Portland News

CHAUTAUQUA Four candidates battled it out for two seats in the town of Chautauqua.

From this not-entirely-safe-for-work blog from the Big Apple: In a way what the city has done by adding all these bike lanes is sort of like dealing with the asbestos in your basement by purchasing a brand-new living room set -- in both cases you'll just be a little more comfortable before you die.

The village of Brocton Board of Trustees agreed to renew the village's contract with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department during Wednesday's regular meeting.

Ronald A. Parks, 77, of West Main Road, Fredonia died unexpectedly Tuesday at Brooks Memorial Hospital.

With money tight in many businesses and organizations, it has often become the case that work has to be performed with fewer people and hours.

Portland Supervisor Daniel Schranz said Saturday the town board is doing everything it can to reduce taxes for residents.

A two-vehicle crash Friday on Route 5 & 20 in Hanover injured four people. Deputies said Lona J. Denisco, 37, of Silver Creek failed to stop at a red light and struck a vehicle operated by Kyle R. Markham, 22, of Portland.

Umami Moto is just one of a handful of restaurants that make Milwaukee Street a dining destination.

Two people were injured Oct. 14 when a tractor and a vehicle collided on Route 5 in the Town of Westfield.

The Westfield Firemen's Exempt Hall on Bourne Street will be the site Sunday of a fund raiser for the Silver Creek Fire Department and its emergency squad.

Al Valentin has announced his candidacy for the position of tax collector for the town of Portland.

BROCTON Multiple issues concerning roadways were the topic of public comment at the regular meeting of the Town of Portland Board Thursday.

Coming in at the very tail end of official Portland Fashion Week proceedings, "Fashion Collective" took over the Armory's atrium on Monday night, October 12, with some of the most impressive design work seen in Portland's recent history.

Elizabeth B. Penharlow [Betty] of Craftsbury and Greensboro, VT, formerly of Westfield, NY, died on Sept.

Transit officials planned to step up patrols in Portland after a terror investigation that prompted security warnings nationwide.

An investigation into a burglary in the Chautauqua County community of Clymer has led to the arrest of three people the sheriff's department says may have been responsible for many more.

Howard E. Baldwin, 83, a retired trucker/dock worker for Lyons Transportation Lines, where he worked for 25 years, died Monday, Sept.

An imported crew of judges took to downtown establishments Friday evening to begin the Red, White and Blues festival.

The long-awaited Stumptown has finally opened in the Ace Hotel. It's the only New York outpost of the Portland coffee chain, although you can get Stumptown coffee at a number of restaurants and cafes, including Cafe Pedlar .

Mark R. Wannenwetsch, no age or address given, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI and cited for having a loud exhaust and for failure to keep right Sunday around 5:30 p.m. Police said they were called to investigate a reported intoxicated man attempting to drive a white Ford Ranger near the intersection of Fourth and ...