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RTPI Opens Nature Photography Exhibit Aug. 8

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute will open its next exhibit, Knowing Where to Stand, the first-ever exhibition of all current and past award-winning Environmental Impact Award-winning photography projects awarded by the North American Nature Photography Association. An opening night ...

Once So Close, Canada Now Worlds Away

CHAUTAUQUA — Eight months ago, you could confidently declare the United States and Canada were more than just pleasant neighbors separated by a border. We were, as the saying went, best friends. President Donald Trump’s second term, which suggested early on the annexation of the country to ...

‘Just Amazing’

WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk helped put some names to the faces of animals helping veterans and first responders overcome trauma and deal with stress. Last spring, students made a dozen wooden name plates that were recently installed at Range Ranch. The sprawling site just up the road from the ...

Songs Sung Well

Those who have cheered on the Jamestown Tarp Skunks this season have probably sung along with a chorus of students from the city’s northside during the iconic seventh-inning stretch. Those enthusiastic voices ringing throughout Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park belong to students from across ...

SNAP Act Aims At Assisting College Students

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday reintroduced the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to all college students attending two- and four-year universities who meet traditional SNAP income and eligibility ...

Big Box Stores Challenge Millions In Assessed Value

Some local big-box stores are challenging their property assessments. Four prominent chains all filed mid-July challenges in state Supreme Court in an apparent attempt to lower their property taxes. Walmart, a big part of the Route 60 business strip, wants its town of Pomfret assessment set ...