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Bradford hospital transitioning to outpatient care center

Another rural hospital is downsizing operations from patient, emergency and long-term care services to an ambulatory and outpatient model. On Tuesday afternoon, the Bradford Regional Medical Center submitted a formal closure notice to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to transition the Kaleida Health facility to a model that will continue to provide essential services for the community with a focus on primary care and specialty clinics. “Federal funding cuts and long-standing financial pressures across the healthcare industry have accelerated the challenges we face and the decisions ...

Fredonia keeps public comments at meetings

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson missed criticism of his idea to halt public comments at Fredonia trustees meetings. However, he is apparently dropping the idea for now. Ferguson called the OBSERVER ahead of Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting and stated that he is not planning on pushing his stance too hard. The mayor also said he would be skipping the meeting because he has a nasty, contagious virus — not because he fears criticism of his idea. He told the OBSERVER that he is unlikely to insist that trustees cut off public comments. It’s the trustees who get to ultimately ...

Young Minds: 4-H Holding Twelfth ‘Green Tie’ Fundraiser

CELORON – Chautauqua County 4-H will be hosting the twelfth annual Green Tie Affair fundraiser, typically the largest of any event that the organization holds. Any money that is raised will go to the organization, an extension of Cornell Cooperative, to put back into the community to ...

Conservancy wins funds for Bear Lake area

The Land Conservancy announced Tuesday it has been awarded a $675,000 state grant toward the acquisition of the Bear Lake Preserve in the town of Stockton. The grant, announced in late December by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation through the 2025 ...

$1.5B to New York City brings GOP outcry

New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul has again come to the rescue for a fiscally challenged city with its massive debt — and this one is downstate. On Monday, Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced New York state will allocate an additional $1.5 billion in operating expenses ...

Clymer Extends Battery Storage Moratorium

CLYMER — With no new updates from the state on the town’s battery storage moratorium, the town of Clymer discussed and approved extending said moratorium again for another 12 months. During the February meeting of the town a public hearing was held in regards to this extension, with no ...