Chautauqua Italian American Organization held its annual Christmas luncheon earlier this month. Fifty-one people attended at Sunset Bay Inn where it was beautifully decorated with many decorations including a large Santa; members had the opportunity to have their picture taken with Santa. ...

On a beautiful, sunny day in December, several members of the Bud ‘n Bloom Garden Club transformed the already lovely, historic Shorewood Country Club in Dunkirk into a winter wonderland for their holiday luncheon. The ladies had pre-ordered from a special menu. Co-chairwomen Sue Alonge and ...

In his final OBSERVER interview as Dunkirk’s mayor, Wilfred Rosas displayed pride, frustration, defiance, regret, appreciation — but most of all, acceptance. After eight years in the mayor’s chair, Rosas is ready to move on. He didn’t want to run again this year, tired of seeing his ...

Of the nearly $25 million Chautauqua County received from the federal government following the COVID-19 pandemic, about half of it is being spent on economic development. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law. The $1.9 trillion package was ...

Dunkirk Mayor-elect Kate Wdowiasz offered an optimistic vision for the city during her first OBSERVER interview in the mayor’s office. Wilfred Rosas, whose last day as mayor is Dec. 31, no longer has his name on the door. “Mayor Kate,” as she says people who have trouble with her last ...

Only four school districts in Chautauqua County had higher student proficiency rates on English language arts than the state average in last spring’s third through eighth grade testing. The results are a little better for math, with more students in nine area districts achieving higher ...