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Pennsylvania commits to purchasing grapes from 11 Erie-area growers

A neighboring state is taking action in regard to the grape crop. On Thursday, the Shapiro Administration dedicated $500,000 to fund an emergency purchase, process, and transport of 350 tons of grapes from 11 Erie, Pa.-area growers whose buyer canceled contracts for this season’s crops unexpectedly in March. The grapes will be made into juice concentrate and distributed to Feeding Pennsylvania-member foodbanks through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS). “PASS is a highly effective tool to provide a market for Pennsylvania farmers for their surplus crops ...

JCC students named to part-time Dean’s List

Jamestown Community College earned part-time Dean’s List honors for academic excellence during the spring 2026 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50 while enrolled in six-to-11-degree credits. Students on the part-time Dean’s List are: Albany: Rachel Saulsbery Allegany: Robert Casey, Megan Fisher, Payton Fortuna, Sidney Gleason, Caleb Graham, Olivia Graham, Alyssa Karl, Silence Karl, Tina Klemann, Youngmi Park, Alix Snyder, Julia Wyant Andover: Shelby Whitesell Angelica: Rebecca Fisk Arcade: Emma Beardsley Ashville: ...

Appetite for mystery assists Meals on Wheels

You can support a local cause while solving a murder mystery at a special fundraising event on July 24 and 25 at Northwest Arena in Jamestown. Lake and Lantern Events will be hosting “The Good, The Bad, and the Guilty,” an interactive Wild West murder mystery experience where participants ...

Martz-Kohl Observatory to host lecture July 15

Dr. Alexandra Yep will return to the Martz-Kohl Observatory at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, to present “The Study of Stars: Tools of Discovery and How We Use Them.” Yep will share insights into the lifecycle of stars and demystify the instruments astronomers employ to decode the stars. Yep brings a unique perspective to the field as a poet turned astronomer. After earning her BFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston, Mass., she transitioned into the sciences, earning her masters degree in physics from California State University, Northridge, in 2016 and her Ph.D. ...

WACS gets update on project timeline

Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members learned about the progress and timeline for the work on the Capital Improvement Project at their meeting in June. WACS Superintendent Ryan Sikorski told board members the foundation for the new concession stand has been poured and the new scoreboard has been delivered. Also, he reported that the internal wall tiling has been laid, and is awaiting final approval before the work begins full time. Beginning this week, abatement signs were to be posted, Sikorski said. However, no work will begin until summer vacation. ...

State Farm Bureau backs Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act

U.S. Representative GT Thompson (R-PA) this week introduced the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), legislation that would provide critical changes to the H-2A guest worker program. Original cosponsors of the bill include U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy. “New York Farm Bureau (NYFB) commends Rep. Thompson and the bill’s cosponsors for their leadership in addressing one of the largest concerns facing New York farmers — the shortage and rising cost of farm labor,” said NYFB President David Fisher. “These changes to the H-2A program will make a huge difference in our ...