County working hard regarding COVID-19 Editor, OBSERVER: A few weeks ago as the story about Fieldbrook Foods was breaking, a rather negative article appeared (Aug. 28) blasting the local health department and county government “handling” of the news. The story line was something to ...

Mental health needs more help Editor, OBSERVER: September is Suicide Prevention Month and it’s important that we are there for each other and take steps to prevent suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s theme for the month is to #KeepGoing, by taking simple actions ...

Reed must help our postal service Editor, OBSERVER: Louis DeJoy the current postmaster general is sabotaging our postal service in your 23rd Congressional District of New York. His independent and rogue actions are negatively impacting our constitutional right for a Post Office (Article 1, ...

We are all benefiting from renewables Editor, OBSERVER: In regard to the commentary, “Renewable energy is not all green,” (Aug. 7), the writer’s concerns are not new. In the fallout of the 1973 oil crisis, the American Association for the Advancement of Science published a yearlong ...

Take the power out of Cuomo’s clenches Editor, OBSERVER: In just a couple of weeks children will be returning to school in New York state for in-person instruction. Restaurants have reopened and people are shopping in stores and malls. Major League Baseball and the National Basketball ...

Unused NRG plant must be eliminated Editor, OBSERVER: In case anyone in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area has forgotten, the old NiMo and NRG plant has been dormant for more than a few years. As I drove by the lake the other night to admire the sunset as I turned to the right my view was blocked by ...