Westfield News

WESTFIELD Those who have been anxiously awaiting the opening of the Grape Discovery Center will have to wait no longer.

The latest chapter in a life well lived has brought her to Westfield, N.Y. Galbraith and her husband Rob purchased the former New York Central Passenger Railway Depot and converted it into her personal exhibit space.

Life-long Westfield resident and former member of the Westfield Town Board Carl Vilardo, Jr., was honored recently when the board voted unanimously to name a street after him.

As a number of residents head to their schools to vote on the proposed budgets and candidates for their Board of Education today, a much larger vote for the area looms in the next month.

A fire destroyed a house on Route 5 near McKinley Road on Monday morning. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team determined the cause was an accidental gas explosion.

Firefighters from four departments battled a house fire Monday that apparently began as an explosion in the town of Westfield.

The Station Art Gallery, located in Westfield, announces that it will open on Saturday, May 25, in conjunction with the Chautauqua/Lake Erie Art Trail's fifth annual open studio tour.

BROCTON Cecile M. Jordan, 67, of 8610 Route 380, Brocton, died Wednesday at Absolut Care in Westfield.

The public is invited to attend an informational and public input session that will focus on evaluating the feasibility of a potential multi-use trail connecting Lake Erie at Barcelona Harbor to Chautauqua Lake at the Chautauqua Institution.

The United Way of Northern Chautauqua County and its partner agencies are jointly recognizing the dedication of local residents to make the community a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

According to seethroughny.net, Ripley Central Schools Superintendent Karen Krause earned $123,000 in 2012.

The story may be about children thousands of miles away, but the struggle of those children inspired one class of local students to make a difference.

About 50 attentive people attended the hearing, most of whom were administrators, board members, or members of the advisory committee.

The Brocton and Westfield districts held another public hearing concerning the consolidation of the districts.

MAYVILLE Chautauqua County Director of Health & Human Services Christine Schuyler congratulates the City of Jamestown for being the overall winner in the annual Water Tasting Contest held at Chautauqua Mall on Friday.

In the absence of Brocton Board of Education President Thomas DeJoe, 1st Vice President Doug Walter presided over the recent regular meeting of the board.

Brocton Westfield Advisory Committee members, who thought their meetings were finished, were asked by the Brocton and Westfield boards of education to meet one more time.

St. Patrick's Day wasn't neglected by Rotary Club members. President John "Doc" Hamels and his buddy, Bill Drellow, came prepared with their guitars and banjo.

The Hilltop Spinners are a group of people who meet together to keep the old art of the use of spinning wheels known to all.

A magical night complete with a limo ride, a black tie affair and dinner - otherwise known by high school students and their parents as prom - doesn't come without a price tag.