Community outreach is most powerful when it meets people where they are — and offers them something they didn’t think was possible. For many families, especially those caring for children with developmental disabilities, even a simple outing can feel overwhelming. The need for support is ...

Over 40 years of songs. Songs shaped by the grit, oil and steel of the Norfolk Western line. The lonesome whistle of the freight trains, the low subsonic rumblings as they passed his bedroom. All a stone’s throw away. There was nothing beautiful about his neck of the woods. It was ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz defended herself against city unions, stating that they are unwilling to negotiate and that city taxpayers can no longer afford their contracts. Wdowiasz said she wanted to “set the record straight” during the phone interview Thursday with the OBSERVER. Union ...

Some state legislative Democrats are proposing extending Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposing a pied-a-terre tax on second homes in New York City. Hochul’s proposal would apply to properties that sell for more than $5 million that are not rented out full-time or listed as the owner’s primary ...

Aspire of WNY still awaits final state approval for its move to the former WCA Home on Temple Street in Fredonia. However, the building is in “beautiful condition” and would need few changes. Megan Rechin, Aspire of WNY’s executive vice president of innovation and strategy, shared some ...

On Friday, May 1, it will officially be time to play ball for the Fredonia Little League. Thanks to generous support from the community, the kids will be playing on more solid ground — figuratively and literally. The Fredonia Beaver Club purchased a field groomer for the Fredonia Little ...