Fredonia’s top building and zoning officer offered a brief update about the Brooks-TLC hospital construction project this week. Charles LaBarbera said inground plumbing, footers and foundations are constructed at the Main Street site. “They’re setting…
Never has a birthday meant more to Bina Todd than the one she celebrated on Friday. She was not only…
Two hotels in the county that had unhoused residents pulled from their facilities due to poor conditions may once again…
Dozens of developers, many from outside of Chautauqua County, gathered at the State University at Fredonia campus to hear about…
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The Wheelock school playgrounds are now open. After slight delays pushed the construction into the school year, students were welcomed…
Dream It Do It Western New York (DIDIWNY), the Manufacturers Association of the Southern…
Mayor Kim Ecklund has said the 2027 city budget wouldn’t be pretty. The proposal released Thursday…
There is a particular kind of magic in learning to fly fish. It has…
Dunkirk has raised its water rates, effective Jan. 1. The Common Council voted 3-2…
Republicans in Chautauqua County may have made a decision that we will all regret — perhaps not tomorrow, but at some point down the road — by agreeing to mandatory yearly cost-of-living raises for the salary ranges for county managers at the top and bottom of the salary scale. It’s the sort of decision…
A recent OBSERVER/Post-Journal editorial asked if the Chautauqua County 2027 budget is realistic. I think a better question is: “Is the 2027 budget prudent?” The answer to that question is “No.” I was the County Budget Director from 2017-2023. I worked for three county executives, including Executive PJ Wendel. The executives and the Finance…
