Members of the Brocton Preceptor Beta Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met on May 6 at the White Inn to celebrate Founder’s Day. They welcomed three guests, members at large Dana Haskin, Roxanne Fisk and Nancy Munson. The Founder’s Day message from International was read. Next ...

Paige Johnson has received the top student award from the National Association of Social Workers-New York State Western Division. The division’s prestigious Social Work Student of the Year citation was presented to Ms. Johnson, a State University of New York at Fredonia senior Social Work ...

Recently several students at Dunkirk's Primary School 5 were recognized as Students of the Month for April. Each student received a certificate for their hard work. Luna Millan was recognized as overall student of the month at a recent Board of Education meeting. Row one: Alex Keniel Diaz ...

Last week, I was replacing the suet on my balcony, and started thinking about upgrading and getting an actual bird feeder. These days, my indoor cat is probably more invested in keeping that thing stocked than I am, but when I first got it, it was just me staring out the sliding glass doors, ...

Students at WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk recently completed a schoolwide project that has added some artistic flair to the halls. Modeled after the work of artist Mark Jenkins, students in art teacher Shelli Romero’s class have made “Human Packing Tape Installation Sculptures.” Each figure is ...

I have always been fascinated by the laws of nature and science. They are so perfect! I was drawn to research with dreams of finding the cure for cancer. Starting college on a pharmacology track, my brain was soaking it all in like a sponge, totally in awe. Then it all came to an end, ...