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What to know about fair hearings

By Dana Corwin If you find yourself in a situation that your community services are going to change, or if your request for services is denied — there is something that you can do. This is for Medicaid funded home and community-based supports only. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance notes that you can have an administrative law judge review your concern if the Managed (Medicaid) Long Term care Insurance provider (MLTC) or the local Department of Social Services (LDSS) has changed your plan of care. This may be because your amount of services/benefit ...

Bird observation slated for Saturday

The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy will be offering a migratory bird observation tour on Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at its Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park in Cassadaga on Route 60, located between Tim Hortons and Camp Gross. The tour will be led by CWC Ecological Restoration Manager, ...

JCC announces commencement keynote speaker

Dr. Colin Kremer, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present the keynote address during SUNY Jamestown Community College’s virtual commencement ceremony Friday. Kremer is a 2005 summa cum laude graduate of Jamestown ...

Wildflower Walk deadline is today

On Sunday, the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy will hold its annual Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk at the Bentley Nature Preserve, located on Bentley Avenue off Fluvanna Avenue Extensiona nd Route 430. This year, the conservancy is offering two group walking times, the first starting at noon led by local naturalist Jack Gulvin and the second starting at 2 p.m. led by Board President Becky Nystrom. These leisurely walks will follow the beautiful Pamela A. Westrom Nature Trail, where tour leaders and walkers will seek out the numerous wildflowers, ferns and other natural treasures ...

Zona Lou Kurgan

Zona Lou (Mawhir) Kurgan, 85, formerly of Fredonia, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, in her home at Nettles Island in Jensen Beach, FL, with her daughters by her side. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:45 a.m., on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the Fredonia Beaver Club, 64 Prospect ...

Public concerts highlight Harp Day at SUNY Fredonia

Two public harp concerts – a guest recital featuring 15-year-old Eunice Park and a performance of more than 20 harpists playing together in a grand finale concert – will highlight the annual Harp Day at the State University of New York at Fredonia on Sunday, May 1. Park, the first-place ...