At least one area state official is taking aim at Gov. Kathy Hochul after a former Dunkirk treasurer's arrest on Friday. In a statement to The Post-Journal and OBSERVER, Sen. George Borrello said a $13.7 million loan by New York state to the city of Dunkirk in June did lots more harm than ...

Local governments could see new limits on the amount of road salt they can use each winter under legislation introduced recently in the state Assembly. Assemblyman William Magnarelli, D-Syracuse, recently introduced a bill (A.9561) to limit the amount of road salt spread by the state and ...

If you need something, it never hurts to ask. Maybe you will end up with exactly what you were looking for. In the town of Dunkirk, that is exactly what happened with several vacant seats in the town. “We asked, and we were heard,” said Supervisor Shari Miller. After making it known ...

The building of an extermination company in Northern Chautauqua County has changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Nov. 17-20. During this time period, 218-220 West Fifth St., ...

Area shelters, and the animals they support, received a boost from The Resource Center again this holiday season through TRC’s “Santa Paws” initiative. Spearheaded by Joe Popielarz and his colleagues in TRC’s information technology department, Santa Paws debuted in 2023 to collect ...

It is said that before something can become a reality, it first must be a thought or a dream, a term known as “ideation.” Edgar Allan Poe (from Elenora) said, “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” The power of dreaming is more ...