If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If the Wooly Bear caterpillar has a narrow orange band in the middle, it will be a harsh winter. If a cat sneezes, it will rain soon. Humans have been observing animals for millennia and using their behaviors to predict ...

The Shakespeare Club recently heard a report by Mary Croxton on banned books Croxton noted that attempts to restrict what kids in school read are on the rise but book banning started with the Puritans. The first banned book in the colonies was thought to be Thomas Morton’s “New England ...

SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek Middle School has announced the second quarter honor and merit roll. HONOR ROLL Eighth grade — Hunter Anderson, Adalyn Bagwell, Dakota Bastedo, Lukas Charles, Jacob Congdon, Anthony Cornwall, Mason Fote, Brielle LaValle, Justina Lindow, Genevieve Lowe, ...

BROCTON — Students of the month for February have been announced by Brocton Central Schools. Sophia Hamlet has been selected at the Brocton Middle School. She is currently an eighth-grader residing in Brocton and Sheridan with her parents, AnnMarie and Edwin Hamlet. She is an active member ...

Gowanda High School is sending two juniors — Brendin Diebel, left, and Noah Lauer — to the American Legion Boys' State this summer. Boys' State Delegates are sponsored by the American Legion Gowanda Post 409. The 2025 American Legion Boys' State program will be held at SUNY Morrisville ...

On June 4, 1825 — two centuries ago — Fredonia witnessed one of its most storied moments when an iconic figure in both the American and French Revolutions, General Marquis de Lafayette, visited the village. This summer, Fredonia will commemorate this historic event with the Lafayette ...