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New Directions Youth and Family Services expands holiday gift campaign

Community October 24, 2026

New Directions Youth and Family Services is bringing back its annual holiday gift campaign, the Holiday Hope Gift Campaign, previously called Save a Christmas. The Holiday Hope Gift Campaign, sponsored by Independent Health, provides gifts for children and families receiving services from Gateway Longview and New Directions Youth and Family Services. The charitable campaign, which runs throughout the holiday season, invites the community to make a difference in the lives of local children by sponsoring families and helping to fulfill a combined total of more than 1,600 wish lists ...

Mozart Club hosts performance by Philomel Club members

Community October 24, 2026

The Mozart Club met recently at the Marvin House to hear a concert by the Philomel Club of Warren, Pa. The Philomel Club sponsors public concerts and supports young musicians. The performers were Cody Hiller on violin and Joan Eighmey on piano. Hiller is the head of the high school music ...

Who Was Milton J. Fletcher?

Local News October 24, 2026

Milton Joseph Fletcher served as principal of Jamestown High School from 1899 to 1919 before becoming superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, a position he held until his retirement in 1932. An expert in American history, Fletcher also taught history and government and became an ...

Perfect Recipe: For BOCES chef, culinary journey comes full circle

Local News October 24, 2026

For Chrissy Conklin, becoming a Culinary Arts instructor at the LoGuidice Educational Center is an opportunity to combine two things she has always enjoyed: cooking and education. Conklin brings nearly a decade of culinary industry experience to her new role with Erie ...

Some traditions go way beyond

Local News October 24, 2026

Many individuals and groups of people establish certain traditions, that they do, or celebrate, during the course of their lives, some of them handed down generation to generation, some which are relatively new, and some that have been around for a long time. Some traditions may appear to be ...

Chautauqua Lake names September Students of Month

Community October 24, 2026

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua Lake Central School officials recently announced the school’s September Students of the Month. Ella Yonkers, seventh grade, was selected as an exceptional student whose enthusiasm for learning lights up the classroom every day. Always prepared, hardworking, and ...