Attached to Jamestown Community College’s tentative 2025-2026 budget is a 2.8% tuition increase. The JCC Finance and Audit committee last week adopted the $33,040,734 tentative spending plan which includes the $160 per year tuition hike. “A lot of work has gone into developing this ...

If you want to sue Dunkirk for its financial mismanagement, you should pull out your own checkbook. City resident Ryan Reading cited court costs in a statement recently updating the OBSERVER about his efforts to file a taxpayers’ lawsuit against the city. “To realistically pursue action, ...

There's been some minor progress regarding the Fredonia water system, but a boil order will remain in effect through at least Wednesday. In a report issued on the Fredonia Office of Emergency Management Facebook page, officials noted that turbidity levels in the system continue to trend ...

It won’t happen in time for the summer travel season, but a member of the state Assembly wants the state to create toll-free overnight on the state Thruway for at least a year. Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, D-Schenectady, introduced A.8852 during the closing days of the legislative ...

Troop 267 held its quarterly Court of Honor last month in Fredonia, marking the final ceremony of the 2024-25 Scouting year. The event celebrated growth, leadership, and a wide array of accomplishments from the troop’s dedicated Scouts and adult leaders. Families, guests, and members of ...

I can’t even Imagine going to work, doing what I was expected to do, going home and leaving everything about work at the door when I leave, and then receiving a steady paycheck and whatever benefits go along with that job. For many, this is reality, with no thought or idea of anything ...