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Westfield hospital joins in prevention effort

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, and officials from AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital, its Emergency Department and a gathering of area social service organizations Friday presented a “Pinwheels for Prevention” display of blue pinwheels on the front lawn of the ...

Community funds strengthen impact for areas

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) recently hosted a meeting for representatives from each of their three Community Donor Advised Funds. Representatives in attendance were Lou Barnes and Pete Ryan of the Ripley Community & Heritage Fund, Donna Roof and Kathy Tampio of the ...

Jamestown man sentenced for possessing a stolen handgun

A Jamestown resident is headed behind bars for having a stolen handgun. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, Cody Boisvert, 25, was sentenced in Chautauqua County Court by Judge David Foley to 3.5 years in state prison with 5 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of ...

Mayville Fire Department holds Easter egg hunt

MAYVILLE – The Mayville Fire Department recently held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Carlson Center. Hundreds of local children were eager to retrieve the over 10,000 filled eggs. Participants were divided into three age groups: 4 and under, 5-8 years old, and 9 and over. Within each ...

Borrello signs on to Democrat bills helping farmers

State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, is co-sponsoring legislation that would make it easier for farmers to get their crops to markets and processing plants. Bills have been introduced in both houses of the state Legislature (A.9276/S.8761) by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, D-Binghamton ...

Dunkirk resident sentenced for gun incident at city business

A Dunkirk man is headed behind bars for threatening people with a firearm at a city business. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, Jimmy Watts, 49, has been sentenced to 8 years in state prison with 5 years of post-release supervision by Judge David Foley after being convicted of ...