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Comedy Center to launch Susan Sargent Caregiver Week

The National Comedy Center will launch its first Susan Sargent Caregiver Week to honor caregivers supporting loved ones through illness, disability or other conditions requiring care. Presented during National Family Caregivers Month and reflecting its 2026 theme, “Care Connects Us,” ...

HEAP applications being accepted now by county Social Services Dept.

The county Social Services Department is accepting applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program. The program could provide up to $1,086 this winter to help low- and middle-income households and older adults, depending on how they heat their home. Households that do not automatically receive assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can begin applying as of Nov. 2. Applications for assistance are accepted at local departments of social services and can be submitted online, through the mail or in person. New Yorkers can visit ny.gov/HEAP to learn more and ...

Both sides not taking motel issues ‘lightly’

FREDONIA - Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson was advised last week to “say less” about the situation involving a Route 60 motel that used to house homeless people. He was not interested in following that advice the previous night. Ferguson offered another defense of his actions on the former Econo Lodge, which lost that chain’s designation and then shut for months. It’s now reopening as an America’s Best Value Inn. The mayor successfully pushed for removal of homeless people placed there by Chautauqua County. However, he said at last week’s village Board of Trustees ...

Paddle boarders draw attention, raise funds at river

WARREN - What started as a spontaneous text message turned into a magical Halloween adventure on the Allegheny River. It all began when Jen Dilks sent Pamela Hahn a link to a story about the standup paddle boarders (SUPers) dressing as witches and paddling along various rivers and lakes ...

City Development Dept. to see budget bump

The city Development Department will receive additional city support after the expiration of American Rescue Plan Act funding that has supplemented the department’s budget in recent years. The Development Department budget booklet presented to the City Council outlines many of the department’s projects, and Crystal Surdyk, city development department director, said every step of any project requires administration, coordination and follow through. Surdyk also briefly talked on the city’s historical funding allocation to the department, also noting their request has increased ...

Sherman board hears Superintendent’s Day feedback

SHERMAN - Sherman Central School District Superintendent Carrie Yohe shared the results of the recent Superintendents' Days with Board of Education members at a recent meeting. Yohe and Board President Teresa Guzman presented posters which were created by staff members who indicated their ...