YMCA To Hold Hiring Event

The Jamestown YMCA will be hosting an open hiring event today from 9 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. at 101 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. The YMCA is currently hiring for several positions for its Jamestown and Lakewood locations, which include child care, housekeeping and lifeguards. Hours vary by position up to 30 hours per week. Video interviews are also available by calling ahead to schedule: child care 664-2802 ext. 222, housekeeping at ext. 237 and aquatics at ext. 233. Those attending are asked to enter through the front doors and check in at the Welcome Center. Masks and social distancing are required.

Legion Sets Bake Sale Sept. 12

CASSADAGA — The Cassadaga American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 1280 will be holding its fourth annual rummage/bake sale on Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 228 Maple Ave., Cassadaga. Those attending are asked to practice social distancing.

Village, Town Set Cleanup Days

Clean up days for the town of Harmony and the village of Panama are Friday from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The town cannot accept tires, electronics or batteries.

Co-Op Sets Newsletter

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is publishing Veraison to Harvest, a weekly electronic newsletter put out by Cornell University viticulture and enology extension personnel from Lake Erie, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and the Finger Lakes. Each issue provides up-to-date regional data while giving a statewide perspective as well. Veraison to Harvest begins in early September and concludes in late October. The Veraison to Harvest newsletter has been a joint effort of grape and enology extension programs throughout New York for the 12 twelve years. Since 2007, the weekly newsletter has provided growers, industry stakeholders and winemakers with timely information on fruit ripening metrics sampled from 60 to 80 vineyards throughout New York state, as well as regional updates on harvest issues. The publication also provides suggested adjustments to winemaking practices due to the weather in a given season and brief articles highlighting current research projects and activities as they happen.

Tax Receipts Come In Lower

State tax receipts of $26.4 billion through the first four months of the state fiscal year were $3 billion, or 10.2%, below the same period last year, according to the July cash report by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Other items of note in the report: Personal income tax (PIT) collections totaled $18.9 billion through July, $1.4 billion, or 6.8% lower, than a year ago. Receipts from PIT withholding were 1 percent, or $133.1 million, below the previous year, while estimated payments were 14.4%, or more than $1.3 billion, lower; sales tax receipts of $4 billion for the first four months were down $1.2 billion from a year earlier, a drop of 23.1%. The year-over-year decline in July, 8.6 percent, was the lowest since March; all funds spending through July totaled $53 billion, down $2.3 billion, or 4.2%, from the previous year, including a $1.8 billion decline in local assistance grants.