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Second CHQ History Expo returns Sunday

MAYVILLE — History enthusiasts, families, and curious learners are invited to attend the Second Annual CHQ History Expo on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town of Chautauqua Community Municipal Building (Old Mayville High School), 2 Academy St. Admission is free and open to the public. The event will officially begin with an Opening Ceremony at 10 a.m., welcoming guests and launching a full day of exhibits, lectures, reenactments, live music, genealogy resources, interactive displays, and family-friendly activities. A complete event schedule is available online at ...

Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center to host 20th anniversary open house

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center is commemorating its 20th anniversary from 10 a.m .to noon Saturday, Aug. 1, at the center, 100 N. Erie St, Mayville. The community is invited to join current and former families, staff, alumni, community leaders and supporters in commemorating two decades of providing early childhood education and care to children throughout Chautauqua County. "This milestone is more than an anniversary. It is a celebration of every child who has learned within our walls, every family who has entrusted us with their care, every educator who has ...

Bellanti Manor breaks ground on next-gen homes in Gowanda

GOWANDA — Bellanti Manor, LLC, has officially broken ground on a premium development of next-generation, custom-built modular homes located in the exclusive Flavia Circle community in Gowanda. To celebrate its milestone, the public is invited to a Grand Opening and Open House event at Flavia ...

Chautauqua Lake Central School holds fourth annual Farm Day for students

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Lake Central School hosted its fourth annual Farm Day before students started summer vacation, letting students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grades experience agriculture first hand. The event took place on June 22, where the kids were welcomed in for a day of ...

Dunkirk Senior Center announces program schedule

The Dunkirk Senior Center has planned a number of activities for the next three months. On Sunday, seniors will travel to the Erie Station Dinner Theatre for Chicago Speakeasy. The all-inclusive price is $99. Beginning Tuesday, the Office for the Aging will present nutrition classes on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. for four weeks. To register for the nutrition classes, call NY Connects at 716 753-4582 or email CCNYC@chqgov.com by Friday. There is line dancing every Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. A phone and tablet class is planned for Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. Bunco game night is set for Aug. 24 ...

Charges against city man fourth in two years

Charges announced Monday against a Jamestown man charged in the May 3 stabbing death of Torry Kenny are the latest in a list of criminal charges in recent years. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the May 3 death of Jamestown resident Torry Kenny, 32. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt called the incident a "brutal and predatory attack committed without ...