Don’t give up. Parents of children on the Autistic Spectrum need an extra dose of perseverance. Truly, how many places are there where your child can just be themselves without judgment, where they can learn to regulate their behavior in a public setting? We have many riders with autism. ...
This week’s essay is a collection of random observations and perspectives regarding Dunkirk and Fredonia. (If anyone wants to question me about this, my lawyer has advised me to exercise my right to plead the fifth.) Something stinks in Dunkirk. I’m not talking about the eruptions that sometimes heat up City Hall. It’s about the air in the Fourth ward, where the ice cream factory continues to have a big waste management problem. Despite the economic boom it promises (like 260 new jobs when it's all done), the bad smell continues. Combined with the smoky air drifting our way ...
Make your community better. Bring a great idea to life. If your charitable organization has a community improvement project that needs a little financial help to come to fruition, take a few minutes to submit a Community Benefit Grants Program proposal to The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) highlighting what the charitable organization wants to achieve and how it will do that. In no more than two pages, identify a community need or new opportunity and include: --- A brief project description. Explain how this project furthers the organization’s mission. --- The ...
Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. There was a time when a drive from Westfield through Sheridan and Fredonia to Dunkirk passed through one of Western New York's most remarkable concentrations of agriculture and food manufacturing. Some names remain familiar. Others have ...
CASSADAGA — The Cassadaga Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 held their summer “dish-to-share” get-together, Tuesday, Aug. 11. Prayer was given before dinner by Patricia Hayward. There was a great variety of foods, and conversation was enjoyed by all. A short informal meeting followed the ...
