Alzheimer's disease affects more than 7 million Americans — approximately 1 in nine adults age 65 and older — a figure expected to grow and one that does not yet account for those experiencing younger-onset dementia. In response, the Seymour Library has partnered with the Alzheimer's ...
SHERIDAN — The last flea market of the season will be at the VFW Memorial Post, 2556 Route 20. The hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A huge thank you goes out to the VFW for hosting the market every month. And, another huge thank you to the OBSERVER for printing ...
CHAUTAUQUA — The Chautauqua Institution has named Mark Coolidge Johnson as the institution’s 19th president. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, attorney and third-generation Chautauquan, Johnson brings more than 30 years of diplomatic service and large-scale operational leadership to the ...
The city of Dunkirk honored Child Abuse Prevention/Strengthening Families Month on Tuesday with a Pinwheels for Prevention event. During the month, emphasis is placed on the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect. ...
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Oregon Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Andrea Salinas introduced the bicameral Senior Hunger Prevention Act to expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...
MAYVILLE – A Dunkirk man who went to trial and got a hung jury after being accused of unintentionally shooting two youths in a 2022 drive-by incident in Dunkirk has accepted a plea agreement instead of having another trial. The new trial, which was on the court calendar for next week, was ...