ACCORD Corporation in Belmont is returning to full operations tomorrow and Friday after a suspension yesterday due to questions in regard to federal funding available to finance its services. The federal Office of Management and Budget issued a directive Monday, freezing spending a day later on federal loans and grants but exempting direct services to … Read more
BREAKING: A Pop-up Pantry (PUP) free food giveaway, scheduled for this afternoon in Canaseraga Village Park has been canceled due to high winds and snow creating travel hazards for Foodlink trucks from Rochester, while other upcoming food distributions in that community and Wellsville remain on the calendar. Other Canasaraga PUPs by the Helpful Hands – … Read more
BREAKING: ACCORD Corporation of Belmont, a primary provider of multiple services to Allegany County residents, is suspending, effective immediately, all activities other than Section 8 rental assistance, due to uncertainty of federal funding. National reports out of Washington are that all federal programs, other than those involving assistance going directly to recipients, such as Social … Read more
BREAKING – WEATHER: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY now has been posted for Allegany and Livingston counties north to the Rochester region and all of Western New York, for 6PM tonight through 6PM Wednesday, with potential for the same alert south into Pennsylvania on Wednesday, with snow squall possibilities again for Steuben County east. The National … Read more
BREAKING WEATHER UPDATE: A roller coaster of weather is forecast for this week after snow and a long line of squalls from Arkport and Hornell in neighboring Steuben and in southeastern Allegany counties this morning, stretching northeast all the way into Central New York, impacted the area before sunrise, causing difficult driving conditions and at … Read more
A Jones Memorial Hospital nurse has been recognized for extraordinary service by an international foundation which expresses gratitude to nurses who provide compassionate care to patients and their families. Brianna Hatzell, RN, who works in obstetrics at the Wellsville healthcare facility, and formerly was employed in its emergency room, has been honored with The DAISY … Read more
BREAKING: High winds in the Allegany County region today, including a WIND ADVISORY, along with HIGH WIND WARNINGS to the west and north, will transition into a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY tonight into Tuesday as an arctic cold front moves through the area. National Weather Service (NWS) offices in Buffalo and Binghamton have issued various alerts … Read more
Several churches have scheduled, starting Wednesday, a monthly free Pop-Up Pantry food distribution in Canaseraga, with more to run through May. A coalition of the Garwoods United Methodist, assisted by the New Hope Wesleyan – Valley Campus and the Larger Parish churches, will host the first Helpful Hands – Hopeful Hearts event of the year … Read more
The Mission House in Friendship will continue to be on call as a warming center this week due to several days of anticipated near-zero degrees morning windchills, including significant winds on Monday which could result in isolated downed tree limbs and power outages. The facility, at the former site of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, offices … Read more
The upcoming schedule for Friendship children to take part in the ongoing Gil’s Hills camp after-school initiative has been published for February through April. The free activity, split into four age and gender categories, provides transportation from Friendship Central School to the camp at Wellsville and then back to individual children’s homes. Activity schedules include:Pre … Read more
BREAKING: A mixture of high winds, snow and freezing windchills at different times are expected to impact Allegany County and areas east of Lake Erie during the next week, with a HIGH WIND WATCH currently in effect for Wyoming County west to the Buffalo area and northeast to Rochester from Monday morning to late Monday … Read more
A free community dinner will be held tomorrow at Friendship. Followers of the Way – Nile Community Church will provide the regular last Saturday of the month activity following its 11AM morning worship service at its 4094 State Route 275 facility. The Baptist church, which is a Saturday Sabbath observer, also provides a free soup … Read more
Five free early childhood music classes, able to be attended individually, are being offered, starting tomorrow, by the music education department at Houghton University. Youngsters from six months through six years of age, along with their parents or caregivers, are invited to take part in the 10AM to 11AM offerings on Saturdays, January 25, February … Read more
An art exhibit and a free community concert are available this week at Houghton University. The free exhibit, Then & Now, debuted this past weekend and is open from 9AM to 6PM Mondays through Saturdays until Friday, February 7, in the Ortlip Galley in the Center for the Arts, 1 Willard Avenue. The Valedictory Exhibition … Read more
A group of Friendship churches is focusing on strengthening marriages in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day and beyond, including provision for half-price registration through tomorrow for a March Weekend to Remember gathering in Buffalo, and other savings. Activities by participating congregations in the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches … Read more
BREAKING – TUESDAY WEATHER UPDATE: The cold continues with sub-zero wind chills into tomorrow morning before a “heat wave” sets in with actual daytime temperatures rising to almost the freezing point in Allegany and adjoining counties. A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY continues until 11AM Wednesday, after another night in which wind chills are forecast to drop … Read more
Friendship churches are joining with the community library in a new initiative to recycle plastic films and bags, with an opportunity for the library to obtain a free park-style bench if it reaches a collection milestone. The What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of participating churches have placed bins at all five town … Read more
BREAKING: MONDAY MORNING WEATHER OUTLOOK: A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY now has been issued from various times today through at least noon Wednesday for Allegany County and the entire region as actual temperatures hover around zero and wind chills at various times drop to 20-to-25 degrees below zero. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING also is already … Read more
BREAKING: Bitter cold temperatures during the start of this week will be met tomorrow with distribution of nearly six dozen free hats and mittens of various sizes to Friendship area residents. The What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches will be making the items available at the 3PM to 5PM, January 20, … Read more
BREAKING – SUNDAY MORNING WEATHER UPDATE: A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING has been issued this morning for Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties west from 1AM Monday through 10AM Wednesday, with a COLD WEATHER ADVISORY posted for Northwestern Pennsylvania, including Potter and McKean counties, from 4AM Monday to noon Wednesday. The Hazardous Weather Outlook for Allegany County, … Read more