WESTFIELD – Lake Shore Center for the Arts announces it is hosting the first Western New York Writers Conference on Oct. 11 at the Art Center, 49 S. Portage St., from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The goal is to create a community for writers with educational workshops, inspirational speakers, and a ...

Village of South Dayton’s Depot celebrates 150 years on Saturday, Sept. 6 from noon to 3 p.m. Enjoy the 1800s by wearing your favorite old hat, bring your picnic lunch, a blanket to dine on the Village Green. Also the Firebells will have a one price hot dog, chips, and a drink available in ...

The Chautauqua Italian America Organization, better known as CIAO, held its annual picnic on August 16, 2025, in Silver Creek. About 40 members attended the event. Plans for events for the balance of this year and next year were discussed with suggestions of going to the Italian Cultural ...

About 15 months ago, I wrote an article on the passing of my wife, Karen, on March 29, 2024. During this time, many people have called me, stopped me in Tops or Walmart and asked if I would ever reprint it. Also, during this period many husbands, wives and parents have expressed their pain ...

I’ll call him Ahmad. The 6-year-old boy dresses in American T-shirts or hoodies, jeans, baseball hat and sneakers, items likely donated through some charitable organization. His eyes, like dark figs in bowls of milk, glisten as he surveys the streets as a kind of playground – a place of ...

There’s a place that exists beyond the stresses of the material world, where you can leave your worries behind and simply revel in the beauty of nature. I remember the first time we hiked the land that would become Centaur Stride Therapeutic Riding Center. It was a seemingly unwanted piece ...