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FRIDAY, AUG. 7 National Comedy Center’s Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Stand-Up Showcase Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Showcase includes Ian Lara, Gina Brillon, Peter Revello and other comics TBA. At other times, Festival features stand-up showcases, late night comedy, free block parties, live music, Lucy tribute events. Admission to the National Comedy Museum during festival includes special gallery talks, archive experiences, and kids’ comedy workshops. Tickets: ComedyCenter.org/Festival. Bemus Point Farmers’ and Artisans’ ...

Deadline for relief on farm tariffs nears

State Gov. Kathy Hochul is reminding New York producers that the deadline to apply for the $30 million Agricultural Resiliency Against Tariffs Program is approaching with applications due on Tuesday by 11:59 p.m. The program, first announced in Hochul’s 2026 State of the State address, will help offset rising costs and market loss that New York farmers faced in 2025 because of federal tariff policy. Applications for dairy, livestock, specialty crop and aquaculture producers are available here. Farmers are encouraged to begin the application process early to ensure all parts are ...

Caution urged with farm vehicles on road

The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program wants to remind you to be extra cautious on the roads so that everyone can make it to their destination safely. We are in the middle of the grape growing season, and it is critical that everyone is aware of, and takes caution to, tractors, semi-trucks, and sprayers on the roads. Collisions involving slow-moving farm machinery and other agricultural equipment on public roads in New York and Pennsylvania may lead to injuries and, tragically in some instances, fatalities. The National Safety Council estimates that 15,000 collisions involving farm ...

Westfield Stray Cat Rescue seeks volunteers

When New York state changed the regulations regarding animal shelters at the end of 2025, the Westfield Stray Cat Rescue had to relocate from their facility above their Thrifty Kitty Thrift Shop at 59 E. Main St. in Westfield so they could meet the new guidelines. They relocated to the space formerly used as the Westfield Veterinary Clinic at 8494 W. Route 20. The facility is larger than the previous one, and the shelter is consequently in immediate need of more volunteers to help care for the cats and kittens. Most of the cats at the shelter roam freely in the area assigned to ...

Advocates encourage Hochul to sign Rural Suicide Prevention Council Bill

Legislation creating a Rural Suicide Prevention Council is again awaiting a veto or approval from Gov. Kathy Hochul - and advocates are pushing the governor to sign the bill. The bill has been largely the work of and supported by Joe Tobia, a Steuben County legislator and mental health ...

11th annual CHRIC Classic Golf Tournament set

MAYVILLE — Josh Freifeld, executive director and the Board of Directors of Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) invite residents to join CHRIC for a day of golfing & fun at the 11th Annual CHRIC Classic Golf Tournament. This is the 11th year that CHRIC will be ...