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Student-Driven Splash

MAYVILLE - Students, community leaders, environmental organizations and water professionals came together to celebrate the success of the inaugural Water Warriors Day, a hands-on event dedicated to protecting local waterways and empowering youth to become environmental stewards. Hosted ...

Falconer Christmas events may be one-day festival

The village of Falconer may be getting a little bit jollier this December. Nikki Pierce, a member of the Falconer Village Board, said during a recent meeting she had met with Ron Caldwell, organizer of the Falconer Christmas Association, to talk about planning a Christmas festival. Pierce said the event being discussed could incorporate all of the traditional Falconer Christmas activities that have been planned in the past into a one-day event tentatively scheduled for Dec. 5. Pierce was also given grant information to research for playground equipment and pickleball courts. ...

Clymer looking for playground building volunteers

CLYMER — The town of Clymer is set to hold their KABOOM! community playground building days June 25 through 27, but the town is still looking for volunteers for a few areas for those three days. During the town’s June board meeting Deputy Town Supervisor Todd Kolstee said some materials have started arriving and the perimeter has been marked for where the playground will be built. The school has reached out to have staff and students help out in shifts. A side project will also be done for two new picnic tables and benches, along with a new town park sign. Food wise, Kolstee said ...

Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation receives grant

Pictured from left, Dr. Rodney J. Buchanan, AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital administrator, and Patricia Gaughan DiPalma, Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation executive director, accept a $2,030 check from Diane Hannum, Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation executive director, and ...

Molitor introduces eviction procedure bill

Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, has introduced legislation that would stop requiring landlords to file good cause eviction notices for rental units that aren’t subject to good cause eviction law in the first place. Under current state law, every landlord in New York must fill out a form before pursuing an eviction proceeding, even though the issue of good cause eviction policy only applies in a small number of municipalities that have opted into the law. Therefore, many landlords are filing forms for a law that does not pertain to them. In Chautauqua County, no ...

Fenton History Center to host author

The Fenton History Center will host a meet the author event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Fenton Mansion with Dr. Edward T. Davis III. Davis is the author of a two-volume set entitled “The Early Years of Boating on Chautauqua Lake” which contains almost 600 pages of text, mostly ...