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Elections Board announces summer training schedule

Luz E. Torres and Nacole L. Ellis of the Chautauqua County Board of Elections have scheduled summer training for new and returning poll workers. “As we get ready for this year’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election, we encourage all returning poll workers to attend the mandatory trainings this year. We also would like to encourage anyone who is interested in becoming a poll worker to attend our training sessions,” Ellis said. Poll workers prepare the polling site for voting, help set up the voting equipment, sign-in and process voters, demonstrate voting procedures and help close the ...

Pearl City Clay House to open exhibition today

The Pearl City Clay House will present An Explosion of Color, a gallery exhibition featuring the work of artist Janet Cookson. The exhibition opens with a public reception on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pearl City Clay House, 220 E. Second St., Jamestown. Using a palette of ...

Brocton school leaders earn awards

The National Association of Educational Office Professionals has selected Jason Delcamp, Brocton Central School superintendent, and Ashley Means, confidential secretary CEOE, as top national award recipients for 2026. Means, who also serves as district clerk of the Brocton Central School ...

Deadline for relief on farm tariffs is Tuesday

Gov. Kathy Hochul is reminding New York producers that the deadline to apply for the $30 million Agricultural Resiliency Against Tariffs Program is approaching with applications due on Tuesday by 11:59 p.m. The program, first announced in Hochul’s 2026 State of the State address, will help offset rising costs and market loss that New York farmers faced in 2025 because of federal tariff policy. Applications for dairy, livestock, specialty crop and aquaculture producers are available here. Farmers are encouraged to begin the application process early to ensure all parts are ...

Jamestown Civil Air Patrol cadets graduate from New York Wing Encampment

The Civil Air Patrol New York Wing encampment recently took place at Hancock Field operated by the Air National Guard. Four cadets from Jamestown Civil Air Patrol Squadron attended basic encampment: C/TSgt Dawson Benson, C/MSgt Elouise Bilott, C/CMSgt Sarah Dorman and C/Amn Samuel Fitch. ...

Grape program to hold sprayer technology demonstration

PORTLAND - On Aug. 12, the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is hosting a Sprayer Technology Demo Day at the Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Laboratory (CLEREL), 6592 W Main St., Portland. The event will feature in-person demonstrations of spraying technology currently available and in development for future use. Demonstrations will include drones, autonomous sprayers and traditional vineyard equipment. Speakers include Dr. Michael Reinke of Michigan State University, Gwen Hoheise of Washington State University and Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie of Cornell University, with topics ...