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Ripley hears cost issues with fuel, salt

RIPLEY — The record high U.S fuel prices, including diesel, are not just impacting truckers, but municipalities as well, Town of Ripley council members learned at their meeting this month. Highway Superintendent Jason Jones told council members that the Town of Ripley used 53.49 gallons of gasoline and 1275.34 gallons of diesel fuel in the month of September. He added that the total cost for upcoming winter prep includes $26,709 for road salt and $7,700 for sand. Town Supervisor Laura K. Pless told the board that Ripley is being impacted by the price of diesel fuel, which is more ...

WMH Foundation annual campaign underway

WESTFIELD - The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation has begun its 2026 Annual Campaign, according to Dr. Kathryn S. Bronstein, president of the WMH Foundation Board. “We’ve all seen first-hand that when neighbors come together - meaningful things happen,” Bronstein said. The ...

Schumer asks Flock CEO to answer questions

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Democratic leader, recently demanded answers from Flock Safety, the private company behind a nationwide network of license plate cameras, about what it does with the data it collects on Americans and demanded personal data not tied to a crime be deleted from Flock’s servers. In a letter to Flock CEO Garrett Langley, Schumer pressed the company on its National Lookup Tool, which lets agencies search camera data collected outside their own jurisdictions, and on recent reports of hacked cameras and misuse of license plate readers. Schumer called on the ...

Clerks Association makes donation to NCCR

The Chautauqua County Municipal Clerks Association held its August meeting in Westfield and members brought baskets of donated items that were raffled. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to two local charities, the Sinclairville 76ers and Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue. Each charity ...

Water grants announced for pair of entities

Two area municipalities are part of nearly $500 million in grants for critical drinking water and sewer projects statewide. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the investments will help local governments modernize aging infrastructure, tackle legacy threats such as lead service lines and emerging contaminants, and lay the foundation for sustainable growth and economic development while creating good-paying jobs. The village of Westfield is to receive $5 million while the town of Randolph is in line for $4.5 million for water system improvements. “Investing in water ...

Safety Village receives donation

John Miga, Department of New York American Legion past commander, during his visits to 62 counties across New York state, advocated for the Chautauqua Safety Village as one of his commander’s projects. He encouraged statewide support that resulted in recently presenting a $20,470 donation to ...