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Orange and Blue skies

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At 3 a.m., Lower Manhattan is usually quiet — even by the standards of the city known as “The City That Never Sleeps.” On this particular morning, however, the silence was replaced by the energy of thousands of New York Knicks fans who had already lined the streets in anticipation of ...

81 years later, Gerry Rodeo not such a ‘crazy idea’

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GERRY — “That’s a crazy idea” was the response of many, when in 1944, Jack Cox, a new member of the recently formed Gerry Volunteer Fire Department, suggested a rodeo as a fundraiser for the department. Cox, a former working cowboy, who had moved to this area from the West to help build ...

Balancing the deer herd in New York

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New York’s deer herd continues to grow across much of the state, and the Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing the most significant package of deer management changes in years to address the trend. The proposed regulations are intended to increase the harvest of antlerless ...

SUNY Fredonia promotes Gondek, Pucciarelli Rice

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The State University of New York at Fredonia has appointed Patrick “PJ” Gondek as director of athletics and recreation and promoted Angela Pucciarelli Rice, Ph.D., to associate director of athletics and recreation as well as senior woman administrator. The appointments are effective ...

Kids, conservation & community

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A beloved Chautauqua Lake tradition returns this weekend as the Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association is hosting its 48th annual Jake Ernewein Memorial Father’s Day Weekend Fishing Contest, combining family friendly competition with a deeper mission: protecting and preserving one of Western ...

Tarp Skunks drop third straight

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JAMESTOWN — Friday’s Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game got away from Jamestown when Niagara scored six runs in the top of the third inning on its way to a 10-2 victory at Diethrick Park. The loss was the third straight for the Tarp Skunks, who fell to 11-5 on the ...