It turns out President Donald Trump doesn’t have the market cornered on protective trade policies. Back in 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the New York State Buy American Salt Act, a bill sponsored by Sen. John Mannion in the state Senate and Assemblyman Harry Bronson in the state Assembly. ...

A contentious issue seems to be cautiously moving forward when it comes to consolidation of the village and Brocton and town of Portland fire departments. One of the most respected area individuals when it comes to volunteering for his community spoke about the issue last month. Dave Hazelton, ...

It’s no secret there are some who aren’t happy with the new direction of the federal government. There are plenty of ways to register one’s disagreement. Some people choose to do so via social media. There have been protests like the one in early February outside Rep. Nick ...

Town of Dunkirk elected officials have some reasons to be annoyed. City of Dunkirk officials have proposed upping the cost for police patrols in and around the town for 2025. All the while, calls from town leaders to Dunkirk City Hall are not being returned. But there is a bigger picture ...

Forestville Central Schools knew a tax increase was coming for district residents. Superintendent John O’Connor was very open about the possibility when talking about the budget last year at this time. In the proposal for 2025-26, the increase is 2.3%. What’s more concerning is what ...

Was there dirty pool played in the race for Chautauqua County Family Court Judge prior to the November election? It sure seems that way. The filing of criminal charges against Sally Jaroszynski in October for allegedly illegal nominating petitions doomed an already longshot campaign. ...