For all the troubles facing some north county municipalities within the last year, it has been good to see some bright moments for two entities. Last week, the town Hanover and the village of Silver Creek were the recipients of positive happenings that will assist residents in the coming ...
In October 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel. Which side of that issue you are on is your business, but something very important was revealed during the ensuing conversation. At our “elite” universities, anti-Israel protesters parroted the slogan: “From the river, to the ...
As someone who’s never been shy about calling out what’s broken in Albany, I believe it’s just as important to recognize when we get something right. In this year’s state budget, we made a smart investment in the future by strengthening our SUNY system including a meaningful boost in ...
Think of this. If someone asked you to list the most significant inventions in humanity’s history, what would you include? Wouldn’t you include the printing press? To be sure, humanity could — before the printing press — transmit knowledge, wisdom, and culture from one generation ...
Do area communities continue to have an appetite for tax increases? While the north county has taken the brunt of the recent hits — specifically the municipal spending plans for the city of Dunkirk and village of Fredonia — are other voters throughout Chautauqua County worried or just ...
The news that Rite Aid is likely to close its New York stores if it can’t sell them by June is going to be a problem for those who live in rural areas. Closing the Dunkirk and Fredonia stores isn’t a huge inconvenience given that there are pharmacies very close to both locations. The ...