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Historian to speak on poor farm

Research Historian Michelle Henry will present a program on “Chautauqua County’s Poor Farm,” on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7 pm, in the Chautauqua Town Hall meeting room, 2 Academy St, Mayville. Chautauqua County’s poor farm was opened in 1832 as an improved solution for providing support ...

The Freeze plays Music at the Point

Today’s live Music at the Point will feature the Freeze from 6 to 8 p.m. at Point Gratiot. The event is sponsored by Southern Tier Environments for Living, Inc. (STEL) and Lawley Insurance. The Freeze is scheduled this week with upcoming performances to include the following dates/bands: ...

Coming up …

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 Tops NY 890 meeting First United Presbyterian Church, 35 Park Place, Silver Creek. Weigh-ins begin at 8:45 a.m., meeting starts at 9:35 a.m. All are welcome. Use the Main Street entrance. For details, call 716 680-0313. Dunkirk Farmers’ Market Dunkirk Senior Center Pavilion, 45 Cliffstar Court, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vegetables, fruit, herbs, preserves, honey, baked goods, meat, eggs, dairy, more. EBT/SNAP, WIC benefits accepted. Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Sprayer Technology Field Day Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory, 6592 W. Lake ...

Gies seeks additional Congressional debates

Aaron Gies, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, is challenging incumbent Congressman Nicholas Langworthy to participate in additional live, in-person debates with voters across the district. Gies made the challenge directly to Langworthy in a public encounter Sunday. A video of the encounter, recorded and posted by the Gies campaign, is gaining attention online as voters across the district respond to the exchange. Gies is now calling on Langworthy to make a public commitment to a series of debates held in different parts of NY-23, a ...

Survey seeks public input on cormorants

New York Sea Grant, a collaborative program of Cornell University and the State University of New York, is inviting the public to document the presence, activities, and impacts of double-crested cormorants. Double-crested cormorants are a native, fish-eating, federally protected migratory bird ...

Wilson Foundation helps fund area library projects

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is deepening its commitment to improving quality of life in the rural communities it serves across Western New York and Southeast Michigan with the launch of its new program to support rural public libraries. With an investment of $3 million, the Foundation is launching the Rural Library Grants Program, a three-year initiative (2026–2028) designed to strengthen rural public libraries and library systems as vital community hubs. Each region will receive $1.5 million over the three-year period, distributed as approximately $500,000 annually. The ...