For those who use the Chautauqua Lake Bridge on a daily basis, there has been recent good news—there is now a “temporary” exit ramp for Bemus Point on the eastbound lane just as you cross the bridge. Businesses in Bemus and the Village had been asking that this be done, and, to its ...
Attorney Sam Drayo Jr. is right in his request regarding the Fredonia Village Board. Last week, he penned a commentary to the OBSERVER regarding a resolution that is scheduled to be decided on Sept. 10. It deals with the future of the water system. Simply put, while we have noted the village ...
‘Nasty’ politics continue in village Editor, OBSERVER: When I retired from SUNY Fredonia in December 2015; my wife and I decided to stay in Fredonia. We continue to like that the village is friendly, has relatively low local taxes, and the very good entertainment provided by the ...
There have been a lot of changes in the funding priorities of our federal government during the past six months. As a result, more and more responsibilities will be moved back to the states and local governments, if they haven’t already been, and many funds already allocated to some local ...
Without question, the OBSERVER’s View, published (Aug. 16-17), is a classic example of muddled writing. As a journalism teacher and high school student newspaper adviser for more than 40 years, I often challenged students to read carefully and seek the truth when we know adult writers ...
GENESEO—No one could have reasonably anticipated that at 5 p.m. on summer of 2025 Fridays, supporters of Rev. Jason McGuire would gather with him near the Livingston County jail entrance just before his surrender for weekend-long incarceration. Yet that’s what has ...