When Ava Millett enrolled in the Conservation/Natural Resource Management program at the Hewes Educational Center, she knew she wanted to work outdoors and do something hands-on. What she didn’t realize was just how many opportunities the program would open for her. A junior from Maple Grove ...

Around this time of year, Sally and I have a four-week period of time, which we could call our Celebration Trifecta, as we remember our Wedding Day on March 22nd, Sally’s Birthday on April 2nd, and my trip Around the Sun Anniversary on April 23rd. While celebrating these special days, we ...

I met him on a playground by chance while visiting my daughter—an old man who had grown up in Cuba, under the rule of Fidel Castro. “You have no idea what a paradise America is,” he told me after we’d chatted for a while. “I walked into a grocery store my first week here and I ...

LAKEWOOD - Lakewood’s 2026-27 tentative budget has been released, and trustees learned of a tax rate decrease. The proposed $5,822,633 spending plan is considered an “all-in” budget, Mayor Randy Holcomb. “We take all of the requests from each department and their department heads, ...

As the weather turns towards spring and slowly starts warming up, construction on the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ Community Fiber Internet Project has begun again. At the BPU’s March meeting, General Manager Kris Sellstrom gave an update to the board on where that construction ...

High School Musical, On Stage will be presented by the Cassadaga Valley Drama Club. Performances will be held Friday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults and $8 students and seniors and are available at ...