After the July 11 escape attempt from the Chautauqua County Jail, we opined that the county should figure out how an inmate came so close to escaping from the Mayville facility. Kudos to Sheriff Jim Quattrone for doing just that. Members of the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Public Safety ...

During a financial crisis in Erie County during the reign of Executive Joel Giambra, there were two budgets proposed. One was considered “green” that included keeping services, while the other was “red,” which proposed cutting services. It created a horrible debate that scarred the ...

The Harris campaign is proposing assistance — up to $10,000 for first-time homebuyers and up to $25,000 for first-generation homebuyers — with down payments to purchase a house. There are at least two reasons every American should be deeply skeptical about the feasibility of this ...

It’s funny how bad decisions keep coming back to haunt you. Six years ago Chautauqua County needed to find a new home for its bus system after National Comedy Center officials asked that CARTS not use the area in front of the center as its downtown hub – even though that was one of the ...

School starts next week - but for too many students that doesn’t mean vacation days will be a thing of the past. Dr. Kevin Whitaker, Jamestown Public School superintendent, told school board members recently that the district is making strides reducing rates of chronic absenteeism in the ...

It is a reassuring start to the fall semester at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Last week, the institution announced an uptick in new students — the largest in three years. “We are pleased to see the increase in new students this year,” said Vice President for Enrollment ...