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Westfield cat rescue receives state grant

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WESTFIELD — The mission of the Westfield Stray Cat Rescue has always been to give cats a safe place to stay until they find their permanent home. In recent years, the shelter found itself in the same position, needing help in search of its own permanent home. That help came in the form of ...

City OKs appointment of comptroller

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The Dunkirk Common Council approved Tracy Smith-Dengler as new city comptroller this week. She got the job with a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Gary Frederickson dissenting, apparently because Smith-Dengler’s salary is unclear. Smith-Dengler is currently the central business office manager ...

State inaction tolerates mayhem in prisons

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Detailing a surge in violence, staff assaults, overdoses, exposures and deaths inside state prisons, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association President Chris Summers declared the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to be in a “full-scale systemic ...

Area Police

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Paul R. Briggs, was charged June 3 with third-degree trespass. According to police, at about 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a Southside address for a reported trespass in progress. Upon arrival, police said, officers located Briggs inside the residence. ...

Tree Service donates to WMH Foundation

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Mathews Tree Service of Westfield, owned and operated by George Mathews, proudly donated $7,500 worth of professional tree removal services to the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation in May. The donated services will help improve the safety, accessibility, and overall appearance of ...

Opening day for Dunkirk Farmers Market is Wednesday

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Wednesday kicks off the 2026 Dunkirk Farmers Market season. The Market will take place every Wednesday to Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) outside the Dunkirk Senior Center located at 45 Cliffstar Court under the City’s agrarian pavilion complex. “We are so very grateful ...