As Dunkirk’s fiscal troubles continue, one thing is evident in this year’s election: Republicans appear to have abandoned their efforts to be part of the process to fix the problems they had a role in creating over the last six years. Even though budgets may have been proposed by Democratic ...
Worry about mayor, not treasurer post Editor, OBSERVER: There is no monetary benefit to the taxpayers of the City of Dunkirk by making the change in the charter as put forth on the ballot in November. Moving the position of treasurer from elected to under the auspices of the finance dept ...
When 50 state attorneys general warn that Artificial Intelligence is a danger -- we should take notice. The areas of concern expressed by attorneys general include AI generated data related to law enforcement, healthcare, employment, educational content, election results, sexual ...
Vote. If you haven’t already taken advantage of the early voting schedule that began on Saturday, Oct. 25, it extends through this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The closest early voting site for north county is at the Dunkirk fairgrounds. You will have all day on Tuesday, the traditional ...
CHAUTAUQUA—Did you read the page-one story about local elections in last weekend’s edition of this newspaper? If you didn’t, pull it out of your pile of recyclables, because it’s well done. The bottom line today is that this episode in state government was a missed opportunity to ...
Four locations in Chautauqua County offer a convenience that has been part of the annual election season in New York state since 2019. Early voting began at 9 a.m. last Saturday. It will conclude at 5 p.m. Sunday — a stretch of nine days. This year’s elections — with the exception of the ...