Catherine Maycock

Suchar And Son Add Accountant

AM Suchar and Son Public Accountants have added Catherine “Catie” Maycock to their Jamestown office.

Maycock is a 2017 State University at Fredonia graduate with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Maycock is a Randolph native and graduated from Randolph Central School. Maycock will assist in accounting, payroll and sales tax for business entities.

In her free time, Maycock enjoys taking her two rottweilers, Avery and Major, for walks with her husband Michael, spending time with her family and traveling.

AM Suchar and Son Public Accountants has provided income tax, accounting and payroll services in Western New York for more than 70 years.

Veterinarians Add New Staff Member

Dr. Patrick S. Farrell and Dr. Brooke L. Harkness are very pleased to announce a new addition to their staff.

Dr. Jaime Nelson has joined their staff and will be working in both Lakeside Veterinary Medicine at 976 Fairmount Ave. and also the Russell Veterinary Hospital at 1276 Route 957 in Russell, Pa. Nelson brings a great deal of additional expertise to these two veterinary hospitals as well as increased quality and service capacity.

Nelson’s hometown is Bemus Point where she attended Maple Grove Jr./Sr. High School. She did her undergraduate work at Morrisville State College where she received a degree in equine science and management. She then studied at Mercy College at Dobbs Ferry where she studied veterinary technology with a focus on pre-veterinary medicine. She now has her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Mississippi State University.

She has several hobbies, which she enjoys with her two dogs, Honey and Bunny, and two cats, Gray-C and Franklin. She enjoys mountain biking, hunting, fishing, horseback riding and reading. She has indicated she really likes the area and has chosen to return to this area because of that enjoyment.

Both Farrell and Harkness are pleased to have Nelson join their practice so they can provide the quality of service they strive to achieve. One other positive note is all three of these professionals are from Jamestown and Chautauqua County and all have returned to invest in the area as well as their careers.

July Unemployment Rate Up From 2016

The unemployment rate for Chautauqua County and New York state went up slightly in July compared to last year.

Earlier this week, the New York state Labor Department released preliminary local area unemployment rates for July 2017. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 4.5 percent in July of last year to 4.7 percent in July. The county’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in July, up from 5.5 percent in July 2016.