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Retool WNY to host free Manufacturing Crossroads event

Regional manufacturers are invited to attend a free Manufacturing Crossroads event co-sponsored by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ Retool WNY initiative and Properly Works, a regional automation systems vendor, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Northwest Arena’s Arena Club. The drop-in event from 2 to 5 p.m. will allow attendees to see automation solutions that solve manufacturing challenges and talk with business consultants about available grants and funding opportunities for equipment additions to their production lines. The solutions are designed to address production line ...

Lakewood Women’s Club opens new year

LAKEWOOD - The Women’s Club of Lakewood held a “Welcome the Year, Wine & Cheese” membership drive open house recently at Marge Basile Johnson's home. More than half of the club’s members came to connect with familiar faces and guests. The event included snacks, a welcome to new ...

Ripley approves use of therapy dog at school

RIPLEY - Ripley Central School Board of Education members approved the use of a school therapy dog at no cost to the district at their meeting in September. Luna, owned by district employee Carla Wienke, will be used as an in-district therapy dog during normal school hours. Concurrent with ...

Langworthy introduces Surge To Save Newborns Act

Rep. Nick Langworthy recently announced the introduction of the bipartisan Surge to Save Newborns Act, bipartisan legislation co-led by Democrat Congresswoman Kim Schrier, D-Wash., that would provide states with dedicated federal resources to implement newborn screenings for serious health ...

‘Knife’ film on Rushdie showing at Opera House

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie,” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. Inspired by ...