When it comes to running for local office in Chautauqua County, odds of a candidate running unopposed are pretty good. It’s even better if that person is running as a Republican. For the November elections, there are 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, ...
Water issues around here are like a pool in an earthquake — a volatile whirlpool that splashes everything nearby. The Town of Pomfret Board recently assessed splashback from the Village of Fredonia’s decision to halt engineering work on its water project. The board also brought up a wave ...
Riley Grey Smith Mallon has earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal. A Dunkirk High School Class of 2025 graduate, he is the son of Dr. Cynthia Smith and Mr. Craig Mallon of Dunkirk, and a sophomore at the Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in Pre-Law/History with Minors in ...
When I was a kid, on more than one occasion my classmates and I were given a back to school writing assignment titled "What I Did On My Summer Vacation." I don’t see or hear of too many students completing this writing task nowadays. Perhaps it is due to some politically correct reasons or ...
Imagine a mother sitting in the front passenger seat of a car, her face radiating exhaustion and defeat. In the back seat sits her young son, separated from the front by a partially drawn divider curtain. The driver is out of view. The mother's expression says it all: “HELP!” A social media post compares this scene to Tom Hanks in "Cast Away," stranded on a deserted island and desperately screaming for help. Both images evoke loneliness, isolation, and the frightening feeling of being stranded in circumstances beyond control. But they leave us with important questions: Who will ...
BROCTON --- Students of the month for September have been announced by the Brocton Central Schools. Yaeliz Alvarez, a 10th-grader from Brocton, was named for Brocton High School. She is the daughter of Luis Alvarez and Zayly Heyliger. She participates in volleyball, band and chorus. She has ...
