Gov. Kathy Hochul did the right thing last week by pulling a proposed New York Power Authority rate increase for hydropower. The authority was asking to triple its hydropower rates from $12.88 per megawatt-hours to $33.05 per megawatt hour over four years as well as make some other changes ...

Attacks on law-abiding correctional officers by inmates are becoming all-too-routine news items across this region and New York state in recent months. This week’s lockdown at Collins is one more example of leadership needing to take steps to have those who are employed to keep the peace ...

More deaths than births soon to be national problem Seventy-five years ago, New York held nearly 50 seats in the House of Representatives — 45 to be exact. It has 26 today. It’s not news that rural New York has been losing population, with its rural communities being hit ...

Voters won earlier this week when a bill was removed that would have delayed holding a special election to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives until November. The bill was pulled from consideration - a rare move given that it was given a message of necessity that would ...

There is no question how tough it is to rebuild communities. Downtowns are struggling in some of our villages and in the city of Dunkirk. Foot traffic is missing, especially in the winter months. That’s troubling for businesses — and some cannot maintain as the area’s population and ...

One of the hot topics recently in the town of Hanover involves the possibility of a new hotel. Another topic revolves around the future use of Lakeshore Hospital, which could become a behavioral and mental health facility. In any event, the town is currently preparing to update its ...