Missy Paterniti is pictured helping at St. Susan Center in Jamestown. My story with St. Susan Center didn’t begin five years ago when I became actively involved with the organization. It began 41 years ago, although I didn’t know it at the time. I was 10 years old and a member of St. ...
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services will hold its annual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8 to gather community input on its proposed 2026-27 Annual Update to the Four-Year Plan. The public hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and provides older adults, caregivers, service providers, health care partners, community organizations, volunteers, elected officials and residents an opportunity to share ideas about the needs and priorities of older adults in Chautauqua County. “Our annual public hearing is an important opportunity for us to listen directly to the people ...
WESTFIELD — The Chautauqua County Historical Society and Patterson Library will continue their 2026 Fireside Lecture Series on Thursday with a presentation exploring the remarkable life and legacy of local aviation pioneer Lucile M. Wright. Titled “The Story of Lucile M. Wright and Her Museum,” the presentation will be given by Dennis Webster, curator of the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum in Jamestown. The program will begin at 6 p.m. at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St. The event is free and open to the public. Webster will share the story of Wright's path from an early ...
JAMESTOWN — Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival returns to downtown Jamestown today and Saturday for two days of live music, visual art and community programming throughout the city. Presented by Lifted, Whirlybird 2026 features 14 shows across nine downtown venues, with the majority of festival programming free and open to the public. This year’s lineup brings together nationally touring artists, regional favorites and local talent, including Jimkata, Sugar Nova featuring Luke Miller of Lotus, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, Grub, Feverhawk, Tsavo Highway, Royal Tea Service, Stereo Death, ...
Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will host Infini-Con, a free, family-friendly community event taking place from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Infinity Center in Jamestown. Activities will include a mini ‘Artists Alley’ featuring Infinity youth creators, a cosplay panel, costume runway, ...
State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, Sen. George Borrello, Assemblyman Paul Bologna and Assemblyman Angelo Morinello joined representatives from nonprofit Field & Fork Network at the North Tonawanda City Market recently to discuss the importance of farmers markets, fresh food and the ability to stretch SNAP benefits on locally grown produce. The Double Up Food Bucks NY program, administered by Field & Fork Network, receives $2 million annually from the New York State budget in addition to federal grants and is designed to help extend SNAP/EBT benefits by matching, dollar-for-dollar, ...
