College basketball fans around the nation are rejoicing as the men’s and women’s tournaments begin this week. For the men, the games start this evening with a pair of games as well as two more on Wednesday. But there is definitely some madness missing for our region. No Western New York ...
Maintain tradition of court access Editor, OBSERVER: The editors last month in the OBSERVER’s View said that the Town of Arkwright, in the midst of construction plans, should jointly build a new Town Hall with the Town of Villenova. With the establishment of the Town of Sheridan in ...
This is an old saying which essentially means that things which are foreseeable and need to be fixed but are not...will, sooner or later, eventually need to be dealt with. In Chautauqua County, right now, two municipalities seem to be in the forefront as to this situation — Dunkirk and ...
There are very real threads between the recently ended strike of state corrections officers and local policing that we’re seeing on our streets every day. We noted recently that one thread that local mayors, county executives and town supervisors have to be watching carefully is what the ...
By KENNETH KAUS This is in response to the commentary “Quick cuts hurt needy the most” (March 10). There’s no definitive evidence that $880 billion is being taken directly from Medicare to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest in 2025, based on available data up to March 10. However, the ...
City of Dunkirk residents have reason for frustration. An 84% property tax hike payment is about to come due and the $10 million Downtown Reinvestment Initiative that was announced by state Gov. Kathy Hochul in early 2023 seems almost irrelevant. Other than work taking place at the former ...