I am enjoying filling in for my good friend and former colleague Pete Howard as he takes a little break from writing his weekly column. I want to thank Pedro and the OBSERVER for giving me the space to share my thoughts and musings in writing. Pete sometimes consults with me on his columns, ...

The 10th regular meeting of the 2025-26 season of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club was hosted at the home of Mary Jane Covley Walker. President Karin Cockram welcomed members to the meeting. After a brief business meeting concluded, a paper by Covley Walker was presented on the Mamallapuram ...

Area shelters, and the animals they support, received a boost from The Resource Center again this holiday season through TRC’s “Santa Paws” initiative. Spearheaded by Joe Popielarz and his colleagues in TRC’s information technology department, Santa Paws debuted in 2023 to collect ...

Brocton Elementary School recognized students who were chosen as Students of the Month representing grades K-5. These students demonstrated the character trait of Kindness/Caring on a consistent basis. At top is the November students. Below are the December students.

The following local students were named to the University at Buffalo’s fall 2025 dean’s list: Jazmin Accardo of Forestville, Rylee Beers of Fredonia, Benjamin Bock of Forestville, Emerson Bramer of Fredonia, Kaydance Campbell of Dunkirk, Owen Caserta of Fredonia, Grace Conti of Fredonia, ...

Recently students at Dunkirk Primary School 4 were chosen as Students of the Month for December. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. James Erdle was chosen as Overall Student of the Month for December and was to be honored at the next Board of Education meeting this ...