Last Friday I received a pacemaker. I’m still not over the shock that I needed one. I was skeptical because surgeons want to do their job. You know, they’re trained to cut. Same as my hairdresser. But the cardiac surgeons at St. Vincent’s in Erie were convincing. Long story short, my ...
Several things caught my attention in recent days. The old high school on Main Street in Silver Creek is finally coming down and surprisingly not under the weight of its decaying structure. When the Kirkpatrick family arrived in Silver Creek 45 years ago it had already stood abandoned for ...
Fredonia will take on an exciting and energetic atmosphere this weekend that will include an influx of visitors and an annual return of a downtown venue. For starters, it is commencement weekend at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Graduates and families will gather to celebrate ...
I am writing in response to the recent article concerning the homeless individual residing on the benches near City Hall in Dunkirk (May 10-11). I was deeply disheartened by the tone and content of the remarks made by several of our city officials, which reflected a disturbing lack of ...
In a week, area residents will be voting on millions of dollars when they decide on school budgets. One of the most interesting discussions this year took place in Westfield in recent months. Board of Education members were open and frank about the situation they were facing. Enrollment ...
Take out the tobacco habit Editor, OBSERVER: With baseball season in full swing, it is a timely opportunity to unravel the complicated history between baseball and tobacco products. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in New York State, yet there ...