Just days into her job as Dunkirk’s new city comptroller, Tracy Smith-Dengler knows important work is in her future. She also knows there is much to learn. “It is so far working out to be exactly as expected — at the bottom of a very large curve,” Smith-Dengler said during an ...
Luz E. Torres and Nacole L. Ellis of the Chautauqua County Board of Elections have scheduled summer training for new and returning poll workers. “As we get ready for this year’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election, we encourage all returning poll workers to attend the mandatory trainings this year. We also would like to encourage anyone who is interested in becoming a poll worker to attend our training sessions,” Ellis said. Poll workers prepare the polling site for voting, help set up the voting equipment, sign-in and process voters, demonstrate voting procedures and help close the ...
Michael Edwards, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation’s new director of downtown revitalization, has been on the job for just over a month, and in that time his focus has been on learning about the assets of downtown Jamestown and looking towards downtown’s future. Edwards has been ...
The finishing touch to this year’s World Cup came courtesy of a Jamestown business. The FIFA World Cup wrapped up a few weeks ago, and at the end of every match one player was awarded the Superior Player of the Match trophy. This trophy for the final match, awarded to Terran Forres, who ...
Bemus, you know we love you, but here’s a vote to start calling Chautauqua Avenue in Lakewood “The Ave.” It’s a natural shortening that catches on when one avenue becomes the cultural heart of a community. I’ve been truly enamored with the transformation of storefronts, new businesses, and the diversity of services. If you haven’t walked The Ave lately, I highly recommend you do—on a Saturday, say, around lunchtime. And if you haven’t sat on our hill at one of the Rock the Lake concerts in Hartley Park, well, you can’t really call it summer anymore. Take a walk with ...
PORTLAND - On Aug. 12, the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is hosting a Sprayer Technology Demo Day at the Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Laboratory (CLEREL), 6592 W Main St., Portland. The event will feature in-person demonstrations of spraying technology currently available and in development for future use. Demonstrations will include drones, autonomous sprayers and traditional vineyard equipment. Speakers include Dr. Michael Reinke of Michigan State University, Gwen Hoheise of Washington State University and Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie of Cornell University, with topics ...
