BUSTI — At the beginning of September, the Busti Fire Department brought back the Busti Gala Days event, which used to be held annually. Raffles were included as part of this event, and one such raffle brought one young man from the town a surprise. Town Supervisor Jesse Robbins said the ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - RIPLEY - Christopher S. Gibbons, 37, of Ripley was charged with second-degree harassment at 8:46 p.m. Sunday after deputies responded to a reported altercation in Ripley. Gibbons allegedly made unwanted physical contact with another individual at the ...
On a foggy December night in 1951 a large passenger airplane crashed into a mountain ridge in Cattaraugus County, killing 26 people and leaving 14 survivors in the snow and cold for three days and two nights. It’s the longest stranding of a large group of airplane crash survivors in ...
Mobile sports betting has quickly become New York state’s second largest source of gaming revenue, trailing only the lottery. In State Fiscal Year 2026, mobile sports betting generated $1.3 billion in state revenues from taxes on gross gaming revenues, according to a report by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report also notes that the increased wagering activity led to a 8.5% increase in calls to the state’s problem gambling hotline in 2025 since 2020. “While the legalization of mobile sports betting in New York has boosted state revenues, the rise in problem ...
RTPI To Open New Exhibit Oct. 9 The Roger Tory Peterson Institute will host an opening reception for Flights of Feathers: Migratory Birds from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. Guests will be the first to experience the second major exhibition of the year, and learn about how and why birds travel hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles, during their migrations. The art included in the exhibition display various birds and how they handle migrations (or don’t migrate at all, and why). Original paintings, pencil sketches and ink drawings by Roger Tory Peterson span from 1941 to 1980, ...
STOW - Electric vehicle charging stations may be on the way to Hogan’s Hut in North Harmony. A sketch plan for an electric vehicle charging station at Hogan's Hut was presented to the North Harmony Planning Board during its September meeting. Concerns include traffic flow around Hogan’s Hut, aesthetics around the store, lighting and placement of the charging station near fuel tanks. No plans were approved by the board. The proposal is to be discussed again on Oct. 20. In other business, a homeowners association in the town of North Harmony is asking the North Harmony Planning ...
