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Brocton scholarship winner announced

Nancy and Mike Manzella presented the $1,000 Staff Sgt. Darren Manzella-Lapeira scholarship award to Madeline Brogan. Madeline was a graduating senior and valedictorian of the 2019 graduating class at Brocton Central School. She is the daughter of Dustin and Vicki Ackendorf of Brocton and will ...

Fredonia Memorial American Legion Post 59 presents scholarship

On June 3, Fredonia Memorial American Legion Post 59 presented a scholarship to an outstanding student to further his or her education. Commander Walter Sedlmayer presented Dyresse Batten, a senior at Fredonia High School, a $1,000 scholarship to help him achieve his goal. Dyresse is ...

The Dunkirk Police Department receives donation

The Dunkirk Exempt Fireman’s Association recently made a donation to the Dunkirk Police Department Equipment Fund. With those funds the Department was able to purchase two new Alco-Sensor units that will be a valuable tool for Investigating Driving Under the Influence incidents. The Dunkirk ...

J.T. Waugh celebrates 4th and 5th grader accomplishments

ANGOLA — John T. Waugh Elementary School celebrated the accomplishments of their 4th and 5th graders with an awards and moving up ceremony. Among the honorees were: ¯ Lily Guest: Announcer Certificate ¯ Nicholas Capitummino: Most Improved in his 4th Grade Class ¯ Wyatt Thompson: Outstanding Achievement in Art 4th Grade ¯ Loyce Thompson-Jones: Citizenship Honors ¯ Henry Borkowski, Olivia Flading, Conner Blakemore, and Mason Nurmi: 4th and 5th grade Music Awards ¯ Megan Vesper: 5th Grade Camp Award

GES announces fourth-grade honor rolls

The following fourth-graders at Gowanda Elementary School earned spots on the high honor, honor and merit rolls for the fourth quarter marking period of the 2018-2019 academic year.

Irene Bautista studies cities, architecture in China

ONEONTA — Irene Bautista of Westfield was one of 26 SUNY Oneonta students who traveled to Guilin, China at the end of May to learn all about cities and architecture in the region and study the history of urbanization and modernization in China and the impact of tourism on Guilin. Accompanied by professors Ho Hon Leung (SOCL 294), Matthew Hendley (WHIS 294), and Wesley Bernard (CART 211), students in sociology, world history and photography explored the meaning and symbolic power of man’s influence on his environment from a cross-disciplinary approach. Bautista is studying ...