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GA Family Services, staff clean up Foote Avenue Viaduct

For the 13th year, GA Family Services Accountability & Responsibility/Social Emotional Learning Program students helped to clean up from winter storms by beautifying the Foote Avenue viaduct. With a few ways to tackle the mess left from winter debris and vandalism, the A&R/SEL program ...

County Youth Bureau makes grants available

The Chautauqua County Youth Bureau has funding available to support programs that promote positive youth development for young people under the age of 21. The funding is provided by the state Office for Children and Family Services and administered through the county Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services. Youth development programs that could receive funding include, but are not limited to, the following: - Citizenship and civic engagement activities including youth leadership, cultural competency and race equity; - Community activities that include youth activism, ...

JPS honors 2026 retirees

Jamestown Public Schools honored 2026 retirees during a reception held recently in the JPS Board Room at the Deke Kathman Administrative Offices. Retirees were recognized with descriptions of their service by their principal or supervisor, and were awarded a certificate, a mug, and a lapel ...

JHS announces Students of the Year

Jamestown High School officials recently announced the school’s Students of the Year. They are: Drew Beebe, ninth grade and the son of Jessica and Adam Beebe. Drew is a part of the Art Club and the Broadcast Communications Club. In his spare time, he likes to make videos and art. After ...

JHS announces 2026 Awards Night, scholarship recipients

More than $1 million dollars in scholarships were awarded to dozens of Jamestown High School students on June 4 during the high school’s annual “Awards Night” held in the Jefferson Middle School Auditorium. The students who received awards are as follows: Natalia Alejandro: Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Award Olivia Anderson: St. Bonaventure Reilly Scholarship Remy Anderson: St. Bonaventure Bonnie Scholarship Lucas Arnone: Jasmine Cantor Award; Sammy D'Angelo Soccer Leadership Scholarship; Stanley Weeks/Braw Caddie Scholarship Dayshia Ashdown: Jacqueline ...

Community Days at Prendergast Library to begin July 1

Starting Wednesday, July 1, Wednesdays on the James Prendergast Library’s front lawn feature outdoor story time and playtime, visits from the Jamestown Mobile Market, crafts and more. All library programs are free with no registration needed for any Community Day programming. Activities include: - Outdoor Story Time at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays featuring stories, songs and movement. The library also offers an ongoing pre-walkers’ story time on Tuesday at 9:30.a.m, and indoor story time at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. - Outdoor Play starts at 11 a.m. after outdoor story time and ...