I am enjoying filling in for my good friend and former colleague Pete Howard as he takes a little break from writing his weekly column. I want to thank Pedro and the OBSERVER for giving me the space to share my thoughts and musings in writing. Pete sometimes consults with me on his columns, ...
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 ...
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 ...
SILVER CREEK — The old Main Street school building in Silver Creek stood for decades as members of the community waited for it to finally be torn down. Once it finally fell, however, things moved very quickly. The building was demolished in June, with plans to build a senior housing ...
A man city voters put in charge of enormous amounts of Dunkirk’s finances for more than two decades has been charged in the theft of more than $120,000. On Friday afternoon, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt dropped the bombshell of ...
The founder of a foundation that helps the children of opioid abusers says he is desperate for funding, after sources were pulled. “The reason I’m getting desperate is that the funding is no longer geared toward children. It’s geared toward adults,” said Bill Matteson of C.O.P.E. ...