Jewett News

Dr. John Gratto seems to have run afoul of another school board he's working for, and some lessons for all boards, administrators and residents have emerged from it.

When Elaine Williams became a widow four years ago at age 47, she took on extra data-entry work to help make up for the loss of her husband's income.

Decisions about public school funding and leadership in GreeneLand were made last Tuesday by voters.

“I heard a contractor say once that you have to learn to think like water”

ARKVILLE _ A group of teachers gathered at the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development on Tuesday to learn how to connect their students with the land and heritage of the Catskills. via The Daily Star

Volunteer firefighters in Greene County are baring it all, almost, for a good cause. via CBS 6 Albany

BUFFALO, NY The Parkside Community Association is having its Holiday Gala at the historic Greater Buffalo Savings Bank main lobby at Main and Jewett in Buffalo on Friday, December 7th from 6-8 PM. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

'Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff,' Will Rogers once famously quipped. via Poughkeepsie Journal

The Catskill Watershed Corp. has approved $500,000 in grants for five municipal planning projects in the Schoharie Reservoir basin and a $1 million low-interest loan for a West Hurley company. via Daily Freeman

“It's a variation of the small fish, big fish issue”

ONEONTA _ Leaders in the area's business community met Wednesday with scores of students who they hope may be the local leaders of tomorrow. via The Daily Star