CHAUTAUQUA—Did you read the page-one story about local elections in last weekend’s edition of this newspaper? If you didn’t, pull it out of your pile of recyclables, because it’s well done. The bottom line today is that this episode in state government was a missed opportunity to ...
Four locations in Chautauqua County offer a convenience that has been part of the annual election season in New York state since 2019. Early voting began at 9 a.m. last Saturday. It will conclude at 5 p.m. Sunday — a stretch of nine days. This year’s elections — with the exception of the ...
Fredonia’s most important issue this election year — as it has been for the last two decades — revolves around water. Each time a recurring boil order takes place, the village takes on the look of being inept. Developers stay away. Enrollment declines at the State University of New York ...
John D’Agostino’s recent Editor’s corner on roundabouts got me thinking about roundabouts or as they are called in Massachusetts “rotaries.” I want to begin with the admission that I absolutely hate those narrow paved circles no matter the soothing words state Department of ...
Preparing for this weekend’s garage sale, I came across a canvas bag I hadn’t seen in years. It was filled with pinecones. Giant Sequoia pinecones. Some of these babies are almost a foot long, and my memory of first seeing them goes back to 1949. 1949? Yes, I was alive then – and out ...
What purpose does the elected city of Dunkirk treasurer serve? According to the city charter, one of the duties includes an “annual financial statement of the city to the state comptroller and preparation and distribution of such other statements or reports as may be required from time to ...