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County looking for more foster parents

Community July 20, 2026

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services is seeking compassionate individuals and families to become foster parents and help provide safe, supportive homes for children in the community. Through the department’s Home Finding team, prospective foster parents receive guidance and support as they explore opening their hearts and homes to children who may not have their basic needs met or a safe place to call home. Foster parents provide temporary, stable, and nurturing care for children who are placed in foster care and remain in the custody of ...

Senior citizen seeks counseling amidst adjustment

Local News July 20, 2026

Editor’s note: This column by Marshall Greenstein will appear occasionally in The Post-Journal. By Marshall Greenstein I received a call from a man named Leo. He was referred to me by his neighbor friends. He stated that he was retired and anytime would work for an appointment. We agreed to a mutually agreeable time in two days. Mornings worked for him. He was “an early bird.” Included in phone calls about counseling and therapy ordinarily are inquiries about my fee. No such subject was discussed. We met at 9:00 a.m. two days later. I was watching at the door. The weather was ...

‘Important Fixture’

Local News July 20, 2026

CASSADAGA – For 19 years, Tammie Wichlacz has spent her summers on the Cassadaga beach, looking at the gazebo as it continued to worsen. She desperately wanted to see it remodeled, for both safety as well as aesthetic reasons. This summer she got her wish. Late last year the Northern ...

Leaders satisfied with Lakeside Park paving

Pet projects

Local News July 20, 2026

WESTFIELD - A youngster in Westfield is making a difference for area cat and dog shelters. Five-year-old Andrew Gustafson, who will be entering kindergarten at Westfield Academy & Central Schools, is getting ready to host his second year of holding a lemonade stand to benefit the ...

County to host trail study meeting July 21

Local News July 20, 2026

The county Department of Planning and Development will host a public information meeting to gather community input on the proposed Chautauqua to Erie – Lakes Connector Trail Study and recommended trail alignment from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Eason Hall, 23 Elm St., Westfield. The public meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about the proposed Chautauqua to Erie - Lakes Connector Trail, review the recommended trail alignment, and share feedback that will help guide the next phase of the project. The proposed trail would create a 20-mile multi-use corridor connecting Barcelona Harbor ...