CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—In an odd sense, the possibility—or prospect, or notion, or whatever word you prefer—of New York state government’s designating part of Chautauqua Lake as wetlands is a bit of a joke.
A bad joke, one that’s not funny, but in an odd sense a bit of a joke.
The reason ...
Dunkirk Board of Education members in February had their annual dose of despair when it comes to future funding from New York. Dr. Richard Timbs, a financial consultant and former Board of Cooperative Educational System superintendent, again painted that bleak picture for the second-largest ...
It has been a quiet start for Mayor Kate Wdowiasz in the city of Dunkirk — until earlier this week. In some of her first formal criticisms, the new leader wants to get a rein on spending.
“We’re trying to figure out where we got to today, where we have to stick to penny to penny in the ...
Working a first-class flight with Eddie Gold was guaranteed to be a CRAZY day. As much as I loved flying with him – he terrified me.
Back in the ‘70s, traveling businessmen wore suits and ties. Good manners and some formality still existed. Not with Eddie. After any trip with him, I ...
A while back I was going through a box of old family pictures when, as sometimes happens, I came across several items that distracted me totally from my original reason for going through the box. When this sort of thing happens it can be a real adventure as memories, many of which you have ...
Thirty years ago — 1994
The 76,000 telephone lines in Chautauqua County have been officially cut over to the computer-based, Enhanced 9-1-1 telephone emergency communications system. The online system now provides emergency response service for all fire, police and medical emergencies from ...