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Making Summer Plans For 2026

What are you doing this summer? Around these parts, that question starts popping up almost immediately once the weather finally turns. And while some people are planning vacations, many others are looking forward to something far simpler — local concerts, festivals, fairs, lake events and all the traditions that make summer in Western New York feel like summer. The good news is there will be no shortage of things to do. Summer 2026 is already shaping up to be a busy one across Chautauqua County and New York State, with packed event calendars stretching from Memorial Day through ...

North county meetings always ready for ruckus

It was an unusual police call on Monday, May 11 in Fredonia. Officers were being summoned to Village Hall — the same building where its headquarters are stationed on the lower level. After the public access cameras at the trustees meeting went dark, there was a definite commotion. ...

Motions Defeated: Automatic legislator raises, clerk pay to stay

An attempt by Democratic county lawmakers to eliminate automatic pay raises for legislators as well as an attempt to reduce the salary of the county clerk have failed. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR LEGISLATORS In 2024, the county legislature voted to increase the base salary of individual ...

Promoter of canceled shows won’t be on future Reg schedules

A pair of canceled performances at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in recent weeks are not uncommon to Jamestown by the shows’ promoter. Moxie Events, the promoter of the canceled Magic of Motown and the Ultimate Eagle Tribute Concert, has had several such cancellations around the country, particularly with the Magic of Motown show. The Motown tribute features 15 vocalists and a live six-piece band performing legendary Motown hits from The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, and Marvin Gaye. In addition to the cancellation at the Reg Lenna ...

Panama JCC leadership class visits Village Board

PANAMA — As part of a requirement for one of Panama Central School’s Jamestown Community College Leadership classes, students are asked to attend a meeting of a local government, and recently students were in attendance during the May meeting of the Panama village board. Mayor William ...