Rhonda Gominiak, who helped put the Administrative Awards for Outstanding Service at the State University of New York at Fredonia back on track after they were derailed in 2020 by the COVID pandemic, has received the 2024 Barbara Saletta Meritorious Service Award. A member of the ...

Members of the Brocton Preceptor Beta Epsilon Sorority and their guests met last month for their annual Valentine Dinner at the Colony Restaurant in Irving. Chosen as their 2024 Valentine Queen was 52-year member Judy Travis. She was crowned by last year’s Queen, Dana Haskin who presented her ...

You can find birds living just about anywhere if you stop to look around for a bit, but in most cases the actual breakdown of species is going to look different in an urban area than it is in a nature preserve, rural area, or even a park and green space with forest or field habitats. There are ...

The Dunkirk Falcon Club recently donated proceeds from their annual regifting event to the Lakeshore Humane Society in honor and memory of club member Paul Burt. Pictured above are officers and members of both organizations. In back, from left, are Albin Pacos, James Bohn, Penny Gummo (holding ...

The talented students of Gowanda Middle School have been rehearsing for weeks ahead of its production of “Guys and Dolls Jr.” in the district auditorium. Both performances of this family friendly musical are open to the public on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Presale tickets with ...

Yeah, I know. It probably comes off as hackneyed, trite, cliche, or just stating the obvious. But, at the risk of soliciting a sarcastic response, I’ll say it anyway: Decency matters. Of course decency, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. There is no prescription, no universal set ...