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Journey can begin with a helping lift

I love the “Starfish Story,” the one where a man says to the boy, “You’re wasting your time. You can’t save all the starfish.” He replies, “But I just saved that one!” At Centaur Stride, we make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Our ...

Area aviation legend to be honored at Fly-In

After nearly six decades of flying, teaching, and maintaining aircraft, Louis Nalbone will be recognized for a lifetime of contributions to aviation during the 59th Annual Rotary Fly-In Breakfast on Sunday, July 26, at the Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport. Nalbone recently earned two of the ...

Initiative empowers families with life-saving fire safety tools

The Chautauqua Safety Village and the American Red Cross are proud to announce a new collaboration launching a high-impact fire safety initiative. Supported by a generous grant from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF), this pilot project bridges the gap between simulated safety ...

Work for play

While 17-year-olds are more likely to be found at an amusement park, James Maltbie has been spending hours at a playground. Designing and helping to build it, actually. "I was inspired to create this because I have always loved swing sets and playgrounds, and I believed that if there were ...

Receiver named for JBC while ownership dispute resolved

Jamestown Bowling Company remains open - but the companies that own the longtime Jamestown bowling alley are stuck on opposite sides of a 7-10 split. A receiver has been appointed by the state Supreme Court in Mayville as a dispute is resolved amongst the ownership group of Jamestown Bowling Company in East Second Street. In late June, Leonard Pimm filed suit in state Supreme Court asking the court to resolve a deadlock between equal owners of Pimm Mee Corp. and BC Bowl Corp., two closely held corporations. The dispute includes what Pimm terms “financial mismanagement of the ...

‘Struggling’ grape farms eyeing options

Grape growers in the area have been struggling, especially following Refresco cancelling all of their contracts with grape growers earlier this year. Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Lake Erie Regional Grape Program has been helping growers since then, and are continuing to work to provide ...