The North County Water District board sped through its December meeting but still managed to fit in some information about the village of Fredonia’s plans to share water with district member Pomfret. Water board chairman Daniel Pacos, who is also the Pomfret town supervisor, reiterated ...

PORTLAND — After fliers in the town of Portland began to circulate alluding to interest of a battery energy storage system in the town, the Portland Town Board moved quickly to make sure it had the time it needed to properly regulate such systems. A one-year moratorium on battery energy ...

The Pomfret Town Board has added EvaDawn Bashaw as a new member. Bashaw rose from the audience to take an oath of office at the December Pomfret Town Board meeting. She was appointed to fill out the term of Ann Eckman, who resigned in September. “We asked for letters of interest and we ...

A Dunkirk motel 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. 7-10. During this time period 363 and 365 Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk was sold to Point WNY, LLC for ...

Our deepest desires can be hidden even from ourselves. How do any of us truly know what we want, what will bring us joy, or a sense of purpose? I usually only recognized happiness after it brushed past me. And yet, one year ago, I was challenged to look back across the decades, chart my ...

It’s been one year since Antonia and I adopted Rocco from the Lakeshore Humane Society. During that time, the small-ish Rottweiler mix has made big strides in overcoming the effects of whatever bad experiences he had as a puppy. People experienced in dog adoption have told me it’ll be a ...