No matter the party affiliation, whether red or blue, state budget proposals always come down to one color: green. With recent spending plans being announced within the last month in New York and Pennsylvania, there is a similar refrain. Democrats from both states often sing praises for ...

State Sen. George Borrello has denied Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s accusation of poor communication, and criticized her suggestion for a regional control board. Wdowiasz hit back Tuesday at a Common Council meeting against recent calls by Borrello and State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor for a ...

HANOVER — Two former members of the Hanford Bay Association are suing the homeowners’ group, alleging it has too much power. Hanford Bay is a neighborhood along Lake Erie in the town of Hanover, south of Cattaraugus Creek and next to Sunset Bay. The lawsuit by Patricia Young and Sandra ...

The Pomfret Town Board was unable to approve a floor plan for the new Town Hall at a special meeting set for the purpose, because the state court system has not yet approved it. The board’s second meeting of January occurred because new member EvaDawn Bashaw wanted to go over the floor ...

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 ...