I recently ran into my old friend Gary and have since been discussing everything in the world with him. We remember growing up in Chautauqua County, and it was a great place to be. We had family farms and industry and businesses. Dunkirk and Jamestown were little economic power houses. ...
At the last village of Fredonia Board of Trustees worship session there was an item to review concerning citizens addressing the Village Board at their public meetings. Nothing was decided at the worship session, but it appears a motion may be made at the next Village Board meeting on Monday to ...
New York state taketh away. Then it giveth back. Why is that worth celebrating? On Tuesday afternoon, the governor’s office — which consistently generously hands out school aid to districts statewide — wants property owners to know they deserve a rebate. But instead of reducing costs, ...
Last week, amidst all the news coming out of Iran and the Persian Gulf, and the latest Graham Platner scandal, an event occurred in Washington that might have held the attention of sports fans across the nation. It was a hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee called to examine whether ...
Sunday has always been my favorite night for dining with friends. This preference goes way back to an early learning experience. During my college years, I worked summers in a fancy – but consistently busy - Cape Cod restaurant. The Sunday night patrons were always my favorite. The crowds ...
Western New York had the look and feel of a battleground region last week when both state Gov. Kathy Hochul and challenger Bruce Blakeman made their way to the region. Within hours on June 12, the high-profile candidates were setting an agenda while offering voters a vision for how the next ...