RIPLEY — Ripley Central School Board of Education members at their meeting on September 17, learned that the Instructional Leadership Team has introduced “Brag Tags” as a new way to celebrate student achievements. Ripley Principal Sara Centanni and Director of Curriculum and Pupil ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that social media companies must start reporting their content moderation policies to her office, as required by the “Stop Hiding Hate” Act. This law, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Grace Lee and ...

A statewide burn ban is in effect through Oct. 15 and will be revaluated prior to expiration, both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported. New Yorkers can help prevent fires in communities and in the backcountry by complying with the ...

The Diocese of Buffalo has filed its Chapter 11 reorganization plan with the Federal Bankruptcy Court, as it committed to doing when reaching a settlement with the Creditors Committee last April. The plan aims primarily to provide for financial restitution to survivor-victims of past sexual ...

Live music has been added to Audubon Community Nature Center’s Enchanted Forest, while reservations for the event are still being accepted. Today and Saturday is Audubon’s annual event when firefly guides take visitors down the luminary-lit Enchanted Trail to meet human-sized animals that ...

Homecoming festivities are underway and a Homecoming Court has been selected at Jamestown High School ahead of the Homecoming Parade and Varsity Football game on Friday, Oct. 3. at Strider Field. JHS seniors Eligh DeLeon, Rya Giuffre, Gabriella Knight, Ryah Leeper, Tatiana Perez, Carter ...