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Five-year-old Andrew Gustafson, who will be entering kindergarten at Westfield Academy & Central Schools, raised $1,000 for Westfield Stray Cat Rescue and Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue on Saturday with his lemonade stand in Westfield. Hi! He also had a visit from a dog from NCCR during the ...

Brocton grad inducted into journalism Hall of Fame

Sheila L. (Borgstrom) Mullowney, a 1987 graduate of Brocton Central School, was inducted into the Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame during a ceremony on June 26 in North Kingstown, R.I. She was among four journalists the Rhode Island Press Association, representing news outlets around the ...

Deadline nears on nominations for CHQ Chamber awards

The CHQ Chamber will once again honor a variety of local businesses and organizations that are doing outstanding work and nominations are open now. Anyone may nominate a business or organization to be recognized during the CHQ Chamber Business Awards Banquet, which is scheduled for Oct. 8 at the Williams Center at SUNY Fredonia. Award categories are designed to include businesses and organizations in a number of fields. One award will be given for Emerging Business of the Year – a newer or growing business that has demonstrated vision and/or filled a need in Chautauqua County. There ...

Salamanca pauses use of educational robot

On July 10, the Salamanca City Central School District announced the launch of a pilot program featuring a Realbotix educational robot and digital avatar designed to support teaching and learning in its high school STEAM program. After widespread criticism and concern, that project is ...

Smiles from fair

Everest Kravitz got an up-close visit while at the Chautauqua County Fair last weekend. While at the event, he had a chance to spend some smile time with a little calf in this submitted photo.

Grand jury indicts Jamestown man in deadly May stabbing

JAMESTOWN --- A Jamestown man has been charged in a May stabbing death in the area of Lakeview Avenue and Eighth Street. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, ...