FALCONER – During its monthly August meeting, members of the Chautauqua County Planning Board sat on the grounds in Abe Mattison Millrace Park. That’s because there’s not even a park bench for the public to sit at. In the summertime the county Planning Board will often hold one of ...
The St. Susan Center will host a cooking competition with a new twist starting in September. The center will host Battle of the Badges: The Ladle Showdown, as a sequel to St. Susan Center’s “So You Think You Can Cook” competition. The four-week culinary showdown will feature police, fire and EMS teams from across Chautauqua County while raising money for a much-needed walk-in freezer for St. Susan Center. The competition will be held Sept. 3, 10 and 17 and conclude with a championship finale on September 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Teams will prepare a signature soup for ...
Aaron Gies, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, kicked off his districtwide 100 town hall tour in Jamestown recently with more than 125 people attending. The Jamestown town hall marked the beginning of Gies’ town hall tour, which will take him ...
CASSADAGA – Austin Gloss has been awarded a scholarship from the Citizens for a Better Cassadaga. He is a 2026 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School and was honored during a recent concert in the village. Each year, the CBC presents a $500 cash award to a graduating Senior of CVCS. ...
Luz E. Torres and Nacole L. Ellis of the Chautauqua County Board of Elections have scheduled summer training for new and returning poll workers. “As we get ready for this year’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election, we encourage all returning poll workers to attend the mandatory trainings this year. We also would like to encourage anyone who is interested in becoming a poll worker to attend our training sessions,” Ellis said. Poll workers prepare the polling site for voting, help set up the voting equipment, sign-in and process voters, demonstrate voting procedures and help close the ...
Several area libraries are among those receiving grants from the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation’s Rural Library Grants Program. Each region in the foundation’s service areas will receive $1.5 million over the three-year period, distributed in amounts of $500,000 annually. The inaugural year of funding is going to more than 30 libraries across both regions. Through the program, libraries were invited to propose projects that respond to needs identified by their communities while aligning with the foundation’s focus areas. Chautauqua County libraries receiving money include the ...
