State Sen. George Borrello didn’t let an opportunity pass to lobby state energy policy makers to repower the NRG power plant in Dunkirk. Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, had recently penned a guest essay for The Post-Journal and OBSERVER calling for the mothballed Dunkirk plant to be repowered with ...

CASSADAGA — Tuesday was a big day for Job Corps centers across upstate New York, as U.S. Charles Schumer announced he successfully preserved funding for Job Corps centers to remain open. Doing so helps students across America, including thousands in New York, get the skills they need to enter ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz criticized state lawmakers Tuesday for advocating a city financial control board. The mayor spoke at a Common Council meeting. Wdowiasz initially repeated statements touting her administration's work on city finances, including the investigation and arrest of ...

SILVER CREEK — With multiple vacancies on both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Village of Silver Creek is considering making the two boards become one. The Village is evaluating a potential dissolution of its Planning Board, while turning over its duties to the Zoning ...

At the beginning of winter, both the Home Energy Assistance Program and the Heating Equipment Repair and Replace program were on the chopping blocks. The HEAP program returned, but the HERR program did not. Due to the HERR elimination, Chautauqua County is doing what it can to help senior ...

CASSADAGA — Following the abrupt resignation of former Department of Public Works Supervisor Sam Alaimo, the village had to work quickly to come up with a plan for what to do next. The short-term fix was to rely on assistance from neighboring municipalities, especially the town of Stockton, ...