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New Directions honors employees with milestone years of service

New Directions Youth and Family Services recently honored recipients of the agency’s milestone years of service and normative awards. Milestone years of service awards recognize employees who have reached milestone years of dedication serving children and families in Western New York through New Directions Youth and Family Services in increments of five years. Recipients of the Milestone Years of Service Awards honored for the second quarter of 2026 are: - Gary Dechow, 25 years of service, youth support specialist, Randolph campus Lesia Pratt, 20 years of service, senior youth ...

Infinity welcomes new instructors

Infinity Visual and Performing Arts has added two new instructors. Christine Porter, voice and theater instructor, is a graduate of The Hartt School, earning a bachelor of music degree in musical theater. She graduated as a member of both Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Music Honor Society, ...

UPMC Chautauqua receives support for sensory room, sensory cart initiative

UPMC Chautauqua has received support from the Children's Guild Foundation to help bring the hospital’s new Sensory Room and Sensory Cart Initiative to life for pediatric and adolescent patients receiving care at the hospital. The project, expected to be completed in the fall, is designed to provide therapeutic, calming environments and resources that help patients manage stress, anxiety, sensory sensitivities and challenging healthcare experiences. The sensory room includes specialized equipment and sensory-focused features such as adjustable lighting, tactile experiences, vibration ...

Annual Chautauqua Center Community Picnics Are Tuesday, Thursday

The Chautauqua Center Inc. will hold a pair of community picnics this week, one in Jamestown and one in Dunkirk, to celebrate National Health Center Week from Aug. 2-8. As part of the festivities, TCC Health will hold its annual community picnics, both from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Jamestown Community Picnic will happen on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Chautauqua Center, 107 Institute St. The Dunkirk Community Picnic will be held on Thursday, Aug. 6 at the Dunkirk Salvation Army on Central Avenue. During the two picnic events, TCC Health will be giving away free backpacks filled with school ...

CAP cadets volunteer at fly-in breakfast

Eight cadets and two senior members from the Civil Air Patrol Jamestown Composite Squadron volunteered to assist at the 59th Fly-In Breakfast hosted by the Rotary Club of Dunkirk-Fredonia. The fly-in featured the Whiskey-7 plane on loan from the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, where ...

Ashville Library To Host Book Sale

Ashville Book Sale A shopper looks at books during a past Ashville Library book sale. ASHVILLE - The Ashville Library will hold its annual book sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The sale offers many brand-new fiction books, some ...