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Poet Laureate Joy Harjo dazzles college crowd

“Come together. Eat together. Find ways to connect.” Anyone who whines that poetry is boring has never heard Joy Harjo read their poems. I was lucky enough to be a ticket-holder last month in a filled-to-capacity Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia ...

Ferguson talks village issues, housing effort with Hochul

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson, North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec, and Ithaca Mayor Cantelmo Thursday joined Amherst Supervisor Shawn Lavin at the state Capitol in Albany to advocate for state Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Let Them Build agenda. Hochul’s ‘Let Them Build’ plan would make it ...

SUNY alumni named as commencement keynote speakers

Speakers named for the May 16 Commencement in the State University of New York at Fredonia’s Steele Hall are alumni Jim Ranney and Craig A. Harris. Ranney, speaker for the morning ceremony, serves as Director of Communications and Senior Advisor to New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan. ...

Soft market, competition, tariffs among reasons for bankruptcy

The eSolutions Furniture Group is pursuing bankruptcy in a Canadian bankruptcy court, leading to the decision to end manufacturing activities at the Jamestown Bush Industries facility. The company said Thursday morning that the Federaon des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, as lender and as ...

Blaze destroys Sheridan home

Photo by Dan Kohler A structure fire at 2682 Whitaker Road in Sheridan, which began around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, rekindled on Thursday morning. Crews from East Dunkirk, Sheridan, Emergency Services, Sunset Bay, Forestville and Silver Creek responded to the blaze that destroyed a home. Around ...

Jamestown man adds to list of charges

A 38-year-old Jamestown man charged Tuesday with two counts of third-degree rape and three counts of forcible touching charges has a lengthy list of charges filed against him in recent months. Jamestown police report Shaun P. Clutter is additionally charged with three counts of first-degree ...