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Clerk asks state Attorney General to resolve NYC ticket issue

A Chautauqua County official is asking the state Attorney General to address the problem of dozens of traffic citations being issued to a local resident for violations in New York City based on a license plate that he doesn’t have. Last month, County Clerk Gregory Carlson sent a letter to the New York City Department of Finance saying that a disabled Navy veteran that he represents had at that point received 13 traffic citations for a license plate that actually is from a bus operated by the New York City Transit Authority. Carlson said earlier this week that since his initial ...

Brooks-TLC announces updated outpatient services hours

Brooks-TLC Hospital System will implement new hours of operation for outpatient services. Beginning Monday, outpatient services will be available Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The updated hours will apply to the following services: outpatient registration and scheduling, laboratory services, imaging services, cardiopulmonary services, including echocardiograms, stress tests, EKGs and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and pediatric cardiac clinic. Patients who need to access other services before 6:30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. should enter the hospital through the ...

Paving work planned at Dunkirk DMV site

The Chautauqua County Department of Motor Vehicles announces that paving work is scheduled to begin Monday at the Dunkirk DMV office, located at 3998 Vineyard Drive. Crews will work to complete the paving project in one day, though an additional day may be needed to complete pavement striping. The Dunkirk DMV building will remain accessible, and services will continue to be available during the project. However, parking will be limited while the work is underway. In the event of inclement weather, the paving work may be delayed. Customers are encouraged to follow the Chautauqua ...

CREATE Project documentary to air on PBS starting Monday

The CREATE Project is announcing that its feature documentary, “Tradition, Trauma, & Tenderness” will air on Monday at 10 p.m. and on Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Western New York and Southern Ontario on WNED-TV 17.1. The film is a meditation on the universal nature of trauma, and how ...

SUNY Brown Bag lecture to spotlight nutrition

The State University of New York at Fredonia Brown Bag Lunch Series will continue on Wednesday. The event is slated for noon in Williams Center Rooms S204-ABC. The featured speaker is Melissa Lustic-Long, an assistant professor at Mercyhurst University, who will deliver a talk titled “Food for Thought: Evaluating Common Nutrition Claims.” In her presentation, Lustic-Long will discuss frequently misunderstood and misinterpreted nutrition beliefs. The talk will explore the evolution of the beliefs, focusing on the evidence-based interpretation and application in humans, offering ...

The Western New York Chamber Orchestra opens its 2026-27 season at SUNY Fredonia with a program titled “Meditations.” The concert, which takes place on Sunday at 3 p.m. in King Concert Hall, will feature the Fredonia Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Vernon Huff, director of ...