A friend recently dropped off a book about Jamestown’s “Lost Neighborhood,” the old Italian-American neighborhood that was located along the Chadakoin River adjacent to Harrison Street. I remember this neighborhood well, as I used to trek through it when walking to or from Jamestown High ...

I am writing in response to the commentary “State residents will pay dearly for the Superfund” (Jan. 11). In the commentary, the authors make fun of the act, calling it “laughable” to create a superfund to help those who are harmed by the extreme impact of the climate crisis.They ...

On his first day in office President Donald Trump signed a slew of orders. Everything from Leaving the World Health Organization to renaming the Gulf of Mexico to declaring there are only two genders. A strange mix of declarations and announcements. The World Health Organization tracks ...

By PATTY HAMMOND Many promises were made to cut governmental spending during recent elections. Not only is our federal government facing a huge deficit, more than a few local communities have budgetary hurdles of their own to overcome. While most citizens expect and regularly use many ...

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE — Let’s pick up where we left off on Labor Day weekend 2024. As of Jan. 1, New York state Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, regulations expand the control of “wetlands.” Those who in 2024 denied that the regulations would lead to any of Chautauqua ...

I recently received an email from Gov. Kathy Hochul in which she told me and several million others about her Affordability Agenda that she unveiled in her recent State of the State address. In the email she assured New Yorkers of her commitment to every one of us and that our families’ ...