Twice in recent weeks we’ve seen shared services agreements come to an end. The first was a note that North Harmony was ending its agreement to share an assessor and code enforcement officer with the town of Busti. Then, it was learned Chautauqua and Mayville are ending a shared code ...

Dissension regarding the future of Fredonia’s water system continues to stir up nasty confrontations and shouting matches during Village Board meetings. Previous elected or appointed leaders are some who have come forward in an attempt to stall any decision regarding water. Why would they ...

Here’s proof that oftentimes elected officials are wearing blinders. Straight from the Chautauqua County League of Women Voters debate last week during the primary for the Democratic trustee, this answer came to a question about the village of Fredonia working closer with the city of ...

Despite this newspaper’s consistent push for merging schools — especially when a number of athletic teams are already combined — there is no denying the magic that comes from a championship run. While northern Chautauqua County was disappointed in the Forestville softball team’s 5-1 ...

Town of Pomfret officials heard this month from residents of Bear Lake. They voiced concerns regarding vehicles traveling over the 30 mph speed limit in the residential areas. Now that summer has arrived, there is an urgency to slow drivers — who are coming from county roads that have 55 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul will have a choice to make later this summer when she reviews A.544B/S.1985. It’s hard to argue, given our shared history with domestic abuse cases, that seizing weapons in these instances isn’t a smart thing to do in certain situations. The legislation requires a ...