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The OBSERVER’s View

EDUCATION: Cost no hurdle again for state

It’s a fair question, because the person leading the state’s school system is getting a$155,000 a year raise to oversee a state educational system that spends the most in the nation — with raises like hers it’s easy to see why, by the way — while attaining middling educational results ...

Schools: Letters confirm area worries

Parents in the Dunkirk City Schools and Jamestown Public Schools last week received a letter from the district detailing what someone who is the subject of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement action should do. Such a letter shouldn’t have been necessary in the first place given the ...

FREDONIA: Small fee hikes won’t cover costs

Fredonia is growing more desperate for more funds. With expenses surpassing revenues, trustees last month announced a willingness to take a look at current fees. Trustee Jon Espersen brought up the idea and shared information with other members of the Village Board. “I passed out to all the ...

CITY SCHOOLS: A plan to invest in fiscal future

As area schools begin to look ahead to May with budgeting plans for the 2025-26 year, Dunkirk Superintendent Michael Mansfield understands the importance of the bottom line. At last week’s school board meeting, the district leader called for additional hires for the accounting ...

HANOVER: Recent success fuels town hopes

Feb. 25 will be an important night for the town of Hanover and its fire departments. On that evening, a public hearing will take place to discuss the advantages and drawbacks that could come with the consolidation of five fire departments into one district. The Town of Hanover and ...

SOCIAL MEDIA: Americans can send platform message

ByteDance, a Chinese firm that the federal government says is essentially a front for the Chinese government, owns the popular social media platform TikTok, which is used by an estimated 170 million Americans. That’s a national security threat, says Congress, which last year passed a law ...