Thirty years ago — 1994 James Noto will be among the five honorees at the second annual St. Sebastian Awards Luncheon in Buffalo. The award recognizes sustained and dedicated service given to Catholic elementary school athletics. It is named after St. Sebastian, patron saint of athletics. ...
Votes to levy a new tax through a school district to support libraries is nothing new at this point. Town and village budgets aren’t providing enough support for libraries to keep their doors open and provide the programs users want, so they use a provision in state law to levy a tax ...
By Fred Larson Last year the paper published my essay titled “Ripley: Believe It Or Not.” At that time the development of a County Industrial Park in Ripley was still a proposal. As a new member in 2024 of the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee I watched a ...
Thirty years ago — 1994 A small but enthusiastic group recently met to discuss plans for the revitalization of Lake Erie State Park along Route 5 in the town of Portland near Brocton. A 1989 feasibility study suggested a possible harbor area at the park, which is the smallest in the ...
With the recent revelation of Dunkirk’s massive fiscal crisis, a bonus that was approved to all city workers — as well as those who serve on Common Council — has an added stench. It also shows just how out of touch those elected officials were with Dunkirk’s annual budget. At that ...
Recently the OBSERVER’s View (March 27 and April 2) discussed the current situation at SUNY Fredonia. They referenced the recent College Council meeting and after reading the views, I felt encouraged and interested enough to go to the SUNY Fredonia website and listen to the recorded session. ...