GOWANDA — For five members of the Gowanda/Pine Valley Panthers football team, success begins with doing the work that often goes unnoticed. As offensive linemen, seniors Dalen Stevens, Isaiah Washington, Porter Lemke, and Cameron Howard, along with sophomore Elliott Graham, play a critical ...
The Dunkirk Common Council unanimously ratified a fire department contract that one council member called “a little complicated to us,” while the city attorney said it was just a matter of “switching the dates.” The pact calls for 4% raises for city fire department employees in 2027, and 2% raises in 2028, according to a copy of the council agenda provided to the OBSERVER by City Hall. An emergency medical services training officer position is also added. The assistant chief position is removed from the agreement. The agenda mentions the “switching of dates” that Elliot ...
GOWANDA — Superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson reported at the latest Gowanda Board of Education meeting that the district is “making a lot of progress” in its pool repair project. Completely re-tiling the pool has been a very labor-intensive process, but in the coming months, Anderson ...
The bond between horse and human is built on trust, recognition, and a quiet kind of love. What makes an animal a service or therapy animal? Is it the training, the loyalty, the connection, or perhaps the special garments, paperwork, and fees that sometimes accompany that designation? ...
The Westfield Teachers Association sponsored a wreath for the eighth-graders to lay at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., during their Gettysburg-Washington, D.C., trip. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier represents the many who sacrificed and ...
Battery Energy Storage Systems do offer unique hazards, Dunkirk Fire Chief Nicholas Barter said last week. However, as he pointed out, “Everything has risk — everything we do.” BESS discussion was the highlight of a talk Barter gave to Revitalize Dunkirk’s quarterly meeting. “At ...
