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Battle of Books in Ripley more than a good read

RIPLEY — When the Chautauqua Institution canceled this year's Battle of the Books event, Ripley School students decided the battle must go on. On March 30, four teams from Ripley and one from Brockton held their own Battle of the Books, hosted by RCS. "When the Chautauqua Institution ...

C/S/P merger report sent to state

CLYMER — As school district budget season approaches, the annual budget newsletter has been sent out to Clymer School District residents, also including notes on what is next for the C/S/P Merger Feasibility Study and where it currently sits. Superintendent Beth Olson said during the April ...

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo dazzles college crowd

“Come together. Eat together. Find ways to connect.” Anyone who whines that poetry is boring has never heard Joy Harjo read their poems. I was lucky enough to be a ticket-holder last month in a filled-to-capacity Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia ...

Ferguson talks village issues, housing effort with Hochul

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson, North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec, and Ithaca Mayor Cantelmo Thursday joined Amherst Supervisor Shawn Lavin at the state Capitol in Albany to advocate for state Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Let Them Build agenda. Hochul’s ‘Let Them Build’ plan would make it ...

SUNY alumni named as commencement keynote speakers

Speakers named for the May 16 Commencement in the State University of New York at Fredonia’s Steele Hall are alumni Jim Ranney and Craig A. Harris. Ranney, speaker for the morning ceremony, serves as Director of Communications and Senior Advisor to New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan. ...

Soft market, competition, tariffs among reasons for bankruptcy

The eSolutions Furniture Group is pursuing bankruptcy in a Canadian bankruptcy court, leading to the decision to end manufacturing activities at the Jamestown Bush Industries facility. The company said Thursday morning that the Federaon des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, as lender and as ...