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Work continues to form starry stonewort group

As of September, a starry stonewort technical assistance group is still waiting to be finalized. Randall Perry, executive director of the Chautauqua Lake Watershed and Management Alliance, told board members recently in response to a question from board member Andrew Goodell that the list of proposed Technical Assistance Group members is still being finalized by GEI Consultants, the alliance-hired consultant for Chautauqua Lake, and that other details about the group, including how their meetings might be structured, are still being developed. According to minutes of the alliance’s ...

AgriAmerica accepting local grapes from 2026 crop

AgriAmerica Fruit Products LLC, a grape processing company based in Fredonia, is extending an opportunity to grape growers throughout the region who are seeking a market for their remaining 2026 grape crop. In response to the market uncertainty growers have been facing this season, AgriAmerica has established a special grape processing and marketing program designed to help growers bring their harvested fruit to market before the conclusion of the 2026 crush season. Following the decision earlier this season from a major grape processor to discontinue grower contracts and cease ...

Everybody Plays opens inside mall

LAKEWOOD - ‘Everybody Plays’ officially opened its doors Wednesday, offering an energetic, interactive indoor space for children to play indoors. Located inside the Chautauqua Mall, the family-owned and operated business held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to inaugurate a new, ...

Hagan award winners to share work during lecture program

Recipients of the 2026 William T. and Charlotte N. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award will be recognized and share their work. Assistant Professor Daniel Lendzian and Dr. Heather McEntarfer will make presentations on Tuesday at 2 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall at the State University of New York at ...

DAR celebrates teacher’s work, dedication

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Outstanding Teacher of American History for New York is Gregory Birner of Westfield Academy and Central School, nominated by the Jamestown Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Birner has dedicated 28 years to teaching ...

New internship offers student chance to apply knowledge

A new internship at SUNY Fredonia is allowing a Social Work student to apply classroom lessons in a research setting. Xavier Lake, a senior Social Work major from Binghamton, is taking part in a pilot internship opportunity with the Fredonia Program Evaluation Center this fall. “This ...