How many more former Fredonia officials need to come forward and tell the current Village Board it made mistakes? From this perspective, there has been a lot of inaction over three decades that finally spilled this spring out thanks to years of overly optimistic budgeting while being ...

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Apparently, we didn’t learn from our history with the Chautauqua County Jail. In fact, it appears we’re about to repeat it. State officials are beginning to raise questions about the use of an old, antiquated section of the ...

Brocton village Trustee Drew Ransom is exactly correct to question an increase in a spending limit in the small municipality. This month, despite his concerns, village leaders upped the threshold from $1,500 to $5,000 for purchases that do not need prior approval. Discussion on the topic ...

Despite numerous reports over three decades regarding water in the village of Fredonia, there was a lot of talk, but no action. This evening, another report will flow at 6 p.m. before the Village Board meets. Last week, Mayor Michael Ferguson announced the LaBella Associates engineering firm ...

Here we are, in the midst of a three-day weekend that serves for many as the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. For some, it will be their first getaway of the season. For others, it will be the weekend on which they open their pool. For some, it will be the day on which ...

Until the midair collision that claimed 67 lives on Jan. 29 near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, followed soon thereafter by a number of other incidents involving planes, some of those incidents also resulting in fatalities, members of the flying public generally had exuded great ...