A recent presentation at SUNY Fredonia flashed some grim results of the world’s love affair with plastic. Presenter Kimberly Cameron asserted that the long breakdown time of plastics, their corrosion into smaller pieces, and their hazardous chemicals make them such an environmental hazard, ...

A trail to honor Chautauqua County’s Purple Heart recipients is in development. The advisory committee envisions a three-year project that will create a trail from the Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Museum to the Yorkers Museum in Sherman. According to a press release shared with the ...

Wreaths Across America is working to ensure that veterans who have passed will be honored with the placing of a wreath on their graves. The day of recognition ensures that those that made the ultimate sacrifice for the country will never be forgotten or have their sacrifices go ...

POLAND – The town’s preliminary budget is set to include a large reduction in tax rates for residents. This comes at an increasingly important time for the town, with a contested town supervisor debate ongoing, and soon to go to election. Robert Smith, current Poland Town Board member ...

The state Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program are teaming up for a comprehensive, coordinated effort to conduct grid searches for the invasive spotted lanternfly in and around Ripley. The initiative reflects a shared commitment to safeguard the ...

The expression “there’s no place like home” originated many years before my house was built. For me, it goes much deeper than the feeling I have after I return from a long trip. It’s not the sense of being back in my own bed or no longer having to live out of a suitcase. It’s about ...