Many animals like to stay in groups. After all, safety in numbers is a wonderful survival tactic for wild creatures. Prey animals are safer from predators and the predators can work together with their group mates to take down prey. But one thing about these groups has always fascinated me: ...

The first class of baby-boomers to graduate from Westfield Academy and Central School held their 60th reunion on Alumni Weekend, July 12, 13 and 14. The class has gathered every five years since 1964. From a class of 73, 70% remain all over the United States and 27% were able to attend. With ...

On June 29, the “988” scholarship board awarded $3,000 to Chautauqua County students pursuing a degree in the medical or mental health field. The recipient of the $1,000 scholarship was Makartnee Mortimer who is a student at Pittsburgh University majoring in physical therapy. Makartnee ...

The Luca S. Calanni Foundation (Live Like Luca) recently awarded grants to several western New York organizations. The Youth Sports Grants Program awards funding to sports organizations in western New York that directly serve youth between the ages of 3-18 and are a registered 501(c)(3) ...

Back around 2020, Seamus Matwijow had a crazy idea. While at the kitchen table with his dad in Gowanda, he suggested they grow their hair for a whole year. “I would grow my hair and he would grow his beard,” said Matwijow, a student at WNY PTECH in Dunkirk. While his dad didn’t last two ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program hosted the Public Presentation event recently at the Chautauqua County Fair. Over the course of four days, 38 youth ages 5-18 stepped up to the challenge and gave presentations on topics ranging from “Do ...