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Rotary cleans beaches

Members of the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club recently gathered at the two Barcelona beaches near Westfield for its part in cleaning up the debris along Lake Erie. For a number of years, the club has done this as part of Earth Day/Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup. Pictured are Rotarians Beth ...

Department of Mental Hygiene Partners With Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene (CCDMH) has announced a new partnership with Chautauqua Institution to strengthen mental health awareness and support across the Institution’s campus. This collaborative initiative will equip staff across all departments with the knowledge and confidence to recognize and respond to individuals experiencing mental health challenges. Through Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), employees will learn practical strategies to support individuals in crisis as well as those showing ...

Area student excels in SUNY biology

Sydney Hawkins, a first-generation university student originally from Ripley, was named the Honors Student of the Month for March at the State University of New York at Fredonia. A senior Biology major with a Chemistry minor, she was nominated for the honor by a cadre of STEM faculty and ...

Cassadaga Valley Key Club students take community lead through NCCF

The future of community leadership was on full display in Cassadaga recently, driven by the insight, compassion, and determination of local students who proved they are not only ready to be part of the conversation but to lead it. Through an initiative led by the Northern Chautauqua ...

Hospice service and Butterfly Release set for June 6

LAKEWOOD — Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care (CHPC) will host its annual Service of Remembrance and Memorial Butterfly Release on Saturday, June 6, giving community members a meaningful way to honor and remember loved ones through a memorial program and live butterfly release. “In ...

Lions Club holds Beach Sweep

The Dunkirk Fredonia Lions Club recently hosted a “beach sweep” at Point Gratiot Beach. Thirty-three hardy, community minded volunteers braved the rain showers and 40-degree temperatures to clean the beach as part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes initiative to clean the lakes and ...