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Social workers association recognizes SUNY student

Paige Johnson has received the top student award from the National Association of Social Workers-New York State Western Division. The division’s prestigious Social Work Student of the Year citation was presented to Ms. Johnson, a State University of New York at Fredonia senior Social Work ...

School 5 names top students

Recently several students at Dunkirk's Primary School 5 were recognized as Students of the Month for April. Each student received a certificate for their hard work. Luna Millan was recognized as overall student of the month at a recent Board of Education meeting. Row one: Alex Keniel Diaz ...

Spring Is A Time To Nerd Out Over Nature

Last week, I was replacing the suet on my balcony, and started thinking about upgrading and getting an actual bird feeder. These days, my indoor cat is probably more invested in keeping that thing stocked than I am, but when I first got it, it was just me staring out the sliding glass doors, ...

Worth the trip: Agency knows the unexpected, rewarding journey

I have always been fascinated by the laws of nature and science. They are so perfect! I was drawn to research with dreams of finding the cure for cancer. Starting college on a pharmacology track, my brain was soaking it all in like a sponge, totally in awe. Then it all came to an end, ...

Project brings sculptures to hallways, classes

Students at WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk recently completed a schoolwide project that has added some artistic flair to the halls. Modeled after the work of artist Mark Jenkins, students in art teacher Shelli Romero’s class have made “Human Packing Tape Installation Sculptures.” Each figure is ...

‘Atomic’ habits can be beneficial, detrimental

Over the years, this column has always been a “help” column, to assist the readers to improve their lives, and be the kind of person they strive to be. In this book, James Clear, takes the reader through the steps to build good habits and break bad ones. He describes “atomic” as “an extremely small amount of a thing, the single irrevocable unit of a larger system and the source of immense energy and power.” He then describes a “habit” as a routine or practice performed regularly or an automatic response to a specific situation.” Obviously we have good habits and bad ...