WESTFIELD – In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the Westfield Time Capsule Memento Acceptance boxes are now available at the Eason Hall main hallway, Westfield Academy & Central School, and the Patterson Library during their normal business hours. Memento contributions will ...

A state lawmaker wants to require customers to receive a 10% discount when customers use self checkout kiosks. The bill (A.11501) was introduced late in the legislative session by Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas, D-Brooklyn. It didn’t move out of committee before the end of the session. Lucas ...

John D’Agostino, OBSERVER editor, left, poses with Laurel Memorial Run/Walk co-founders Wayne and Elaine Hotelling; members of the Kron family, which owns and operates the Tim Hortons franchises in Northern Chautauqua County; and employees of the Tim Hortons location on Lake Shore Drive to ...

A neighboring state is taking action in regard to the grape crop. On Thursday, the Shapiro Administration dedicated $500,000 to fund an emergency purchase, process, and transport of 350 tons of grapes from 11 Erie, Pa.-area growers whose buyer canceled contracts for this season’s crops ...

An apartment complex in the northern end of the county marketed to college students has been sold for millions of dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 21-24. The county does not ...

Jamestown Community College Trustees received a first look this week at the preliminary 2026-27 budget. At the finance and budget committee meeting, Vice President of Finance and Operations Karen Fuller-Markham said project expenses are $34,589,644 while projected revenues are $34,103,610 ...