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GOP again seeks safer prison conditions

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Less than one month after a brutal attack on a counselor and officer at the Lakeview Correctional Facility in Brocton, state Assembly Republicans this week offered legislation advancing 10 proposals developed by the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Committee to ...

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Forestville musical is postponed FORESTVILLE — Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Forestville musical “Bye Bye Birdie” will be postponed until April 23 to 25. Senior Center reports pinochle scores Dunkirk Senior Center pinochle scores have been listed for the last month. They ...

Jamestown man petitions for return of weapons

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A Jamestown man is asking the state Supreme Court to return firearms seized during a domestic violence investigation in 2025. Antonino Miceli Jr., who is representing himself in court, is asking the judge to have the Jamestown Police Department return weapons belonging to his son, Brock ...

RTPI to open exhibit March 28

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The Roger Tory Peterson Institute (RTPI) will present a new juried exhibition exploring the connection between art, nature, and environmental stewardship. Titled Art that Matters to the Planet: Beyond Beauty, the exhibition celebrates the world of wildflowers, while touching on concerns ...

History of Australia convict sites heard

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A recent meeting of the 2025-26 Fredonia Shakespeare Club was at the home of Judi Lutz Woods and Leanna McMahon was the hostess. Vice President Sharon Klug welcomed Club members to the meeting. After a brief business meeting concluded, a paper by Rebecca Huber-Ross was presented on the ...

Ripley turns page on week of reading

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By DAVID PRENATT editorial@observertoday.com RIPLEY — “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go,” writes Dr. Seuss in “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut.” While schools across the nation will focus on Seuss's words ...