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Responders praise drill in life-saving rescue

CHAUTAUQUA — The Chautauqua Fire Department is praising a drill last weekend that helped in an ice-water rescue Wednesday evening. On a Facebook post, the department reported it was dispatched for a report of a person who swam through the water after a snowmobile fell through the ice. ...

Comptroller candidate critical of 9.5% NYC proposed hike

Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for state comptroller, issued a forceful condemnation of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $127 billion preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2027, accusing the Mayor of dramatically expanding government while shifting the cost onto New Yorkers through ...

Hospital foundation celebrates successful fundraising year

The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Board of Directors (BOD) is pleased to announce the success of its 2025 fundraising efforts, raising nearly $255,000 in support of high-quality, local healthcare for the residents across the region. This achievement was made possible through ...

SUNY announces new partnership with state FFA

State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. Wednesday announced a partnership between SUNY and the New York State Future Farmers of America (FFA). King also announced the launch of a new website: www.suny.edu/agriculture which will help prospective students learn ...

Coming up …

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 Thursday Knitting Group Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Many of the creations are donated to local charities, or attendees can work on their own projects. For details or to donate unused yarn, call 716 785-6039. American Democracy ...

Party proceeds benefit Lakeshore Humane Society

The Benton Street Dunkirk Falcon Club recently donated the proceeds from their annual regifting party to honor the memory of their club president, Dean Ringler, to the Lakeshore Humane Society. Pictured above are officers and members of both organizations and Rocky, who is waiting for his ...