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AI Consortium meets at SUNY JCC’s Cattaraugus County campus

OLEAN — SUNY Jamestown Community College hosted the biannual Western New York Community College AI Consortium in the Magnano Room at its Cattaraugus County campus on Friday, April 10. The meeting brought together more than 40 participants from six regional community colleges to discuss effectively implementing and expanding artificial intelligence use on their campuses. Colleges represented include Erie Community College; Finger Lakes Community College; Genesee Community College; Jamestown Community College; Monroe Community College; and Niagara Community College. The consortium ...

Fredonia settles pool fence case for $10K

The village of Fredonia is paying a $10,000 settlement over a pool fence. Village trustees were set to authorize Mayor Michael Ferguson to sign the settlement agreement Monday. It was for a lawsuit that was listed only by its index number on the meeting agenda. However, the OBSERVER found that it was a case filed by village residents Mark and Joanne Lotter in 2023, over a fence that they alleged Fredonia forced them to put around their pool. The Lotters sued the village and its chief code officer, Charles LaBarbera. The village issued a permit for the pool’s installation in April ...

Two earn honors at Civil Air Patrol Gala

The Jamestown Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, which operates as an auxiliary detachment of the United States Air Force, took home some major awards at their regional military ball. During the Gala Event, congratulations went to Cadet Captain Amelia Matteson-Garza for being named ...

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MONDAY, APRIL 13 United Senior Citizens meeting Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 12 p.m. Membership dues $5 per year. Menu: beef on weck, baked chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy on side, tossed salad, green beans, surprise dessert. For lunch reservations, send $16 check made out to United Senior Citizens to Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk, NY 14048 the previous Thursday.. Ahira Hall Memorial Library book sale 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 1 to 8 p.m. $1 hardcover, fifty cents paperback, $1 DVD, 25 cents children’s books. John T. Murray Post 1017 Auxiliary goulash ...

Gowanda Central School hires new school psychologist

GOWANDA — The Gowanda Central School District has hired a new School Psychologist for the 2026-27 school year. Connor Ziegler has been appointed to the four-year probationary position, effective July 1. Ziegler, who is provisionally certified as a School Psychologist, will be replacing Terri Reeves, who is set to retire after the current school year concludes. Ziegler is a resident of Elma, with prior experience as an intern in the Niagara Falls City School District, as well as in the role of School Psychologist in the state of Colorado. Ziegler received a Bachelor’s Degree in ...

Sherman teen wins national dairy award

Sherman teen Larsen Swan recently had a new calf delivered to his door from California as part of the Hellenbrand Lasting Legacy Award (HLLA). The purpose of the HLLA is to provide an aspiring and deserving high school dairy youth a chance to own and show a female cow who has never had a calf ...