During Christmas and holiday season people are often busy, excited and a little careless. Unfortunately it’s a time when they should be extra careful. This Season don’t let the spirit of giving lull you into giving burglars, pick-pockets, purse snatchers and con artists a better chance to ...

Back when I was a kid growing up around here, we would sometimes, in the summer, go to a friend’s home on Burtis Bay to go swimming. The lake there was shallow, so there were weeds. But, in those days, they weren’t too bad since the lake was regularly treated with herbicide to keep weeds ...

One of us is a registered Independent and the other is a registered Working Families Party member. We are former council members in the city of Dunkirk and after watching recent meetings and reading the OBSERRVER, we feel some things need to be addressed about the city’s 2023 budget. We ...

In 2016, the Brooks-TLC Hospital System Inc. located in Chautauqua County was awarded $71 million in state funds to build a new facility. An exciting time for sure, as this has been long awaited due to an extremely aging facility. One that I see everyday when I come to work as an ...

I love living in Chautauqua County. I love the change in seasons and our beautiful lakes. Most of all I love this community. There are very few places where people are so nice. One Christmastime I was in Aldi and there was a long line. A cashier opened a new line and said, “Whoever is next ...

ORCHARD PARK – When a group of travelers has taken a wrong turn, the most forward thinking among them are those who are first to urge turning around and getting on the right road. ¯ ¯ ¯ When it comes to the proposed stadium for the Buffalo Bills, we’ve taken the wrong road in multiple ...