Within hours after New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $223 billion budget proposal was presented on Tuesday, the reviews began to pour in. Many, especially those from the Republican side, were filled with criticism. Assemblyman Joe Giglio, who represents the 148th District that includes ...

Claudia Tenney wasted little time in the first week of the new year to make her voice heard regarding this year’s presidential election. As the U.S. representative who serves a portion of Western New York and the Finger Lakes, her endorsement announcement was bound to send some shock waves ...

Ellen Yates Miller created quite a stir in 1918. Winning election for Chautauqua County clerk as a woman was not only a first for New York state, it also set off some waves locally. According to a 2018 article in The Post-Journal by Katrina Fuller, seven employees would resign from their ...

Standing tall to the east of the Dunkirk Pier is one of the most imposing structures in northern Chautauqua County. The 11-story Joseph Steger Apartments has some of the best views for those looking to live near the shores of Lake Erie. But the prime property is not available for those who ...

Polite applause greeted State University of New York at Fredonia President Stephen Kolison as he made his way to the stage of the Rosch Recital Hall on Wednesday afternoon. No introduction was needed. Everyone in attendance was awaiting his words. About 250 staff, faculty, students and ...

Hours after the polls closed on Election Day, Dunkirk’s Marcus Buchanan was full of optimism despite a 10-vote deficit in his race for the District One Chautauqua County legislator seat. “They have to count the absentee ballots for the final score,” he wrote in a Facebook post late that ...