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Liberty Vineyards announces statewide wine awards

SHERIDAN — Liberty Vineyards & Winery, of Sheridan, was recently honored with several awards in the 2025 New York Wine Classic Wine Competition. “Attention to detail is very important here at Liberty — and it shows in the quality of our wines,” said Gary Burmaster, who owns the ...

Bahgat & Laurito-Bahgat, CPA, P.C. joins Doeren Mayhew

Bahgat & Laurito-Bahgat, CPAs, P.C., a Fredonia-based accounting firm, has joined Doeren Mayhew, a top assurance, tax and advisory firm, effective Jan. 20. Co-founded in 1993 by Sham Dean Bahgat and Louann Laurito-Bahgat, BLB CPAs has grown to be one of Chautauqua County’s largest CPA ...

Lake Shore reports record earnings in 2025

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Bank, reported unaudited net income of $1.9 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to net income of $1.5 million, or 19 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. For the year ...

Colley’s closing its Fredonia store

Colley’s Pools & Spas announced via its Facebook page, “with heavy hearts” that it will not be reopening our Fredonia location. According to the post, the Fredonia location first opened its doors in 1980, founded by Bruce and Marie Colley, and quickly became the second of what would ...

CCPEG announces launch of rebranded economic growth fund program

The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG) will once again provide support for qualifying economic development projects through its rebranded Economic Growth Fund (EGF). Municipalities, nonprofits, academic institutions, economic development organizations, and community ...

Mental Health Association receives NCCF grant

Executive Director Michael Nordin has announced that the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County received a major grant from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation. “We are so grateful to the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation for their award of $11,000 to the MHA,” ...