Even though Mayor Kate Wdowiasz does not have to be at city Common Council meetings, according to the city charter, observertoday.com poll respondents are not of the same opinion. In answering our weekly poll question, “Even though not required, should the Dunkirk mayor attend Common Council ...
Let’s talk about the Fredonia water project, which we have recently begun, to switch our water source from the village’s own reservoir to Lake Erie water purchased from Dunkirk. The project is projected to run about $13 million. So far we have received grants totaling a bit more than $7 ...
Days into the summer season and motorcycle safety must be on the minds of motorists. Within the last month, a pair of fatal accidents in Erie County have taken place — in the towns of Evans and Collins. Erie County Sheriff’s Department noted the most recent investigation involving a ...
Recently, the New York State Legislature passed a one-year moratorium on building new data centers. That tends to be the way in New York. If it is controversial, let’s punt the issue down the road and deal with it later. Of course, no one voting for the proposal agreed to give up their cell ...
Over the past eight years, there have been only 20 entries in the Chautauqua County Animal Abuse registry – though five have been added since December. All came from the city of Jamestown. Perhaps the creation of a new deputy position in the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office to focus on ...
President Trump’s lawyer is trying to convince a judge that not only did President Trump, as a tenant, have the power to tear down a large part of the White House, but that President Trump has the power to “bulldoze the Statue of Liberty.” As we approach July 4, 2026, the 250th ...