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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 ...

Brocton to bill Lakeview Shock for sewer service

BROCTON — With the expiration of a sewer service contract between the Village of Brocton and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) pertaining to the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, things could have gotten very messy. Instead, the Village and DOCCS have found a solution, at least for the time being. Village Attorney Peter Clark stated that he and Rich Lewis, Waste Water Treatment Supervisor, reviewed the contract with DOCCS, which expired April 30. A provision in the contract stated that if the contract expired, the Village could bill ...

Bans on robot teachers introduced

The Salamanca Central City School District’s proposal to use an artificial intelligence-enabled humanoid robot in its STEAM classes is the last one three Democratic Party state senators want to see for a while. Sen. Shelley Mayer, D-White Plains and chairwoman of the Senate Education ...