

Orchard Park Garden Club will hold its spring plant sale from 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. Saturday at the Orchard Park Railroad Depot, behind the Orchard Park Library.

In a unanimous vote Wednesday night, the Pomfret Town Board approved the formation of the North End Water District.

The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force announced Tuesday the arrests of seven men for allegedly selling crack cocaine and/or prescription drugs throughout northern Chautauqua County.

Fredonia School District residents will vote May 19 on a proposed budget for 2009-10 totaling $27.4 million, a decrease of $44,434, or 0.16 percent, from the current year.

Edward K. Ortiz, 43, of Jamestown and Osvaldo Vasquez, 47 of Jamestown were charged with first-degree attempted robbery and second-degree menacing Sunday around 5:15 a.m. Police say an adult male came to the Jamestown Police Department to report that Ortiz and Vasquez attempted to rob him.