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Cellar Celebration

The Jamestown Wine Cellar is set to celebrate its 50th birthday this Saturday. The drink and eatery, located at 309 N. Main St., is celebrating a half-century of serving drinks and food in Jamestown. To mark the occasion, management has organized a day of festivities, fun, food, and ...

Falconer historian shares stories behind street names

FALCONER - Have you ever wondered why the second-busiest road in Falconer is named Work Street? Brenda Cavallaro, Falconer village historian, shared the answer during a recent Falconer Village Board meeting along with a brief history of some of the names behind roads and streets in the village. The first group of streets named were after prominent people in the village: Work (Edward Work), Falconer (Patrick Falconer), Davis (Gilbert Davis, who built the Davis block and Davis Hall), Everett (a prominent businessman), Phetteplace (John Phetteplace, the first president of Falconer), ...

Boxing matches scheduled for Saturday at arena

The Northwest Arena will play host to 16 boxing matches on Saturday. The event, titled "Rumble at the Areas 3: No Mercy" begins at 3 p.m. with doors opening at 2 p.m. “We have about 16 fights scheduled to happen,” said Chip Swanson, local boxing coach and trainer. “There will be fighters from Rochester, Buffalo, and other New York cities, along with some from Ohio and Pennsylvania - fighting here.” Swanson said that the fight program is family-friendly and fan-friendly. “There will be food and drinks for sale at the event,” he said. “This is a chance to come out, ...

Sinclairville History Fair set for Saturday

SINCLAIRVILLE – History will be celebrated once again in Sinclairville on Saturday. On Saturday, the Valley Historical Society and the village of Sinclairville will be hosting the 27th annual History Fair in the center of the village. The day begins at 7 a.m. with breakfast at the ...

New Neighbors Coalition hosts Welcoming Week starting tonight

Welcoming Week will take place from Sept. 11-19, organized locally by the New Neighbors Coalition. “We all know the difference between being allowed into a space and actually feeling that we belong there,” said Momina Di Blasio of the New Neighbors Coalition. “Welcoming Week asks how we can create that sense of belonging for one another, especially for neighbors building a life in a new country and community.” The week begins in partnership with Sukanya Burman Dance and the Jamestown Dance Festival. At 7 p.m. tonight, Sept. 11, at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, ...

Ceremony set for new digital kiosk in Mayville

MAYVILLE - The village of Mayville will soon have the first outdoor digital touchscreen kiosk in Western New York. Mayville’s outdoor digital touchscreen kiosk will be located at the southwest corner of the Mayville Depot, located on Water Street across from the Lakeview Hotel and ...