When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait until Thanksgiving was over. That’s when I was given the green light to make my Christmas wish list. I recall that the year I was 8 or 9 it was a page long. I knew that I wouldn’t get everything. Santa only had one sleigh. But I figured what the hey. ...

A bed & breakfast establishment in the town of Westfield is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Oct. 14-17. During this time period, Barcelona Lakeside B&B, Inc. ...

A city of Dunkirk beachfront stabilization project is reaching out to the public. A recent presentation to the city council’s Economic Development Committee explained the project’s erosion studies, and possible steps in protecting the shoreline. Michelle Platz of LimnoTech offered ...

An annual tradition of the Lakeshore Street Rod Association has once again delivered holiday cheer to families who need it most. At the group’s annual Christmas party, the Lakeshore Street Rod Association collected roughly 80 toys from its members to donate to the Chautauqua County Rural ...

In New York’s Southern Zone, the regular firearms big game — deer and bear — season stretches across 23 crisp November days, and into early December, which some claim is too long when compared to other states. But for a growing number of capable lady hunters, it seems just right. ...

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson lambasted the village residents suing over water plans this week. Ferguson, during an appearance on the WDOE “Viewpoint” radio program used most of his 17 minutes to discuss the village’s water situation, which he called “the No.1 thing we have to keep ...