Thirty years ago — 1994 Republican gubernatorial candidate George Pataki was grilled by members of the press, Jim Fox of the OBSERVER, and Hap Hazard of Jamestown, this morning at the Holiday Inn in Jamestown. State Sen. Pataki was making his first visit to Chautauqua County and was on a ...
With all the uncertainty that surrounds Dunkirk’s finances, it is reassuring that one of the waterfront’s assets will be in good hands. On Tuesday, council members approved the sale of Chadwick Bay Marina, LLC to Steve St. George, Alan Steinberg, and John Atzrott, who run Triple S Marina, ...
There has been lively discussion of Global Warming. There are people who do not believe it is real. I wonder, “Are we on the same planet?” They don’t believe there are wildfires in the West. If you go to your computer and type in wildfires in the west from August, you will see a map ...
I am the current president of the Ripley Central School Board of Education, and I am beginning my 12th year serving on this board. Ripley’s Board of Education had a recent meeting since you published the article “Ripley No. 7 in state spending per student.” (July 6-7). I think the ...
Thirty years ago — 1994 Dr. John Joy of Fredonia has begun a personal mission to honor the extraordinary life and career of George Abbott, who was born in Forestville. Mr. Abbott recently celebrated his 107th birthday by supervising a new revival of his 1955 Broadway success, “Damn ...
Remember the struggle last academic year as students and their families across the country struggled to figure out the new “simplified” Free Application for Federal Student Aid? Well, the U.S. Department of Education is at it again, this time announcing a phased rollout for the 2025-26 ...