Westfield Academy and Central Schools have announced the honor and merit rolls for the first marking period in the middle school. MERIT ROLL: Students earning an average of 85.00-89.499% are awarded recognition by having their names placed on the Merit Roll. Sixth Grade: ...

Anyone who reads a biography of the late, great Charles Dickens will learn what motivated him to write that all-time classic, “A Christmas Carol.” He grew up in a lower middle-class family, and after his father was arrested for not paying off a debt, he soon experienced pangs of hunger ...

Danza! Performing Arts Academy of Fredonia recently participated in the annual “Dancers Give Back” Charity performance in Buffalo. For the past 15 years the studio’s dance company, Danzaco has joined forces with Buffalo area studios raising money for local cancer research and patient ...

It was December 1957, I was 12 years old when I was invited to a Holiday Dance (to be held after Christmas but before New Years). My friend, Paul … a short fella with blonde hair and blue eyes (I, too was short but with brown hair and eyes) … asked me to be his date. I was so excited. It ...

The season comes upon us like a lake effect storm. The Thanksgiving Day parade of images – giant floating Disney cartoon heads, talking-head TV hosts, and platoons of football helmets – is suddenly blown away; we doze off for just a moment, then awaken to see that the sky has cleared, and ...

Winter came in with verve and vigor this year, which is exactly why many plants and animals dedicate so much energy in the fall to the preparation for an unpredictable winter season. Much of this preparation revolves around food. There are plenty of animals that will remain active and continue ...