Even though the bigger crowds gathering in the cities to watch Monday’s eclipse were nowhere to be seen in the town of Clymer and the village of Panama, places still reported busier than normal days and weekends. In the town of Clymer, while there were no big crowds, Clymer Central School ...

The State University of New York at Fredonia is pleased to announce it surpassed its donor goals during its annual “Day of Giving” on April 3. Alumni, parents, faculty and staff, students, and friends of the university made gifts to the areas of campus most meaningful to them. In total, ...

JAMESTOWN — The United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County (UAA) is now accepting applications from Chautauqua County artists and organizations for its 2024 Projects Pool Grants Program. Grants of up to $500 are available to quality arts programs and organizations as well as individual ...

A dramatic recitation of one of Walt Whitman’s famous poems, “When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom’d” will be held Saturday, the anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The poem will be read by Paul Leone, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Robert H Jackson Center, 305 E. ...

A waterspout appeared to briefly touch down in Lake Erie about 3:15 p.m. Friday afternoon, off Point Gratiot in Dunkirk. The OBSERVER’s M.J. Stafford photographed the immediate aftermath.

A name change is all that’s needed to boost use of the General Equivalency Degree. Assemblyman John Zaccaro, D-Bronx, and state Sen. Luis Sepulveda, D-Bronx, are sponsoring legislation (A.9555/S.8821) to change the name of the GED to the Excelsior high school diploma. “Earning a high ...