Panama News

Kathryn L. Sweet, 94, of 23 E. Main St., Panama, N.Y., died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday June 29, 2008, at Corry Memorial Hospital.

It's one of summer's cruel ironies: The season for sassy sandals, spaghetti-strap tops and flirty dresses is also the season for soaring temperatures, sweat and sticky clothes.

Celoron officials are still deciding whether or not to appeal a jury's decision upholding First Amendment claims made by Brian and Valerie Malta.

A In 1908, there were no new developments in the disappearance of two couples at Midway Park on June 18.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of several signs in the Blockville-Panama area.

By S. Alexander Gerould agerould@post-journal.com PANAMA - John Ireland has been a pretty familiar face in the Panama Central School District.

Sue Decker, Yahoo!'s president, said the company would not consider any deal that separated search from display advertising.

Paul Stallings, developer of the trendy Hotel on Rivington, isn't one for false modesty.

May 23, 2008 By: Thomas Peretti, Contributing Correspondent Fashion house Versace has been tapped to design the interior of the Vita Tower in Panama.

Nicholas J. Bartilucci Nicholas J. Bartilucci is celebrating 40 years as a commissioner of the Jericho Water District.

By S. Alexander Gerould, agerould@post-journal.com Schools in the region will be a busy place Tuesday, as residents throughout Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties will go to the polls to vote on their school ... via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Lois M. Smith, 78, of Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of 5722 Button Valley Road, Ashville, died at 1:43 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008, in the WCA Hospital. via Times Observer

“The Regents will continue to take aggressive action to ensure that every student in every school has a chance to succeed.”

A number of local schools and school districts have been honored on the state Department of Education's annual list of "High Performance/Gap Closing" and "Rapidly Improving" schools. via Westfield Republican

A man from Panama, Chautauqua County, needed to be transported to WCA Hospital, Jamestown, following an accident Thursday morning near the Pennsylvania state line. via Buffalo News

Photo Courtesy of G. P. Putnam's Sons and John Wiley & Sons/span> The Grub Street bookshelf continues to fill up this season with focused nonfiction books about our favorite subjects. via New York Magazine

From the Navy News Service 1778 - The Continental Navy sloop Ranger captures HMS Drake. via Marine News

“Let me guess, this is about the registration.”

Niagara Falls * ROBBERY: Police are investigating a robbery in the 4800 block of Hyde Park Boulevard. via Niagara Gazette

“If I have to sleep here, I will do it”

Another massive round of American Airlines flight cancellations frustrated passengers yesterday, as the carrier continued to inspect wiring on almost half its fleet, following a federal directive. via Journal News

“The company noted that the testing does not necessarily mean that Yahoo! would join the Adsense for Search program or that any further commercial relationship with Google will result.”

Outsourcing its search results to Google would amount to a stunning about-face for Yahoo!. NEW YORK In what could open a new front in its battle with Microsoft, Yahoo! said it would begin a test of running ... via Adweek

This week's guest blogger is Ben Elliot, a co-founder of Quintessentially , the global concierge service that counts Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johanson, Sean Combs and Harvey Weinstein amongst its ... via The New York Times