One of the simplest ways to discourage dissension is just by showing up. Last month, those efforts ended a dispute between the town and city Dunkirk that revolved around police coverage. After town of Dunkirk officials were critical of a proposed contract, city Police Chief Chris Witkowski ...

Is closing a city street worth the investment? Absolutely when it comes to Dunkirk and the work being done by Wells Enterprises. Anyone who has been by the site in recent weeks can see the progress that is taking place as part of a $425 million effort at the plant. In the end, it is expected ...

It won’t be long before we hear about all the problems caused by a late New York state budget. The budget itself is bad, increasing operational spending 11%, increasing some taxes and failing to deal with out-year structural budget gaps. Spending on education and Medicaid continues to ...

Dunkirk is currently facing a $20.5 million budget gap, according to the New York state comptroller’s office. Unfortunately, that issue rarely comes up during the Common Council meetings. Talking points at the two monthly meetings, instead, focus on personalities, grievances or an ...

We are deeply concerned about the misrepresentations surrounding decisions by a federal judge, James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. To be clear, Judge Boasberg has not ruled that criminal immigrants or violent immigrants cannot be deported. What ...

Two years ago, Chautauqua County chose not to make any changes to its County-Wide Shared Services Initiative. We disagreed with the decision at the time, in part because the need to find ways to streamline the provision of government services should never rest. We couldn’t agree more, ...