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Dunkirk Teacher Appointed To JCC Board

Miriam Lugo-Alfaro has been appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul to serve on the Jamestown Community College board of trustees. Her term runs through 2027. Lugo-Alfaro has been a Spanish teacher for Dunkirk City School District since 2004. The Dunkirk resident previously served as an English as ...

Credit Union Involved In Crypto

NEW YORK — Credit unions have been dipping their toes into cryptocurrency over the past year. The timing largely coincided with the “crypto winter” that saw digital coins plunge in value and numerous exchanges and lenders collapse. But at the height of the crypto craze in late 2021, ...

Big Brothers, Big Sisters CEO Recruits Alumni As Mentors

NEW YORK — Big Brothers Big Sisters America CEO Artis Stevens says the 119-year-old nonprofit long known for mentoring schoolchildren is now diversifying its programming. Stevens, who took over the organization two years ago, said the fastest growing demand for its services is among young ...

Fourth Quarter Wage Growth Slows

WASHINGTON — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew at a healthy but more gradual pace in the final three months of 2022, a third straight slowdown, which could help reassure the Federal Reserve that wage gains won’t fuel higher inflation. Wages and benefits, such as health ...

St. Elmo Spa Recognized: Institution Business Receives Mayville Chamber Award

MAYVILLE — The Mayville-Chautauqua Community Chamber of Commerce recently presented its 2022 Business Improvement Award to the St. Elmo Spa. After purchasing the St. Elmo Spa in 2018, owner Julie Ambrose renovated and refreshed the spa’s interior, enhanced existing treatments, and added ...

Metzger Retires From IDA Board

Mark Geise, Deputy County Executive for Economic Development and Chief Executive Officer of the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA), announces that Mike Metzger of Chautauqua, NY retired from the CCIDA Board Chairmanship in late December of 2022. Mr. Metzger served on the ...