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IDA OKs tax incentives for Dunkirk housing projects

DUNKIRK — A $38 million housing project in the city of Dunkirk that will provide affordable housing for employed people, as well as apartments for homeless veterans and those with physical limitations, has been approved for tax incentives. On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Industrial ...

Prevention Works Offering ‘Team Awareness’

Prevention Works, with funding from United Way of Chautauqua County, is offering “Team Awareness,” a professional development training designed to help organizations build healthier, more effective and more engaged teams. The training equips employees and leaders with tools to improve communication, recognize risk factors and foster a supportive workplace environment. Team Awareness focuses on increasing understanding of how stress, mental health, and substance use can impact individuals and teams at work. Through interactive discussion and evidence-based strategies, participants ...

Southwestern Middle School Releases Honor, Merit Rolls

Southwestern Middle School officials recently released the school’s honor and merit rolls for the second quarter of the 2025-26 school year. They are: HONOR ROLL Eighth Grade: Ethan Arnone, Gabriella Bango, Alexa Bemis, Kendal Bouckhuyt, Wyatt Buck, Andrew Cama, Travis Carpenter, Ada Chen, Owen Clark, Thomas Clark, Parker Colburn, Shane DuBois, Logan Eganski, Kensington Engels, Monica Guaman, Breanna Horton, Serenity Licciardi, Noah Lindell, Owen Mank, Liam McCartney, Akeley Meredith, Addison Neligh, Drayton Ross, Rosemary Segrue, Gianna Sirianni, Ethan Smrekar, Collin Strong, ...

Boys, Girls Club Honors Board Member

Ron Basile was recently awarded the Exceptional Service To Youth Award by the Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club Board. Basile has been a Board member for over 15 years and leads the board’s Buildings and Grounds Committee. Basile is pictured with Dianne Woleen, Winifred Crawford ...

JCC Professor Selected As SUNY Academic Momentum Fellow

Sarah Bray, associate professor of business at Jamestown Community College, has been selected as a State University of New York Academic Momentum Fellow. Bray is one of 24 faculty and staff members across SUNY chosen to participate in the inaugural fellowship cohort, SUNY announced on Feb. ...

Cassadaga Valley FFA To Host Pancake Breakfast

STOCKTON - The Cassadaga Valley FFA Chapter will hold its second annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, March 1, at the Stockton Fire Hall. As one of four remaining agricultural education and FFA programs in Chautauqua County, and one of the oldest in the region, Cassadaga Valley ...