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Molitor Introduces Bill To Expand Health Care Options

Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, has introduced legislation (A.10904) aimed at reversing the decrease of employer-sponsored health insurance among New York’s small businesses. According to a 2023 independent study, only 32% of New York small businesses offer health insurance to their employees. New York carries some of the highest health insurance premiums in the country, driven by the extensive list of state-mandated benefits that insurers are required to include in every policy. “Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, and their employees deserve ...

Panama Holds Cleanup Day

Recently 23 members from the Panama community and Panama Central School gathered to help clean up the Panama community from trash and garbage that had accumulated through the winter months. Volunteers climbed over of the sidewalks and road shoulder to clean debris from ditches and fields. ...

Rotary Club Members Clean Up Near Barcelona

Members of the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club recently gathered at the two Barcelona beaches near Westfield for its part in cleaning up the debris along Lake Erie. For a number of years, the club has done the cleanu as part of Earth Day/Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup. Pictured are club ...

Costume Designer Speaks To Norden Women’s Club

The Norden Women's Club recently met at the Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club for a member-guest luncheon with 43 members and two guests attending. Hostesses were Dottie Larson and Susie Westrom. The slate of officers for 2026-27 was presented and approved: Brenda Fitzgerald, president; Maria ...

Area Piano Students Receive Awards

Vivian Watson, Taran Laska and Merrillie Schmidt, students of area piano teacher Andrew Schmidt, each recently received a distinguished award from the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Watson and Schmidt received the Five-Year National Award. Laska received the Paderewski Award. The ...

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive generates 1,330 pounds of food in Mayville

The Mayville Post Office participated in the 2026 National Association of Letter Carriers ‘Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive’ in early May. Started in 1993, the food drive is held in May because most food banks face a depletion in donations from the holiday season. Thanks to the Mayville Post ...