It’s been 20 years since the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st century, or the Berger Commission, said Westfield Memorial Hospital should be turned into a diagnostic treatment center. The community rallied on the hospital’s behalf, with the state choosing to reverse the ...
There is an old saying that goes like this: “What goes around comes around” and it very well describes the feelings of many about the indictment of New York state Attorney General Letitia James for “bank fraud.” The story first broke in April when federal housing regulators accused ...
It’s time for a garage sale. I haven’t tackled this particular craziness in more than ten years, but it is time. In the years since, Dear Richard and I have donated saleable goodies to a handful of local charities as well as annual fundraising sales. We’ve dragged out furniture, rugs, ...
It is often easy to criticize struggles when it comes to city school districts across New York state. New Dunkirk Superintendent Brian Swatland, however, is finding the silver linings when it comes to recent test results. Swatland, took the position in July, spoke with the OBSERVER last week ...
When a soldier, sailor, marine or an airman commits a heroic act they may be submitted by others to receive the Medal of Honor. The acts I am speaking of are usually ones where the recipient engaged in a life-threatening act. It could be that they put themselves in grave peril to save ...
During the most recent College Council meeting, State University of New York at Fredonia President Stephen Kolison listed 12 goals for the campus. Most of them were talking points regarding what was happening at the institution and its efforts on finances. He also mentioned one other ...