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Portland commends longtime employee

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PORTLAND — After serving the Town of Portland for over 26 years, Rick Comstock officially retired from the Highway Department on June 30. The Town Board issued a proclamation in recognition of his service at a recent meeting. The official proclamation stated, “Comstock has faithfully served the residents of the Town of Portland with professionalism, integrity, and commitment.” The proclamation also stated, “Comstock has earned the respect and appreciation of fellow employees, elected officials, and residents through his willingness to serve, his strong work ethic, and his ...

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MONDAY. AUG. 3 Memory Cafe National Comedy Center, 203 W. Second St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. For people living with memory loss plus caregivers, family. Experience museum’s interactive touch-screen exhibits, theater presentations at own pace. Socialize, refreshments. Complimentary event. Guest presenters. Pre-register at ComedyCenter.org/MemoryCafe. Cattaraugus County Fair 501 Erie St., Little Valley. Vendors, food, family entertainment, animals, midway games, rides. DerbyDog Demolition Derby Night., Chautauqua Institution Lecture Series: Ken Burns, Jeffrey Rosen Route 394, 10:45 ...

Randolph man sees Christian music go viral on TikTok, Spotify

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RANDOLPH — Around one year ago, Randolph man David Bennett was woken in the middle of the night with a calling from God to write a song. It would not take long for that song to go viral on multiple platforms, including TikTok and Spotify. “It was August 4, about 3:30 in the morning ...

Homelessness falling in state, not county

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Homelessness is falling across the state through the end of 2025 - but not in Chautauqua County. The rate of new homelessness is decreasing locally. A recent analysis by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows after the state's homeless population doubled between January 2022 and January 2024, homelessness in New York declined by 7.9% in January 2025 to 145,560. The decline of 12,459 homeless residents was the largest among states, and was driven predominantly by New York City. Declines were not universal across the state. In 17 of 25 regions known as Continuums of Care (CoCs), homelessness ...

Swine winners announced at county fair

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Chautauqua County 4-H youth were excited to be back at the fair. Squeals of excitement were heard from the hogs and youth, and a few of the spectators as they participated in Swine Market and Showmanship Classes on July 20. Tony Nye of Washington Court House, Ohio, judged the show. The Showmanship classes consisted of three divisions and 61 youth. Senior Showman, being the most experienced showman, starts the show to give younger youth an opportunity to pick up some last-minute pointers. Cayla Damcott was the First Place Senior Showman, Aubrey Adams was the Second Place Senior Showman. ...

Group seeks donations to help with hurricane recovery work

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A local organization that went down south a few times to help communities recover from Hurricane Helene is heading back and is seeking donations. According to Kevin Weaver with Missions of Helping Hands, the organization is going back to Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina for the seventh time ...