On Oct. 7, Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services and the American Society on Aging celebrated Ageism Awareness Day. This day provides an opportunity to draw attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society. We live in an aging society, but unfortunately too many of us view ...
In March, this corner advocated for the State University of New York at Fredonia to consider an option that is already on the table for a new Brooks-TLC Hospital System if it is built in village: have an alternative water source. During a College Council meeting earlier this month, a letter to ...
Ungrateful officials hurt village festivals Editor, OBSERVER: Recently, in your Sept. 27 edition, there was an article concerning the Silver Creek Festival of Grapes. Village leaders there expressed joy and commendation for the festival committee and participants. Nonetheless, not so in ...
September was designated National Suicide Prevention month. During the month, based on prior figures, 3,960 Americans will have died by suicide, that’s 132 every day. If you care to read more gruesome statistics, here are some that were compiled for the year 2021. Suicide is the 11th ...
A meteorological evaluation tower should unequivocally not be placed in the towns of Villenova or in Chautauqua County when being used as a measuring tool — a precursor to the installation of more wind turbines. Whatever term you use, vistas, views, panoramas, landscapes, scenery, ...
Thirty years ago — 1993 Another round of employee reductions has beset the Dunkirk industrial community. AL Tech Specialty Steel Corp. announced today they have made “a sizable reduction in the company’s salaried workforce.” Citing a continuing decline in sales because of the foreign ...