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The World Is A Different Place: A Week In Peru

Progress is evident everywhere. My husband’s company has just joined the United Nation’s efforts to implement green strategies into their business model and they’ve announced they’re hiring a storyteller. We’re not sure what kind of stories the storyteller will tell, but my ...

Fredonians recall unity, patriotism after attacks

 Speakers at Fredonia's service Friday remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks asked Americans to revisit the unity, strength, patriotism and service they found immediately after that day. Fredonia Fire Chief Joshua Myers opened the service, held at fire department headquarters on Main ...

On devastating day, news coverage took center stage

Headlines and heartache filled this day exactly 25 years ago. Across the nation, stunned residents gathered in front of televisions or turned on radios for minute-by-minute updates on the horrors happening in our homeland. Another large segment of the population turned to newspapers — that ...

Cellar Celebration

The Jamestown Wine Cellar is set to celebrate its 50th birthday this Saturday. The drink and eatery, located at 309 N. Main St., is celebrating a half-century of serving drinks and food in Jamestown. To mark the occasion, management has organized a day of festivities, fun, food, and ...

Falconer historian shares stories behind street names

FALCONER - Have you ever wondered why the second-busiest road in Falconer is named Work Street? Brenda Cavallaro, Falconer village historian, shared the answer during a recent Falconer Village Board meeting along with a brief history of some of the names behind roads and streets in the village. The first group of streets named were after prominent people in the village: Work (Edward Work), Falconer (Patrick Falconer), Davis (Gilbert Davis, who built the Davis block and Davis Hall), Everett (a prominent businessman), Phetteplace (John Phetteplace, the first president of Falconer), ...

Boxing matches scheduled for Saturday at arena

The Northwest Arena will play host to 16 boxing matches on Saturday. The event, titled "Rumble at the Areas 3: No Mercy" begins at 3 p.m. with doors opening at 2 p.m. “We have about 16 fights scheduled to happen,” said Chip Swanson, local boxing coach and trainer. “There will be fighters from Rochester, Buffalo, and other New York cities, along with some from Ohio and Pennsylvania - fighting here.” Swanson said that the fight program is family-friendly and fan-friendly. “There will be food and drinks for sale at the event,” he said. “This is a chance to come out, ...