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Citizen-Police Coalition Kicks Off Back To School Drive

September 7, 2008

As children head back to school, required to bring an ever-increasing amount of supplies with them for the school year, not every family is able to foot the bill. But an area organization has stepped up to provide a little relief. The Jamestown Citizen Police Neighborhood Watch Coalition will be collecting supplies for the city’s school children for the seventh year in a row. Kim Ecklund, coalition president, said Project S.U.P.P.L.Y., which stands for Supplies for Upward Progression and Preparing Literate Youth, makes a difference for the area’s children. ‘‘The program is here to help disadvantaged youth in the community to have the same tools to further their education that other children do,’’ Mrs. Ecklund said. ‘‘It has a tremendous impact each year and that’s why we keep doing it.’’ The program, which aims to help bridge the financial gap for students, is coordinated by the coalition but administered by the schools. Mrs. Ecklund said that once the supplies are distributed

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City Hosts Local Music Showcase

September 7, 2008

P-J photos by Robert Rizzuto

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Study Ranks States’ Pre-K Funding

September 7, 2008

Almost half of the United States has proposed increases in funding for their pre-kindergarten programs, according to one study recently released.

Conducted by Pre-K Now, a collaboration of state advocates and policymakers, the study found

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In Years Past

September 6, 2008

¯ In 1908, a Fredonia justice of the peace and a constable were locating themselves at the foot of a steep incline down which an automobile would coast at a rate of 20 mph. And if that speed was exceeded, as it frequently was, the violator was arrest

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Rally Day For Sunday School To Be Held

September 6, 2008

Rally Day for the Christ First United Methodist Church Sunday school, titled ‘‘Gathering,’’ is set for 9 a.m. Sunday.

Registration is from 9 to 9:15 a.m. Parents need to bring children in to the registration desk to ensure correct person

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Kidney Specialist To Speak On Renal Failure

September 6, 2008

DUNKIRK — Dr. Chao-Yu Hsu, a nephrologist with Jamestown Area Medical Associates, will be the featured speaker at the HealthQuest program on Renal Failure at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Dunkirk.

Dr. Hsu

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