Chautauqua News

The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation's 2011 Campaign has exceeded its $190,000 goal by $77,738 to bring the total to $267,738. Exceeding the goal is due in part to a $50,000 matching challenge from Saint Vincent Health System, affiliate of Westfield Memorial Hospital; grants from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Lake Shore Savings ... (more)

William G. Smith, age 59 of Rochester, NY, died Monday, November 6 at the ShoreWinds, a skilled nursing care facility, in Rochester, NY after a long, protracted battle with cancer.

A big change in the weather is on the way this weekend. Highs will be in the 30's Friday afternoon before a cold front crosses Western New York, dropping temperatures into the teens and bringing snow across the area in the evening.

Two local firms - Smith Boys Marine and Man O Trees Inc. - have emerged as the bidders for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Citing confidentiality clauses, representatives from both companies could not comment on their respective bids, including how much they offered from the prime waterfront property.

This article is in response to the article that appeared in recent editions of the Westfield Republican and OBSERVER regarding police coverage in the town of Westfield and the surrounding area.

On Jan. 31, Randall A. Rothwell, 23, of Mayville and Jeffrey M. Skellie, 24, of North East, Pa.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps solve a burglary at a home on Hewes Road.

Leslie Ashton, the 25-year-old sister of pop music stars Nick and Aaron Carter, died Tuesday in Westfield Memorial Hospital after being found unresponsive in her father's Town of Chautauqua home, officials said.

The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development is excited to announce that its initiative to create countywide greenways and trails, and to preserve open spaces for recreation, leisure and eco-tourism based economic development, is coming to fruition.

A group of outstanding business and community leaders will be honored during the Fredonia Community Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet Tuesday evening.

Although a meeting is anticipated between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff and those from the Chautauqua Lake Association regarding what can be done next regarding weeds in Chautauqua Lake, there may be a small pot of money that would require a county match to do the actual cleanup.

Recently there has been much talk about how natural gas could make our country energy independent and stock has soared of companies that have discovered large shale deposits, such as Marcellus Shale in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.

A public reception was held recently at the Masonic Center for Helen A. Patti, district deputy grand matron, and Quentin O. Bensink, district grand lecturer, of the Chautauqua District Order of the Eastern Star, State of New York.

Following a holiday performance by the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony's Chamber Orchestra, board members recently completed the last step in their 2011-2012 annual fund drive.

In 1912, Arthur C. Wade and Mrs. Wade would leave soon for a five-week trip abroad, expecting to visit England and France and possibly Germany.

Nathan E. Miskell, 18, of Aldrich Street, Gowanda has been charged with third-degree escape after running from police on Jan.

The debate over village police also covering the town of Westfield was started back in November when Carr reported to the board he had sent a letter to Westfield Town Supervisor Martha Bills requesting that the town increase its payment for police coverage incrementally from $10,000 to $70,000 in the next few years.

Scott L. Laurito, 29, of Brocton was charged with DWI, DWI per se, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, disobeying a stop sign and loud exhaust Friday at 12:41 a.m. Deputies pulled over the vehicle on Hartfield Stockton Road in Chautauqua.