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FRIDAY, DEC. 29 Audubon Community Nature Center presents: Christmas with the Critters 1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 10 to 11:30 a.m. $8 adults, $6 Nature Center members, $6 children, free for 2 and under. VIsit the reptiles, amphibians and birds. Attend a live animal program, explore animal artifacts, be creative at the craft station, make a gift for the wild animals and more. Reservations appreciated, walk-ins welcome. Another session from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Anderson-Lee Library presents: The Secret Society of the Twisted Stitchers 43 Main St., Silver Creek, 12 to 2 p.m. For ...

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Fire board meets Dec. 28 PORTLAND – The Board of Commissioners of the Portland Fire District will hold the year end reconciliation meeting for the purpose of review of the fiscal year 2023 books and any other business on Thursday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Portland Fire District, 6481 West Main St. Congregation plans Sunday caroling The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua, located at 222 Temple St., Fredonia, holds a Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the ...

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Christmas Eve crash to be remembered One of the many benefits of utilizing the trail system created and maintained by Chautauqua Rails to Trails is an appreciation of the county’s railroad history. A day that lives in infamy is Christmas Eve in 1872 when a Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh train went off the trestle, causing the passenger car to fall 25 feet. Twenty-one lives were lost. Many descendants of the victims keep the dark day in mind even today. Chautauqua Rails to Trails will continue its tradition of commemorating the tragedy at the site of the accident. Attendees will ...

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Loose leaf pickup ends in village The village of Fredonia Department of Public works has completed its loose leaf pickup. Crews will continue to pick up bagged leaves until Dec. 31. Brush pickup will resume in the spring. Breakfast Club to meet on Thursday The New York State Department of Transportation Breakfast Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Demetri’s in Dunkirk. All retirees are welcome to attend. Auxiliary puts wrap on the year CASSADAGA – The Cassadaga American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 held their regular monthly meeting Dec. 12 with 13 senior members ...

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Hanover Town Offices to be closed HANOVER – The Hanover town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 22, and Dec. 29, in celebration of the Christmas and New Years holidays. The town’s reorganizational meeting will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 3 p.m., at the Hanover Town Hall.

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Author to sing ‘Safe Harbor’ For those with cherished friends, it is hard to imagine that some people feel totally alone. And loneliness makes life both sadder and shorter. In May, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness a national epidemic. He has long warned about the health effects of loneliness and isolation, including depression and greater risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and premature death. Chautauqua Institution, which centers each week of its summer season on a theme, opened its 2023 season with focus on friendship This fall sex therapist Dr. Ruth ...