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First Step Toward Rome

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church youth won’t be traveling to Rome for another year, but fundraising for the 2027 trip is starting today with a car wash at the church. “We take a group of students in 10th grade and above,” Jessica Frederick with St. Luke’s said. “It’s anyone who has ...

Volunteers needed for United Way’s second annual Day of Caring

Registration is now open for United Way of Chautauqua County’s second annual Day of Caring, a local day of service which brings together individuals, community groups, families and businesses to complete volunteer projects at sites throughout the county. All projects are two and a half ...

Planner discusses zoning updates, Safe Streets

Multiple projects are ongoing for the city’s Department of Development, and city planner Jason Kulaszewski recently presented a few updates on items such as the Comprehensive Plan and the upcoming National Night Out event to the city’s Planning Commission. For the Comprehensive Plan, Kulaszewski said things are moving forward following City Council approval last month, and the public comments and feedback are still being incorporated into the final plan. The final Comprehensive Plan will include all of the comments and feedback, and should be ready for review by the end of the ...

ISO calls for new generation, transmission upgrades

The state Independent System Operator sees a continued reliance on fossil fuel resources to maintain power grid reliability for at least the next 20 years. Much has changed over the past three years since the 2023-2042 Outlook was published by the ISO. Federal actions have scrutinized and delayed construction of offshore wind projects and the state Public Service Commission withdrew the New York City Public Policy Transmission Need based on new challenges surrounding offshore wind development. At the same time, renewable project development has slowed and recent state analyses have ...

Dedicated Leadership

The WCA Foundation recently held its 44th annual meeting at UPMC Chautauqua. During the meeting, board members and staff reflected on the foundation’s accomplishments, celebrated key milestones and recognized two leaders whose service helped guide a period of growth and ...

Matar convicted of federal terrorism charges

A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses." After just a couple of hours of deliberations, a jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against ...