A village of Westfield celebration kicks off again this week. First Fridays will begin its third summer. The CHQ Chamber made the announcement for the traditional street party after it secured a permit from the New York state Department of Transportation to close Route 20 in the village ...

Strikes by correctional officers in the winter were meant to bring about a change for safer conditions for those who work in the facilities overseen by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Judging from an incident late last month, dangers remain prevalent. On May 27, an ...

This weekend marks a special event for Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care. The agency’s annual Service of Remembrance and Memorial Butterfly Release will take place on Saturday. “In many cultures, butterflies symbolize the remarkable transformation between worlds,” said Jamie ...

You cannot put a price on the dedication by those who serve as volunteers with Fire Department and emergency response teams. But Silver Creek is changing that landscape just a bit. Last month, the Village Board approved a contract for staffing services through Silver Creek Emergency Squad, ...

How many more former Fredonia officials need to come forward and tell the current Village Board it made mistakes? From this perspective, there has been a lot of inaction over three decades that finally spilled this spring out thanks to years of overly optimistic budgeting while being ...

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Apparently, we didn’t learn from our history with the Chautauqua County Jail. In fact, it appears we’re about to repeat it. State officials are beginning to raise questions about the use of an old, antiquated section of the ...