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Library lists upcoming events for month

SILVER CREEK — Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main St. has announced programming for the month of November. Programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required unless stated otherwise, to ensure enough seating and materials for all patrons attending the program. To ...

Fredonia artist debuts paintings in ‘Orb Weavers’

Thomas Annear Art Studio is pleased to present Orb Weavers, more than a dozen works by Francesca Woolson, a recent graduate of Maine College of Art & Design, from Friday to Nov. 14. Woolson’s oil paintings are a portrayal of bodies transforming through their environments. Her careful ...

DCSD awards $21M in construction project bids

The Dunkirk City School District has awarded dozens of bids worth more than $21 million for the next phase of its long-term construction project. The Dunkirk Board of Education approved the bids for Phase 1.3 of the project at its October meeting. A total of 24 bids were awarded in six areas of work. District Superintendent Brian Swatland called it “the biggest phase” in the capital project. The cafeteria and kitchen at the Middle and High School will get renovated. A new connecting corridor and courtyard will be added at the school. The football field, track, and tennis courts ...

NCCF awards $116,800 in community grants

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) helps build vibrant, prosperous local communities, rich in opportunity, through leadership, collaboration, local philanthropy, and strategic grantmaking. Recently, Community Benefit Grants totaling $116,800 were approved by NCCF’s Board of Directors. These grants will be awarded to 16 local organizations. Organizations and projects receiving funding from the 2026 Fall Community Benefit Grants Program include: Anderson-Lee Library: Learning Garden Patio Installation; Brocton Historical Society: Historical Preservation and ...

Mayville Tree Advisory Committee quits in protest

MAYVILLE – All the members of a committee that helps planting trees in the village have resigned, apparently because of how the village board operates. Laura Marsala, who had been the Mayville Tree Advisory Committee chairperson, sent a letter to the Mayville Village Board announcing her ...

SUNY Brown Bag lunch to focus on economic change

The State University of New York at Fredonia Brown Bag series will present Dr. Randolph Hohle with his talk, “Social Sustainability Amid Urban and Economic Change.” The event will take place on Wednesday at noon in Williams Center Room S204-ABC. The event is free and the public is invited to attend. Dr. Hohle is a Professor of Sociology at SUNY Fredonia. He will explore how grassroots actors in left-behind places, places defined by long-term population loss, economic contraction, and urban stigmas, use urban gardening and garden tourism to create sustainable communities. Social ...