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Take Heart, Dear Friends

I don't know how my mother has survived all these years as she listens to me blather on the phone. I really have no idea.Thank you, mom, for the collective hours you have spent listening to me ramble.I call to tell her about my day, about what is weighing down on me, about the problem I have with x, y or z and a full laundry list of other things.If you look at her cellphone history, I'm sure 90 percent of it is me calling her.The other day, we had a conversation about some disheartening information I'd come across, and how I was having a hard time with it. She has this amazing way of ...

Jamestown Schools Keep Buildings And Grounds In Tip-Top Shape Through Capital Projects

A newly renovated elementary school, districtwide technology upgrades and improving infrastructure at schools are just some of the capital projects that have been completed, and are still in progress, in the Jamestown Public Schools.In 2011, Jamestown voters approved a $68 million capital project authorization. The projects on this page are part of this 2011 public approval. Jamestown Public Schools will receive 98 percent state aid for eligible costs for the $68 million capital project. Along with the 98 percent state aid for eligible costs, the district is also eligible for Excel Aid, ...

JPS Technology Takes A Step Forward With Districtwide Update

Jamestown Public Schools knows that technology is a crucial component to a child's education in the 21st Century. Ensuring that the district's instructional technology infrastructure is up-to-date has been a priority as part of the $68 million capital project authorized by the public in 2011."The use of technology in the classroom and across the district is an important part of our five-year Strategic Plan," said JPS Superintendent Tim O. Mains. "All of the technology upgrades and improvements put into place have one goal, to benefit our students and staff."As part of the districtwide ...

Love Elementary School Ready To Welcome Students Back To Renovated Building

Love Elementary School is ready to welcome back students and their families for the 2016-17 school year after a year of capital improvement projects."We appreciated the hospitality of both Lincoln Elementary School and Washington Middle School. The staff at both schools were such a great help in housing our students last year while Love School was closed for renovations and providing a really positive experience for our students, staff and families," said Love Elementary School Principal Renee Hartling. "However, we are very excited to get our entire school back together and thrilled ...

Literary Travels In New England — Setting As Muse

Editor's Note: This is the first of four columns in a series.Setting as muse. It's a concept that intrigues me personally. It's a concept that intrigues me about the great writers and artists of the world as well. As an English professor, teacher and lover of literature, I've been attracted throughout my life to places I read about in stories and books. I can recall reading Mrs. Mike at age 16 and imagining a life in the Canadian wilds with my own brave husband or turning the pages of The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy in English class to fall right into rural life on the moors of ...

First Impressions

"You only get one chance to make a good first impression."A short time ago, I had an opportunity to see that adage come to life right before my eyes.Recently, I met a young lady in her late 20s and I got to know her in a short time span of about four days. She is a wonderful young woman with a beautiful smile and personality to match. She is friendly, very well mannered, she has a professional career, and is looking to better herself in it, and she's owned her own home since she was 25 years old. She is pleasant, outgoing and appears to be focused when she needs to be, and a bit laid ...