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Community Notebook September 23, 2026

Can and bottle drive set for Saturday The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society will hold a can and bottle drive on Satuday in front of the former St. Hyacinth School on Lake Shore Drive East in Dunkirk from 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds will help with parish expenses. The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society appreciates all the support in the “Drive Through” Pierogi Dinner. Plans are in the making for a full Polish dinner before Christmas. Villenova Burial Association plans meeting SOUTH DAYTON — The 2026 Annual Fall Meeting of the Villenova Burial Association will be Tuesday, ...

State announces lawsuit challenging Trump on offshore wind

Local/Region September 23, 2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday announced that New York is leading seven other attorneys general in suing to block two illegal deals by the Trump administration that would hand energy companies $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars in exchange for canceling four critical offshore wind projects. In the two lawsuits, one challenging a deal with Bluepoint Wind and the other challenging one with Invenergy, Attorney General James and the coalition argue that the deals unlawfully misuse taxpayer dollars and sabotage states’ ability to meet growing energy ...

Cassadaga expands search for grant funding

Local/Region September 23, 2026

CASSADAGA — The Village of Cassadaga has ramped up its efforts on securing grant funding for various projects and areas of focus. The village’s NY Forward Grant Committee, consisting of local business owners and residents, was established to take on comprehensive grant submissions. In ...

Former board member voices concerns with tackle football

Cruise-in event aids Rural Ministry, names winner

Local/Region September 23, 2026

On Sept. 11, Shults Resale Center had their fifth annual No Fine Print Cruise-in sponsored by Pattons Home Furnishings. The last two years they have held a 50-50 drawing, which has raised more than $2,000 for the Chautauqua County Rural Ministries. The car show attracts hundreds of people ...

Lake Shore Bank to continue TRC Gold sponsorship

Local/Region September 23, 2026

Lake Shore Bank announced that it has renewed an agreement to serve as the presenting sponsor of the TRC Golf Classic for three more years. The TRC Golf Classic is the major annual fund-raising event for Filling the Gap, Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The ...