According to summer 2025 statistics from the United States Department of Labor’s Labor Market briefing, Western New York currently enjoys a pretty low unemployment rate of 4.1%. That’s lower than the overall 4.6% rate in the United States. However, over the past year, initial ...
Intersection needs attention Editor, OBSERVER: I would like to thank the National Grid linesman for outstanding service after an incident at my residence. On Nov. 10, the day of our first snowfall, a vehicle slid through the Bard Road intersection in front of my house and struck the ...
New Yorkers recently saw implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act temporarily delayed via federal court stipulation as the state faces ongoing legal challenges and concerns about affordability and grid readiness. This delay offers an important opportunity for deliberate reflection and ...
Before sunrise on Friday, Nov. 7, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik answered the prayers of Republicans across New York state in declaring her run against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul for next November. That intention to seek the top position in the Empire State marks the first time two powerful women ...
It is obvious that downtowns across upstate New York are desperate to reinvent themselves. Small stores are in short supply and without foot traffic, restaurants can suffer. Then there is Westfield, an energetic village that has seen a renaissance in recent years. This weekend, its ...
Today we are going to the movies. One night I had trouble sleeping so I got up and turned the TV on and selected Turner Classic Movies. Happily, the movie was “The Maltese Falcon,” one of my favorites. It was a 1941 production of Warner Brothers directed by John Huston who also wrote the ...