Southern Tier Environments for Living appears ready to tackle one of its biggest projects in decades: the old Silver Creek school building that not only is an eyesore, but a potential hazard to those in the neighborhood. Last week, Allen Handelman with Park Grove Realty in Rochester and ...

David Damico’s lack of engagement in city government as councilman at-large became apparent over the summer. During a July Finance Committee meeting, he was in a state of shock to learn Dunkirk’s government would have to take out a $5.5 million loan to keep operations going. “We only ...

There are two propositions on the ballot for voter approval on Nov. 7. Both deserve to be approved, in our opinion. The case for Proposition 1, which will repeal the debt ceiling of capital projects for small city school district, is an easy one to make. Small city schools districts, ...

Some schools surrounding our region are making some educated choices. Last week, it was announced that the Cassadaga Valley Central School has officially entered into a contract with Pine Valley Central School to share a transportation supervisor for the year. Kristin Sercu, the shared ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature should be quite proud of themselves for their Concealed Carry Improvement Act. It’s doing a bang-up job keeping the people of Chautauqua County safe from those horrible people who want to purchase shotgun shells — like their ...

We’ve wondered if the state’s elected officials are listening to the different alarms raised about the likelihood of meeting the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Republican politicians have raised countless objections that we’d liken to your car’s warning bell ...