BROCTON — One of the intended benefits of living in a small village is the absence of excessive noise and disruption from sizable businesses. That has not been the experience of some residents in the…
Council members offer BESS wariness
Dunkirk council members Natalie Luczkowiak and Frank Torain offered some words of wariness about Battery Energy Storage Systems at the…
IDA continues to assist pierogi business
A Silver Creek pierogi business still needs assistance, but appears to be on its way to recover financially. Last fall,…
Man charged after domestic incident in city
A domestic incident with a gun on Deer Street has led to multiple charges for one man. At around 12:18…
UPDATE: Three injured, pets perish in Dunkirk blaze
Multiple animals died and three of eight occupants received medical attention after an early morning fire Tuesday in the city…
Constructive criticism
Nearly a dozen residents attended the latest Town of Pomfret Zoning Board of Appeals meeting in opposition to the special…
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Fredonia Pops Series opens Friday with ‘Fall Into Jazz’
Rockefeller Arts Center will kick-off Fredonia’s bicentennial season with a performance to remember. The…
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 Jamestown Dance Festival
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At the Dunkirk Public Library, this year has been a productive period of facility upgrades and…
City library sees extensive upgrades, staff changes
Opera House series to share history of Chautauqua County Fair
Local Sports
Division 1 setback
FREDONIA — Soccer is a team sport, but sometimes individual players have to take…
Ludwig, Eagles blank Frewsburg/Southwestern
BUSTI — A massive crowd and a jam-packed pit area featuring 121 cars set the stage…
Championship battles come to a head at Stateline
FRANKLINVILLE — Kendyl Dietzen, Olivia Burlingame and Kaylen Leary were all double winners to lead Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine…
Dietzen, Burlingame, Leary power F/D/F/PV/CV swimmers
Latest news
Hit-And-Run Accident On Thruway In Sheridan Leaves One Dead
A person has been killed after a hit-and-run accident on the state Thruway. The…
Man charged after domestic incident in city
UPDATE: Three injured, pets perish in Dunkirk blaze
A Rochester man is facing charges after allegedly stealing funds from three school districts, including Bemus…
Man charged in theft of funds from 3 schools including Bemus Point
The OBSERVER’s View
Name has strong connection to city hospital
A visit to the Brooks-TLC web site offers some history regarding the hospital’s name. It notes, “Horatio G. and Julia A. Brooks never wanted their names on a building. In fact, they were both deceased when that moment came to pass and Brooks Memorial Hospital was created. “It was their two children that saw…
The OBSERVER’s View: Hochul can veto cannabis wage board
Applauding U.S. workforce contributions
The OBSERVER’s View
Obituaries
Fautina V. Solares
Susan J. Ticknor
Debra L. Heintzman
Christopher Marrocco
Commentary
People's column
Reason for worry over U.S., Israel military merger Editor, OBSERVER: Recently the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which merges the US military industrial complex with Israel’s. The vote had to be disturbing, if not shocking, to the Israel Lobby which has counted on passage of the merger by a…
Pieces of personal history bring wealth of happiness
Thinking about the downside of bigness
Ontario means lake of shining waters
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