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WMH Foundation annual campaign underway

WESTFIELD - The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation has begun its 2026 Annual Campaign, according to Dr. Kathryn S. Bronstein, president of the WMH Foundation Board. “We’ve all seen first-hand that when neighbors come together - meaningful things happen,” Bronstein said. The ...

Schumer asks Flock CEO to answer questions

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Democratic leader, recently demanded answers from Flock Safety, the private company behind a nationwide network of license plate cameras, about what it does with the data it collects on Americans and demanded personal data not tied to a crime be deleted from Flock’s servers. In a letter to Flock CEO Garrett Langley, Schumer pressed the company on its National Lookup Tool, which lets agencies search camera data collected outside their own jurisdictions, and on recent reports of hacked cameras and misuse of license plate readers. Schumer called on the ...

Clerks Association makes donation to NCCR

The Chautauqua County Municipal Clerks Association held its August meeting in Westfield and members brought baskets of donated items that were raffled. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to two local charities, the Sinclairville 76ers and Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue. Each charity ...

Water grants announced for pair of entities

Two area municipalities are part of nearly $500 million in grants for critical drinking water and sewer projects statewide. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the investments will help local governments modernize aging infrastructure, tackle legacy threats such as lead service lines and emerging contaminants, and lay the foundation for sustainable growth and economic development while creating good-paying jobs. The village of Westfield is to receive $5 million while the town of Randolph is in line for $4.5 million for water system improvements. “Investing in water ...

Safety Village receives donation

John Miga, Department of New York American Legion past commander, during his visits to 62 counties across New York state, advocated for the Chautauqua Safety Village as one of his commander’s projects. He encouraged statewide support that resulted in recently presenting a $20,470 donation to ...

Mary Schiller named 2026 Super Lawyer

Mary B. Schiller, a partner at Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo PLLC, was recently named as an Upstate New York 2026 Super Lawyer. Schiller was selected in the practice areas of personal injury and products liability. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multiphase selection process. Peer ...