JAMESTOWN, NY — In keeping with the spirit of the season, Aeropostale, located in the Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood, once again donated 48 Aero Holiday Bears to WCA Hospital. These teddy bears will be distributed to children cared for and served by WCA during the holiday season in Pediatrics, Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health, and the Emergency ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY -- The Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) have been generous to the youth at GA Family Services for many years. This Christmas Season they purchased, crafted and donated gifts to bring joy to the youth, many of whom spend the holiday with foster families or on the GA Campus surrounded by their GA family. ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY -- Residents from Tanglewood Manor, Memory Garden, and Comfort Today Adult Day Services got in the holiday spirit and headed for the store for some Christmas shopping to benefit the Toys for Tots drive. (Submitted photo) Heading down the toy aisle brought back many happy memories of shopping ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — Medicaid Costs Out of Line. I have been talking about the high cost of Medicaid on Counties across the State and in particular, Chautauqua County in my Monday Morning Memo and local media outlets. Recently an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization completed research on the financial and management practices of New York ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — Last weekend the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry in Dunkirk experienced a severe sewage leak that caused damage to the offices, Friendly Kitchen, and Garment Gallery located on its lower floor. As a result, many of the items collected for the nonprofit organizations' Christmas programs were contaminated and destroyed. "We tried ... Read More

Christmas may have come and gone, but the smiles on the faces of more than 2,500 underprivileged children will last well beyond the holiday season.   Posing with some of the more than 5,000 toys that were donated this year are, from left, Toys for Tots volunteers Russell Volk, John Volk, Andrea Volk, Dave ... Read More

Jamestown — In the spirit of the holiday season, The WCA Hospital Auxiliary delivered hundreds of soft, cuddly teddy bears and stuff animals to the adolescent patients admitted to WCA Hospital. From Left: Amy Reinhardt, WCA Hospital Volunteer Coordinator; Mary Ann Wilcox, R.N., MS, Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit Nurse Manager; Donna ... Read More

The ministries of the Jamestown Salvation Army are their busiest this time of year. And while most associate the organization with the red kettles, bells and familiar trucks, there is much more that goes into making Christmas a reality for so many in our community. This week, the South Main Street site was buzzing with activity. On Monday, ... Read More

Jamestown — The WCA Hospital Emergency Department team made the Holiday Season more joyful this year by adopting a family through The Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family program.   With the support of more than 60 employees in the hospital’s Emergency Department, the staff purchased gifts ... Read More

Members of the Chautauqua Lake Central School National Honor Society made the holidays brighter for 45 children in 15 local families.   Members of the Chautauqua Lake Central School National Honor Society made the holidays brighter for 45 children in 15 local families. Shown wrapping gifts of clothing are ... Read More