Editor, OBSERVER: Chautauqua County’s most vulnerable residents could soon feel the impact of a quiet but devastating budget decision. Across New York, including here in Chautauqua County, Weatherization Assistance Program providers are speaking out against proposed cuts. Weatherization ...
Editor, OBSERVER: I am writing to express my concern regarding the exclusion of key organizations from recent discussions on homelessness in Chautauqua County, as reported in two recent OBSERVER articles. Specifically, Chautauqua Opportunities and members of the Homeless Coalition were not ...
Like the Coyote in a Roadrunner cartoon, our Governor has run smack into the walls of reality with Energy Policy and Tax Policy. Regarding energy policy: Gov. Kathy Hochul was forced to admit that the Net-Zero mandates in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 (CLCPA) ...
Addressing Dunkirk’s Common Council last month, Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel offered insight into what could be the start of something big. With officials from four north county municipalities at the table — including the city, village of Fredonia and towns of Dunkirk and Pomfret ...
Let’s pick up where we left off on Labor Day weekend 2025. In the court battle over New York’s new wetlands law, Round 1 goes to the challengers. Bravo. ≤ ≤ ≤ You, faithful reader of this column, will recall how devastating the law can be for Chautauqua County, particularly ...
An important cog in the economy of Westfield received some significant news earlier this month. Empire State Development announced that Renold Inc. at 100 Bourne St. will undergo a $2.975 million transformation to include a dedicated advanced manufacturing cell, optimizing the production of ...