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National Spotlight: Comedy Center Named Top Pop Culture Museum

The National Comedy Center has been named the #1 Best Pop Culture Museum in the country by USA Today as part of the 2026 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The National Comedy Center was one of 20 institutions nationwide nominated as the best in the U.S. in the pop culture category ...

Langworthy Announces Federal Funding For Ellicott

FALCONER – U.S. House Representative Nick Langworthy visited Ellicott on Wednesday to celebrate federal funding for a water district expansion project more than two decades in the making. Though over 22 years into the planning process, the town hopes to be able to break ground on the ...

State Closes Cannabis Loophole

It’s going to get a bit easier to open a cannabis shop in New York state. Both houses of the state Legislature have passed legislation (S.9155/A.10140) to clarify how to measure a proposed cannabis shop’s distance from a church or a school. The Assembly passed the bill by a 91-50 vote with both Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, voting against the bill. The Senate approved the bill 35-24 with Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, voting against it. The legislation has already been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The legislation ...

Life Lessons: St. Luke’s Youth Embarking On Pilgrimage

Youth members of St. Luke’s Episocpal Church, alongside numerous volunteers, have recently set off on a biyearly journey. This journey takes the group along a historical religious route, with the group expected to arrive in Rome just in time for the beginning of Lent. Despite the tough ...

Lawsuit Challenges Dewittville Condo Project

A group of Dewittville area residents have filed an Article 78 lawsuit seeking to overturn the Chautauqua Town Board’s approval of the Sunset View development at the former Chautauqua Point Golf Course. Chautauqua town officials approved the project in January. The $70 million development ...