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Gowanda seeks another Assistant Principal

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GOWANDA — The Gowanda Central School District is seeking another new Assistant Principal for Grades 5-12. The Board of Education held a lengthy discussion at a recent meeting on how to better support district teachers and administrators. Multiple Board members spoke in favor of adding another Assistant Principal to support the Middle and High School levels, while Zachary Nobles favored a Dean of Students rather than another Assistant Principal. The district recently appointed Wendy Luce as the new Assistant Principal for Grades 5-12. Luce, the former Dean of Students, replaced ...

Falconer looks for action on hotels for homeless

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FALCONER - Falconer Village Board members are looking at possible changes to village law to address issues village officials say are created by housing the homeless at hotels in Falconer and Ellicott. During the board’s meeting Tuesday, the role of local hotels and motels in providing ...

Progress made on Clymer, Sherman, Panama merger petitions

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CLYMER — The petition process is underway for the potential merger between Clymer, Sherman and Panama Central Schools, and at Clymer’s most recent Board of Education meeting it was reported that strong progress is being made in getting signatures in all three districts. The three schools ...

Boosters announce Gowanda School Hall of Fame Inductees

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GOWANDA – The Gowanda Boosters Club is proud to announce the 2026 Gowanda Central School Hall of Fame Inductees. The Inductees will be honored on Sept. 18, beginning at 5 p.m. with Music & Social Gathering followed by the Induction ceremony at the Gowanda’s Historical Hollywood Theater. The Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce will also present the 2026 Spirit of Gowanda winners. This is a free event open to the public which kicks off Alumni Weekend. The Inductees to be honored are Aaron Kroll, Sports Legend; David Smith and Barbara Dempsey, Distinguished Educators, James Andrew ...

House member wants Lake Erie renamed to Lake Pennsylvania

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A Pennsylvania House member wants the federal government to change Lake Erie’s name to Lake Pennsylvania. Rep. David Maloney, R-Boyertown, is preparing a House Resolution that would ask President Donald Trump, Congress, and the United States Secretary of the Interior to take the necessary ...

Ferguson seeks Fredonia Hero Banners

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The village of Fredonia plans to join the Hero Banner Program honoring local military veterans, Mayor Michael Ferguson said last week. The nationwide program puts photographs of veterans on banners in their hometowns. The city of Dunkirk instituted a Hero Banner Program in 2023 that proved highly popular, with more than 200 banners purchased and erected. Ferguson wants Fredonia to join the trend. “I have two people forming a committee — we’ve been talking, just trying to find time in their days to do this — for military banners,” Ferguson said Tuesday at a Board of ...